How Alaska taxes your paycheck
Alaska does not tax wages, so your paycheck only has federal deductions: federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, plus Alaska employee unemployment insurance. That makes take-home pay in Alaska higher than in most states for the same salary.
Figures are from 2026 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates (tax year 2026).
Take-home pay examples in Alaska
A single filer earning $60,000 in Alaska, paid every two weeks, takes home about $1,927.65 per paycheck, or $50,119 a year. Of the $60,000, $5,020 goes to federal income tax, $4,590 to Social Security and Medicare, plus $271 of state payroll contributions.
At $100,000, take-home pay is about $78,909 a year ($3,034.96 per paycheck). A married couple filing jointly on one $100,000 salary keeps about $84,439, because of the larger standard deduction. The table below shows more salaries.
Alaska payroll contributions
Alaska employee unemployment insurance: 0.5% of wages up to $54,200 a year (tax year 2026; official source). This is deducted from your pay in addition to income tax and is included in the calculator.
Local income taxes in Alaska
Alaska has no local income taxes on wages.
Hourly pay in Alaska
A full-time worker earning $20 an hour (40 hours a week, $41,600 a year) in Alaska takes home about $1,361.45 every two weeks, or $680.72 a week on average, as a single filer. With no Alaska income tax, the only deductions are federal plus $208 a year of state payroll premiums. Choose Hourly wage in the calculator to enter your own rate and hours.
What else to know about Alaska taxes
Alaska has no state income tax. It is one of the few states where employees pay unemployment insurance: 0.5% of wages up to the 2026 wage base, which this calculator includes.
What this estimate does not include
Tax credits, itemized deductions, other income, overtime, bonuses and post-tax deductions are not included, and actual withholding follows your Form W-4. Use it as a planning estimate. For the method and the federal rules, see the main paycheck calculator.