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Alaska Paycheck Calculator (2026)

Enter your annual salary below to see your Alaska take-home pay after federal, state, FICA, and any local taxes for 2026.

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Alaska levies no personal income tax on wages, and residents also receive an annual Permanent Fund Dividend funded by oil-revenue earnings. At $85,000 single, the after-tax estimate is $68,628 per year. The PFD is paid separately by the state, not on the paycheck.

Oil-revenue earnings fund the bulk of Alaska's state operating budget through severance taxes on Prudhoe Bay extraction, plus dividends from the Alaska Permanent Fund's investment portfolio. The state has not levied a personal income tax since the 1980s, when the original income tax was repealed at the height of the oil boom. Every eligible resident also receives the annual Permanent Fund Dividend, a per-capita distribution from fund earnings that varies year to year and arrives as a separate state payment, not a paycheck line. Alaska has no road connection to the lower 48 states, so the wage economy reflects the geographic isolation: Anchorage anchors the bulk of corporate and military employment around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; Fairbanks holds Eielson Air Force Base and the University of Alaska Fairbanks; Juneau handles state government via ferry-and-aircraft access only; Wasilla sits along the road network north of Anchorage. Commercial fishing across Bristol Bay and Kodiak adds a seasonal wage layer to the year-round economy. No SDI program applies and no Alaska city or borough levies a wage tax. At $85,000 for a single filer, federal income tax lands at $9,870, combined FICA at $6,503, and take-home for the year lands at $68,628. The effective total rate is 19.26%. Use the calculator below to compare AK against Washington or Wyoming.

Alaska state tax breakdown

Alaska has no state income tax on wage income. The calculator below applies only federal income tax and FICA to your gross pay.

vs. baseline ($85,000 single filer)

Alaska is one of nine US states with no broad-based personal income tax. The same $85,000 salary takes home approximately $4,900 more than in a high-tax state like California.

What this estimate includes

This calculator computes Alaska take-home pay using 2026 federal brackets after the standard deduction, FICA contributions (Social Security at the federal rate up to the annual wage base, Medicare on all wages, plus the Additional Medicare Tax above the filing-status threshold), Alaska's state income tax schedule above, and any local income tax or state-administered payroll program (SDI, PFML, FAMLI) when you select a city or county. For states with no broad-based personal income tax, the state line is zero. It excludes employer-side payroll taxes, custom W-4 elections, supplemental-wage handling for bonuses or equity vesting, and income from sources other than W-2 wages.

Alaska paycheck FAQ

What is the federal tax bill on $85,000 single in Alaska for 2026?
Federal income tax at $85,000 for a single filer in Alaska comes to approximately $9,870, with the top slice of taxable income inside the 22% federal bracket after the standard deduction. Federal mechanics apply uniformly nationwide, so Alaska residents see the same federal line as a Washington or Wyoming counterpart at this gross.
Does Alaska tax wages at all?
No broad personal income tax applies to Alaska wages. The state line on the engine's pay stub for Alaska resolves to $0, an effective state rate of 0%. Oil severance taxes and Permanent Fund dividends cover the public-finance load that personal income tax fills in most states, but neither shows on a paycheck.
Is the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend included on the pay stub?
The annual Permanent Fund Dividend is a separate state distribution, paid once a year to eligible residents and not added to wages. Dividend amounts vary with the fund's investment returns. The PFD is taxable on the federal return but never appears as a paycheck line in Alaska.
How much does a 401(k) contribution save on taxes at $85,000 in Alaska?
At $85,000 single in Alaska, the combined marginal rate is 22%, equal to the federal 22% bracket alone because no state income tax applies to wages. Each dollar of traditional 401(k) or HSA contribution drops federal taxable income at that rate. The 2026 deferral and HSA limits apply normally at this salary.
What changes for married filing jointly, head of household, or filing separately at $85,000 in Alaska?
Married filing jointly at $85,000 in Alaska takes home about $72,658, roughly $4,030 more than the single estimate above. Wider federal MFJ brackets and the doubled standard deduction drive the change; Alaska adds no state line either way. Head of Household status (an unmarried filer with a qualifying dependent) clears about $71,550, around $2,922 more than Single, on the strength of wider HoH federal brackets and a larger HoH standard deduction. Combined two-return Married Filing Separately take-home runs about $4,030 less than the MFJ result, since federal MFS thresholds equal MFJ halved. PFD eligibility is per individual, so a couple receives two annual dividends.
How does Alaska compare to Washington at $85,000?
Washington also imposes no state income tax on wages but withholds two small employee programs (WA Cares Fund and Washington PFML), neither of which Alaska levies. Alaska residents at $85,000 keep roughly $1,179 more per year on wages than Washington counterparts. The PFD layer on top adds a separate annual distribution that Washington workers do not receive.

Take-home at common salaries for Alaska

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See also

Start from the full US take-home calculatorHow the same salary lands in WashingtonHow the same salary lands in WyomingSouth Dakota take-home, for comparisonEstimate hourly take-home in AlaskaTurn an annual Alaska offer into an hourly numberSelf-employment tax on 1099 income in AlaskaSee how two locations compare on take-homePlain-English glossary of paycheck termsHow we calculate paycheck taxes

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How This Page Is Reviewed

The Alaska paycheck page is reviewed against primary federal and state sources before each major tax-year update. Source links below are the references used to validate brackets, wage bases, and supported local taxes.

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2026-06-25