What is different in Alaska:
- No state income tax on wages — and no statewide sales tax either.
- No city or borough wage tax anywhere in the state.
- Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare work exactly as in every other state.
- Alaska pays residents an annual Permanent Fund Dividend from oil revenues — separate from your paycheck and not taxed by the state.
What a Alaska paycheck looks like at six salaries
Single filer, paid every two weeks, no 401(k) or other deductions, 2026 figures. Every number below comes from the same tested formulas the calculator above uses.
| Salary | Federal income tax | Social Security + Medicare | Alaska tax | Take-home / year | Take-home / paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $3,820 | $3,825 | $0 | $42,355 | $1,629.04 |
| $70,000 | $6,570 | $5,355 | $0 | $58,075 | $2,233.65 |
| $90,000 | $10,970 | $6,885 | $0 | $72,145 | $2,774.81 |
| $115,000 | $16,470 | $8,798 | $0 | $89,733 | $3,451.25 |
| $145,000 | $23,534 | $11,093 | $0 | $110,374 | $4,245.13 |
| $190,000 | $34,334 | $14,194 | $0 | $141,472 | $5,441.23 |
Worked example: $110,000, single, paid biweekly
Single filer, paid every two weeks, 5% of salary to a traditional 401(k) — $211.54 per paycheck, $5,500 a year — in Alaska.
- Taxable income: $110,000 − $5,500 401(k) − $16,100 standard deduction (single) = $88,400.00.
- Federal income tax on that amount: $14,160.00 a year.
- Social Security: $6,820.00; Medicare: $1,595.00. The 401(k) does not reduce these.
- Alaska state income tax: $0.
- Take-home: $110,000 − $5,500 − $14,160.00 − $6,820.00 − $1,595.00 = $81,925.00 a year, or $3,150.96 per biweekly paycheck.
Worked example: $32 an hour in Alaska
A single worker earns $32.00 an hour for 40 hours a week: $32.00 × 40 × 52 = $66,560 a year before tax. After federal income tax ($5,813), Social Security ($4,127) and Medicare ($965), take-home is $55,655 a year — about $2,140.58 per biweekly paycheck.
Alaska vs Illinois: $90,000
The same single worker earning $90,000, paid biweekly with no 401(k). In Alaska the state line is $0; in Illinois the flat 4.95% rate takes $4,455 a year.
| Alaska | Illinois (4.95% flat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | $10,970 | $10,970 |
| Social Security + Medicare | $6,885 | $6,885 |
| State income tax | $0 | $4,455 |
| Take-home per year | $72,145 | $67,690 |
The Illinois worker keeps $4,455 less per year — about $171.35 per paycheck. To compare every no-tax and flat-tax state side by side, see take-home pay by state. Also see our Illinois paycheck calculator.
What Alaska does not tax — and what it does
Alaska taxes no income and levies no statewide sales tax — some cities and boroughs add their own local sales taxes. The state funds itself largely from oil and gas revenues and shares a slice directly with residents through the annual Permanent Fund Dividend. None of that changes your paycheck math: federal income tax plus Social Security and Medicare are the whole story.
What this page leaves out
Child and dependent credits, itemized deductions, health premiums, 401(k) contributions beyond the examples above, bonuses and overtime are not in the simplified calculator — the full paycheck calculator covers all of them, with Alaska as the "no state income tax" option. For exact figures use your employer's payroll system or the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator.
Sources and review
Brackets and standard deductions come from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32. The Social Security wage base comes from the Social Security Administration, and the Alaska tax facts are confirmed by the Tax Foundation's 2026 state rates. Last reviewed September 2026. See our methodology for how every figure is checked.