Alaska paycheck calculator
Alaska has no state income tax, so nothing is withheld from your paycheck for state income tax. Alaska does, however, have employees pay part of unemployment insurance: a small percentage of each paycheck until you reach the yearly wage base.
Take-home per paycheck
$2,359
- Take-home per year
- $61,322
- Total taxes per year
- $13,679
- Effective tax rate
- 18.2%
- Marginal tax rate
- 29.6%
Take-home per paycheck: $2,359 every 2 weeks
| Line | Every 2 weeks | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,885 | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$295 | −$7,670 |
| Social Security | −$179 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$42 | −$1,088 |
| AK UI | −$10 | −$271 |
| Take-home pay | $2,359 | $61,322 |
- Take-home pay$61,32282%
- Federal income tax$7,67010%
- Social Security & Medicare$5,7388%
- State & local taxes$271<1%
Alaska has no wage income tax
- None
- Alaska does not tax wages or other individual income.
- AK UI
- AK UI 0.5%
- None
- Alaska boroughs and cities do not tax wages, so the only state-level deduction from an Alaska paycheck is the unemployment insurance contribution.
- None
- Alaska withholds no state income tax from bonuses. The unemployment insurance contribution still applies until you reach the yearly wage base.
Other taxes on Alaska paychecks
| Employee payroll tax | Rate | Wage base | Annual max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Insurance employee contribution | 0.5% | $54,200 | $271 |
$61,000 in Alaska
$61,000 is the median annual wage in Alaska (May 2025, BLS OEWS). A single filer paid every two weeks with no other income or deductions takes home $50,923 a year, or $1,959 per paycheck.
| Line | Every 2 weeks | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,346 | $61,000 |
| Federal income tax | -$198 | -$5,140 |
| Social Security | -$145 | -$3,782 |
| Medicare | -$34 | -$884 |
| AK UI | -$10 | -$271 |
| Take-home pay | $1,959 | $50,923 |
No state income tax
The Department of Revenue states that Alaska currently does not have an individual income tax, so employers are not required to withhold any state income tax. That applies to regular pay, bonuses and every other kind of wages.
There is no Alaska withholding certificate to fill out; your employer only needs your federal Form W-4.
Unemployment insurance employee contribution
Alaska employers withhold an employee share of unemployment insurance along with paying their own employer share, which is a higher rate. The employee rate applies to wages up to the annual taxable wage base, which the Department of Labor and Workforce Development sets each year. Once your wages reach the wage base, the deduction stops for the rest of the year.
Your 401(k) contributions and pre-tax health insurance and HSA contributions through a cafeteria plan are not counted as wages for unemployment insurance in Alaska, so they reduce this deduction for people below the wage base.
No local income taxes
Alaska boroughs and cities do not tax wages, so your take-home pay is the same wherever you live and work in the state.
What changed recently
- 2026: The unemployment insurance taxable wage base rose to $54,200 in 2026 from $51,700 in 2025; the employee rate stayed at 0.5%, so the most an employee pays is $271. Source
Questions people ask
Does Alaska have a state income tax?
No. Alaska currently has no individual income tax, so no state income tax is withheld from wages.
Why is there an Alaska UI deduction on my paycheck?
Alaska employees pay part of unemployment insurance. In 2026 it is 0.5% of wages up to $54,200, so the most you can pay in a year is $271.
Do 401(k) contributions reduce Alaska unemployment insurance?
Yes. Alaska does not count employee contributions to an employer retirement plan, or cafeteria-plan health insurance and HSA contributions, as wages for unemployment insurance.
Is Alaska state tax withheld from bonuses?
No. Alaska has no state income tax, so bonuses have no state withholding. The unemployment insurance contribution applies to a bonus only if your wages for the year are still below the wage base.
Do Anchorage or other Alaska cities have a local income tax?
No. Alaska boroughs and cities do not tax wages.
Sources
- Personal Income Tax · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Withholding Tax · retrieved 2026-10-16
- 2026 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Employment Security Tax FAQ · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Unemployment Insurance Tax Employer Handbook · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Publication 15 (2026), (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32: 2026 inflation-adjusted tax items · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Form W-4 (2026), Employee's Withholding Certificate · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Publication 505 (2026), Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Form 1040-ES (2026), Estimated Tax for Individuals · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) 2026, Additional Deductions (early-release draft) · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) 2026, Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents (early-release draft) · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Working Families Tax Cuts: Individuals and workers (tips, overtime, seniors, car loan interest) · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Working Families Tax Cuts provisions (charitable deduction for non-itemizers, Section 70424) · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Child Tax Credit · retrieved 2026-10-16
- IR-2025-111: 401(k) limit increases to $24,500 for 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Rev. Proc. 2025-19: 2026 HSA limits · retrieved 2026-10-16
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, median annual wage by state · retrieved 2026-10-16