For more detail on how deductions change taxable wages and take-home
pay, see our
pre-tax vs. post-tax deductions guide.
Alaska Paycheck Tax Calculator: How Paycheck Taxes Work
An Alaska paycheck calculator has a different state
payroll structure from calculators for most states. Alaska does not
impose personal state income tax on employee wages, so state
income-tax withholding is $0. Employees can still have federal
income-tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare and Alaska
Employment Security contributions deducted from a paycheck.
That distinction matters when using an
Alaska salary calculator,
Alaska net pay calculator or
Alaska take-home pay calculator. Ignoring the
employee UI contribution would overstate take-home pay for covered
wages before the annual Alaska wage base is reached.
Federal Withholding Calculator for Alaska Paychecks
Federal income-tax withholding is based on taxable wages, pay
frequency and the employee's Form W-4 elections. The calculator
supports filing status, Step 2(c), Step 3 credits, Step 4(a) other
income, Step 4(b) deductions and Step 4(c) extra withholding. For
more detail, use our
2026 federal tax withholding calculator.
Social Security and Medicare remain federal payroll taxes even though
Alaska has no state income tax. The 2026 Social Security taxable wage
base is $184,500. The calculator also supports year-to-date Social
Security and Medicare wages so wage-base and Additional Medicare
calculations can respond to the employee's current-year history.
Alaska Employment Security Tax and Employee UI
Alaska employees participate directly in the state's Employment
Security system. For 2026, the employee rate is
0.50% on covered wages up to
$54,200. That creates a maximum employee
contribution of $271.00 for the year with one
employer before considering special multi-employer refund rules.
The calculator's YTD Alaska UI wages field helps stop the employee
contribution once the applicable wage base is reached. Alaska also
excludes qualifying retirement-plan amounts such as eligible 401(k)
contributions from UI wages, and qualifying Section 125 benefits can
receive similar treatment under Alaska Employment Security rules.
Alaska Hourly Paycheck Calculator and Alaska Hourly Pay Calculator for 2026
Alaska's minimum wage is $14.00 per hour as of
July 1, 2026 (it was $13.00 before that) and it's scheduled to reach
$15.00 on July 1, 2027, with later increases tied
to inflation. Alaska doesn't let employers count tips toward the
minimum wage, so tipped workers get the full $14.00 plus tips. At
$14.00 for 40 hours, weekly gross pay is $560; after federal tax,
FICA and $2.80 of Alaska UI, a single filer takes home about $489.
Alaska Overtime Rules: Daily and Weekly
Alaska is one of the few states with daily overtime.
Employers with four or more employees must pay time and a half for
hours over 8 in a day or over 40 in a workweek. Some industries,
such as agriculture, seafaring and certain transportation roles, are
exempt. Exempt salaried employees must be paid at least twice the
state minimum wage for the first 40 hours of each week, which works
out to $1,120 a week at $14.00. Enter overtime hours in the hourly
mode: $20 an hour for 80 regular and 10 overtime hours gives $1,900
of gross pay, and the calculator applies UI to all of it.
Alaska Paid Sick Leave
Since July 1, 2025, most Alaska employees earn one hour of paid sick
leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers with fewer than 15
employees must allow up to 40 hours a year, and larger employers up
to 56 hours. Sick pay is taxed like regular wages, so it doesn't
change the calculation here, but it's worth checking that your pay
stub shows the accrued balance.
The Permanent Fund Dividend and Your Paycheck
The PFD isn't paid by your employer and never appears on your pay
stub, but it's taxable on your federal return with nothing
withheld. See the 2026 PFD section
above for this year's $1,200 amount, payment dates and a quick way
to cover the tax through W-4 Step 4(a).
Seasonal, Rotational and Nonresident Workers
Many Alaska jobs are seasonal or on a rotation, from fisheries and
tourism to North Slope oil work. Because Alaska has no income tax,
nonresidents don't owe Alaska income tax on those wages. They still
pay federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and the 0.5%
Alaska UI contribution, and their home state may tax the income.
Long rotations often mean big paychecks with daily overtime, so run
the actual hours through the hourly mode rather than an annual
salary.
Working for Two Employers in One Year
Each employer withholds Alaska UI on its own wages up to $54,200,
so two jobs in the same year can mean paying more than the $271
maximum. If that happens, you can apply to the Alaska Department of
Labor's Employment Security Tax section for a refund of the excess.
Keep your final pay stubs or W-2s from each employer as proof.
No State Income Tax and Local Sales Taxes
Alaska has no personal state income tax and no statewide sales tax.
Some municipalities levy local sales taxes or other local taxes, but
those taxes are separate from the employee payroll withholding
calculated on this page. The calculator therefore does not invent a
city or borough wage-income-tax deduction.
Alaska Payroll Calculator for Salary and Hourly Pay
You can use this page as an Alaska payroll calculator
for salary or hourly wages and for weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and
monthly schedules. The result separates gross pay, federal
withholding, FICA, Alaska employee UI, pre-tax deductions, post-tax
deductions and final net pay. If you need a payroll document after
reviewing the estimate, use our
paystub generator.
Official 2026 Alaska Payroll Sources
Payroll facts on this page are checked against the
Alaska Department of Labor Employment Security Tax wage and deduction guidance,
the
Alaska Wage and Hour Division,
the
Alaska Tax Facts,
IRS Publication 15-T for 2026,
and the
Social Security Administration taxable maximum.
Reviewed September 23, 2026.
