Vinyl siding cost in Alaska

What carpenters and the other trades earn in Alaska

Alaska's labor line is priced from 3 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 1.25 times the national level.

Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $35.51 an hour, 22% above the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $28.74 and $45.26 an hour. About 2,560 work in the state. That is 78.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $27.91 an hour, which is 23% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $22.30 and $33.63 an hour. BLS counts 3,690 of them working in the state, 113.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Sheet metal workers (47-2211), 10% of the weighting: a median of $45.48 an hour, 53% above the US median of $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $27.74 and $49.77 an hour. About 240 work in the state. That is 7.4 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 7.7 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($45.26 an hour) would add about $1,700 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($28.74) would take off about $1,150. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 325,570 jobs across Alaska (May 2025), which is 0.2% of US employment.

Alaska versus the states around it

Alaska ranks 4 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for vinyl siding, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $21,900 and the cheapest Arkansas at $14,500, both for 2,100 sq ft of wall at the midpoint. Alaska sits at $19,500. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.

Why two Alaska quotes can differ

• Style

  Clapboard vinyl siding runs $4-$7 per sq ft installed; board-and-batten is $5-$9 (HomeGuide).

• Old siding removal

  Taking the old siding off costs $0.70-$2.00 per sq ft. Check that disposal is included.

• Labor and season

  Siding labor is $40-$80 an hour or $2-$6 per sq ft, and it is highest in warm months.

• Wall area is not floor area

  A 2,000 sq ft house usually has more wall area than floor area once you count gables and two stories. Measure the wall, not the floor.

Related projects, priced for Alaska

Each project weights the trades differently, so Alaska's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, metal roof is +18% and window replacement +9%.

Basic, standard or premium: Alaska prices

Bands overlap on purpose, since a good standard job can cost as much as a light premium one. Below are the three bands for the default size, then a grid from small house (1,200 sq ft of wall) to large house (3,000 sq ft of wall).

Which Alaska city is cheapest for vinyl siding?

Alaska has one metro in our dataset, Anchorage, so the statewide and metro figures are close. The state figure uses BLS statewide wages, which include rural areas. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.

Weather windows across Alaska

Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Alaska is not uniform. The table uses NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals from the weather station nearest each metro we cover, and counts the months that are neither cold nor hot enough to complicate the job.

Anchorage has 6 comfortable months (April through September), with about 23 inches of precipitation a year.

We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.