Alaska Paycheck Calculator

Enter your salary to estimate your Alaska take-home pay after federal income tax and FICA, broken down per paycheck for any pay schedule.

Take-home per paycheck

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Gross annual pay—

Federal income tax—

Alaska state income tax—

FICA (Social Security + Medicare)—

Net annual take-home—

Where your Alaska paycheck goes

Annual take-home versus federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Same salary, different states

Estimated net take-home on an $80,000 single salary. Alaska is highlighted.

Alaska paycheck, explained

A Alaska paycheck calculator shows what you actually keep from your salary after mandatory federal withholding. Alaska is one of the states with no wage income tax, so residents keep a larger share of each paycheck than workers in most other states — the only mandatory deductions are federal income tax and FICA payroll tax. This tool estimates federal income tax and FICA, then divides your net pay across your chosen pay schedule.

Because Alaska collects no income tax, the state leans more heavily on sales tax, property tax, or other revenue sources to fund public services. Your paycheck deductions here are limited to federal tax and FICA. Enter your gross salary above to see your Alaska take-home pay per paycheck.

Alaska income tax

Alaska levies no individual income tax on wages, so a paycheck is reduced only by federal income tax and FICA, not a separate state withholding line.

There are no additional local or county income taxes in Alaska; the state rate above is the only income tax withheld from a paycheck. Alaska does not tax Social Security retirement benefits.

The paycheck formula

A paycheck calculator works backward from your gross salary, removing every mandatory withholding to reveal your true take-home pay:

taxable income = gross salary − pre-tax deductions − standard deduction
federal tax = progressive federal brackets
Alaska tax = $0 (no state income tax on wages)
FICA = 6.2% Social Security (to cap) + 1.45% Medicare
net pay = gross − federal − state − FICA − pre-tax deductions
per paycheck = net pay ÷ number of pay periods

Worked example

Federal income tax is roughly $8,770 and FICA is $6,120; Alaska levies no state income tax. Net take-home is around $65,110 a year, close to $2,504 every two weeks on a bi-weekly schedule. Contributing to a 401(k) or HSA would lower your federal tax and raise the after-tax value of saving.

How Alaska compares

On the same $80,000 single salary, Alaska take-home is about $65,110 — about the same as Texas's $65,110 (Texas has no state income tax), $3,594 more than California's $61,516, and $3,795 more than New York's $61,315. The chart above shows how Alaska stacks up against those three benchmark states on identical pay.

Frequently asked questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Alaska?

On an $80,000 single salary, roughly $14,890 a year goes to federal income tax and FICA combined — Alaska has no state income tax — leaving about $65,110 in take-home.

What is the Alaska state income tax rate?

Alaska has no state income tax on wages, so a paycheck is only reduced by federal income tax and FICA.

Does Alaska tax Social Security benefits?

Alaska does not tax Social Security retirement benefits.

Does Alaska have any local income taxes?

There are no additional local or county income taxes in Alaska; the state rate above is the only income tax withheld from a paycheck.

How can I increase my Alaska take-home pay?

Contributing to pre-tax accounts like a 401(k), HSA, or FSA lowers your federal taxable income, reducing withholding and raising the value of each dollar you save.

Is Alaska take-home pay higher or lower than Texas?

About the same. Neither Alaska nor Texas levies a state income tax, so take-home pay on the same salary is nearly identical.