Alaska Paycheck Calculator (2026)
Calculate take-home pay in Alaska with 2026 federal + state + FICA taxes.
Take-home pay
Tax breakdown (annual)
How Alaska taxes income
There is no state income tax line on a Alaska pay stub. Only 9 states are in that group, and it changes take-home enough that it usually dominates a job-offer comparison against a taxing state.
The revenue comes from somewhere else. Alaska property tax runs about 1.04% of assessed value — 21st highest of 51 states. On a $400,000 home that is roughly $4,160 a year, so the no-income-tax advantage narrows considerably once you buy rather than rent.
What actually reaches your account
To make it concrete: $50,000 gross leaves roughly $41,175 after federal, FICA and no state tax; $80,000 gross leaves roughly $63,480 after federal, FICA and no state tax; $120,000 gross leaves roughly $91,620 after federal, FICA and no state tax. Single filer, standard deduction, no retirement contributions. Adding a 401(k) reduces state and federal tax together, so real take-home for a saver runs higher than shown.
Cost of living matters as much as the tax rate. Alaska runs about 13% above the national average, so $80,000 here has the purchasing power of roughly $70,796 at national-average prices. A lower-tax state with higher housing costs can leave you worse off in real terms.
Bracket tables are 2026 state rates; federal figures assume the standard deduction and no pre-tax contributions. See our methodology.