Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 39.27.020 (2026)
Geographic pay differentials
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Sec. 39.27.020. Geographic pay differentials.
(a) The following geographic pay differentials established as a percentage above the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011 are approved as an amendment to the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011:
Duty StationGeographic PayDifferential
Anchor Point0
Anchorage0
Anchorage International Airport0
Aniak50
Anvik50
Auke Bay5
Barrow50
Bethel50
Camp Carroll0
Cantwell0
Chena River3
Chignik50
Chitina0
Cold Bay50
Coldfoot Camp37
Cooper Landing0
Cordova11
Craig0
Crown Point0
Deadhorse50
Delta Junction0
Denali0
Dillingham37
Douglas5
Dutch Harbor60
Eagle0
Eagle River0
Eielson Air Force Base3
Elfin Cove0
Elmendorf Air Force Base0
Emmonak50
Fairbanks3
Finger Lake0
Fort Richardson0
Fort Wainwright3
Fort Yukon37
Gakona0
Galena37
Girdwood0
Glennallen0
Gustavus0
Haines0
Harding Lake3
Healy0
Homer0
Hoonah0
Iliamna50
Juneau5
Kaltag50
Kenai0
Ketchikan0
King Cove50
King Salmon50
Klawock0
Kodiak11
Kotzebue60
Mackenzie Point0
Matanuska0
McGrath37
Mount Edgecumbe5
Nancy0
Nenana0
Nikiski0
Ninilchik0
Nome37
Northway0
Palmer0
Pelican0
Petersburg0
Port Alsworth50
Port Moller50
Saint Mary's50
Sand Point50
Selawik60
Seward0
Sitka5
Skagway0
Soldotna0
Sterling0
Sutton0
Talkeetna0
Tazlina0
Tenakee Springs0
Tok0
Trapper Creek0
Unalakleet50
Unalaska60
Valdez11
Wasilla0
Whittier0
Willow0
Wrangell0
Yakutat0
Other states0
(b) If an employee's duty station is not included in (a) of this section and is not in a foreign country, the commissioner of administration shall establish by regulation the appropriate geographic pay differential. The regulations are not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(c) The commissioner of administration shall establish geographic pay differentials for positions in foreign countries. The differentials shall be adjusted annually, effective July 1, to maintain equity between salaries for positions in foreign countries and salaries for positions in the state.
(a) The following geographic pay differentials established as a percentage above the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011 are approved as an amendment to the basic salary schedule provided in AS 39.27.011:
Duty StationGeographic PayDifferential
Anchor Point0
Anchorage0
Anchorage International Airport0
Aniak50
Anvik50
Auke Bay5
Barrow50
Bethel50
Camp Carroll0
Cantwell0
Chena River3
Chignik50
Chitina0
Cold Bay50
Coldfoot Camp37
Cooper Landing0
Cordova11
Craig0
Crown Point0
Deadhorse50
Delta Junction0
Denali0
Dillingham37
Douglas5
Dutch Harbor60
Eagle0
Eagle River0
Eielson Air Force Base3
Elfin Cove0
Elmendorf Air Force Base0
Emmonak50
Fairbanks3
Finger Lake0
Fort Richardson0
Fort Wainwright3
Fort Yukon37
Gakona0
Galena37
Girdwood0
Glennallen0
Gustavus0
Haines0
Harding Lake3
Healy0
Homer0
Hoonah0
Iliamna50
Juneau5
Kaltag50
Kenai0
Ketchikan0
King Cove50
King Salmon50
Klawock0
Kodiak11
Kotzebue60
Mackenzie Point0
Matanuska0
McGrath37
Mount Edgecumbe5
Nancy0
Nenana0
Nikiski0
Ninilchik0
Nome37
Northway0
Palmer0
Pelican0
Petersburg0
Port Alsworth50
Port Moller50
Saint Mary's50
Sand Point50
Selawik60
Seward0
Sitka5
Skagway0
Soldotna0
Sterling0
Sutton0
Talkeetna0
Tazlina0
Tenakee Springs0
Tok0
Trapper Creek0
Unalakleet50
Unalaska60
Valdez11
Wasilla0
Whittier0
Willow0
Wrangell0
Yakutat0
Other states0
(b) If an employee's duty station is not included in (a) of this section and is not in a foreign country, the commissioner of administration shall establish by regulation the appropriate geographic pay differential. The regulations are not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(c) The commissioner of administration shall establish geographic pay differentials for positions in foreign countries. The differentials shall be adjusted annually, effective July 1, to maintain equity between salaries for positions in foreign countries and salaries for positions in the state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1986–1986 · leading case: Int'l Org. of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Pac. Mar. Region v. Andrews, 626 F. Supp. 1271 (D. Alaska 1986).
Int'l Org. of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Pac. Mar. Region v. Andrews, 626 F. Supp. 1271 (D. Alaska 1986). “See State of Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Personnel, “Election District Pay Differentials” (1970); see also AS 39.27.020 (1985) (establishing “pay step differentials” for unrepresented state employees “by election district and in other states”: employees…”
Intern. Org. of Masters v. Andrews, 626 F. Supp. 1271 (D. Alaska 1986). “See State of Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Personnel, "Election District Pay Differentials" (1970); see also AS 39.27.020 (1985) (establishing "pay step differentials" for unrepresented state employees "by election district and in other states": employees…”
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