Alaska
Alaska paycheck calculator
Alaska does not tax wages. There is no state income-tax withholding to model, and this file does not invent one. A $75,000 salary still loses federal income tax after the 2026 standard deduction, plus 6.2% Social Security up to $184,500 and 1.45% Medicare with no ceiling. The state line on the stub is $0. The deposit is not the gross.
The Permanent Fund Dividend is a separate annual payment, not a payroll withholding, so it never appears on this estimate. Anchorage and Fairbanks do not add a city wage tax in the model. If a recruiter says “Alaska means you keep everything after FICA,” the federal brackets are the missing half of the story.
Use Alaska as the clean no-state baseline when you compare an offer with a taxed lower-48 state at the same salary. The federal math is shared; the gap is the other state’s income tax, any local line, and payroll premiums such as California SDI or Washington Paid Leave.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $34,320.00 | $1,320.00 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50,390.00 | $1,938.07 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $65,110.00 | $2,504.22 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $79,180.00 | $3,045.38 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $113,791.00 | $4,376.58 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Alaska: no state wage income tax
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Alaska does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. Property tax and sales tax in Alaska are real costs of living and are intentionally off this paycheck.
Questions
Does Alaska withhold state income tax from wages?
No. The state income-tax line is zero. Federal income tax and FICA still apply.
Is the Permanent Fund Dividend in this calculator?
No. It is not a wage withholding. This page estimates paycheck taxes only.
Do Alaska cities tax wages here?
Not in this file. The statewide estimate does not invent a municipal rate.
Nearby
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.