United States · Alaska · Updated for 2026
Alaska paycheck calculator 2026
On Alaska’s median pay of $61,000 in 2026, a single filer in Alaska takes home $50,922.50 a year ($1,958.56 every two weeks), after $5,140.00 federal income tax, $4,666.50 Social Security and Medicare, and $271.00 of Alaska payroll contributions (Alaska takes no income tax from wages).
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Alaska · single · paid every two weeks
$1,958.56 a paycheck
$50,922.50 a year · $4,243.54 a month · $24.48 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,346.15 | $61,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$197.69 | −$5,140.00 |
| Social Security | −$145.46 | −$3,782.00 |
| Medicare | −$34.02 | −$884.50 |
| Alaska income tax | none | none |
| Alaska unemployment insurance | −$10.42 | −$271.00 |
| Take-home pay | $1,958.56 | $50,922.50 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $61,000 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $44,900.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $32,500 | $3,900.00 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $5,140.00 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,782.00 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $884.50 a year.
Alaska tax
Alaska has no state income tax on wages. It does take one contribution from every paycheck.
- Alaska unemployment insurance: 0.5% of pay up to $54,200.
Alaska unemployment insurance: $271.00 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 16.5%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 19.6%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 20 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 80 cents.
What are Alaska’s income tax rates for 2026?
Alaska has no state income tax on wages: the rate is 0%. Your paycheck has federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare taken out, and no state income tax.
Also taken from pay: Alaska unemployment insurance, 0.5% of pay up to $54,200.
How much tax do I pay on $61,000 in Alaska?
$61,000 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Alaska (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $61,000.00 | $2,346.15 |
| Federal income tax | $5,140.00 | $197.69 |
| Social Security | $3,782.00 | $145.46 |
| Medicare | $884.50 | $34.02 |
| Alaska income tax | none | none |
| Alaska unemployment insurance | $271.00 | $10.42 |
| Take-home pay | $50,922.50 | $1,958.56 |
Effective rate: 16.5% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 20 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Alaska?
Alaska takes no income tax from wages, and it has no statewide sales tax either.
Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay into unemployment insurance through their own paycheck: 0.5% of pay up to $54,200 in 2026. It is a small deduction, and it is in this estimate.
Most residents also receive the Permanent Fund Dividend once a year. It is not wages, so it is not in this calculator, but the IRS counts it as taxable income.
How does Alaska compare with Washington?
The same $61,000 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $271.00 | $50,922.50 | $1,958.56 |
| Washington | $846.17 | $50,347.33 | $1,936.44 |
You take home $575.17 a year more in Alaska than in Washington.
What does this calculator leave out in Alaska?
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
- California state income tax
- Florida no income tax
- Georgia state income tax
- Illinois state income tax
- Michigan state income tax
- Nevada no income tax
- New Hampshire no income tax
- New Jersey state income tax
- New York state income tax
- North Carolina state income tax
- Ohio state income tax
- Pennsylvania state income tax
- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
- Virginia state income tax
- Washington no income tax
- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Questions about paychecks in Alaska
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Alaska?
On $61,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $197.69 federal income tax, $179.48 Social Security and Medicare and $10.42 for Alaska (payroll contributions) a paycheck, leaving $1,958.56.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Alaska?
$78,909.00 a year, or $3,034.96 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Alaska state tax taken out of every paycheck?
No. Alaska has no state income tax on wages, so none is withheld.
Does Alaska tax my paycheck?
Not with income tax. Alaska has no state income tax. It does take a small unemployment insurance contribution, 0.5% of pay up to $54,200, which this calculator includes.
Is the Permanent Fund Dividend taxed?
Not by Alaska. The IRS treats it as taxable income, so it can add to your federal tax for the year. It is not part of your paycheck.