Alaska tax summary for 2026
| Tax on wages | No tax on wages |
|---|---|
| Employee payroll taxes | Unemployment Insurance (employee share) |
| Local income taxes | None |
Alaska employee payroll taxes
| Program | Employee rate | Wage base | Annual maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance (employee share) Employee rate 0.50% on first $54,200. Total rate (employer + employee) is 1.50% for most employers. | 0.5% | $54,200 | $271.00 |
Worked example: $65,000, single, paid biweekly
Computed by the same engine as the calculator, with no pre-tax deductions.
| Line | Per paycheck | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,500.00 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | $216.15 | $5,620 |
| Social Security | $155.00 | $4,030 |
| Medicare | $36.25 | $943 |
| Alaska income tax | $0.00 | $0 |
| Unemployment Insurance (employee share) | $10.42 | $271 |
| Take-home pay | $2,082.17 | $54,137 |
Effective tax rate 16.7%; tax on the next dollar earned 19.7%.
Second example: $120,000, married filing jointly, two children
Take-home $104,909 a year ($4,034.96 biweekly). Federal income tax $5,640 after a $4,400 Child Tax Credit, Social Security and Medicare $9,180, Alaska income tax $0, state payroll taxes $271.
How the Alaska estimate is calculated
Alaska doesn’t tax wages, so your paycheck carries only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, plus Unemployment Insurance (employee share). Pre-tax 401(k) and Section 125 deductions still lower your federal tax, and Section 125 deductions also lower Social Security and Medicare.
On $65,000 (single, biweekly), federal income tax is $5,620 a year and Social Security and Medicare $4,973 — 16.7% of pay in total. Compared with a typical state income tax, that difference can be worth a meaningful amount each year; see how Alaska ranks in the state comparison.
Data notes
- Alaska imposes no state individual income tax. No withholding is required.
Sources
- State income tax: Alaska Department of Revenue - Taxation Division (no individual income tax) (read 2026-10-07)
- Unemployment Insurance (employee share): Alaska Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates – Employee Rate Table (read 2026-10-07)
Federal figures come from the IRS and SSA; see the methodology page.
Compare nearby and similar states
States with a similar tax setup: Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
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