Alaska Paycheck Calculator 2026
Alaska has no state income tax on wages, so take-home pay is gross pay less federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, plus Alaska unemployment insurance (employee contribution). Federal withholding follows the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method — the one payroll systems use. Everything is computed in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.
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Estimate only: Alaska withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0. The amount shown is the Alaska employee unemployment-insurance contribution, approximated by applying the published 2026 rate and wage base to your pay rather than copied from an employer's payroll system, so your actual paycheck may differ.
Check against Alaska’s own withholding tables ↗
- Alaska has no state income tax on wages.
- Alaska unemployment insurance (employee contribution): 0.5% (up to $54,200/yr) → $12.50/period
- Estimate only: Alaska withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0. The amount shown is the Alaska employee unemployment-insurance contribution, approximated by applying the published 2026 rate and wage base to your pay rather than copied from an employer's payroll system, so your actual paycheck may differ.
Verified 2026-07-31 against IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — section 1, Worksheet 1A and the 2026 Annual Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems; FICA rates and wage base from IRS Publication 15 (2026) (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-07-31 against Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax — 2026 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates (effective 2026-01-01)
Estimate only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Only Alaska's revenue agency can determine your actual amounts.
Official source: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax — 2026 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates ↗
How this estimate is built
Estimate only: Alaska withholds no state income tax from wages, so the state income tax line here is $0. The amount shown is the Alaska employee unemployment-insurance contribution, approximated by applying the published 2026 rate and wage base to your pay rather than copied from an employer's payroll system, so your actual paycheck may differ.
Alaska’s official withholding guidance ↗Alaska paycheck questions
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Alaska?
Federal income tax comes out under the IRS Publication 15-T percentage method, along with Social Security at 6.2% and Medicare at 1.45%. Alaska has no state income tax on wages, so take-home pay is gross pay less federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, plus Alaska unemployment insurance (employee contribution). Enter your gross pay above for an estimate of the total.
Does Alaska have a state income tax?
No. Alaska does not tax wage income, which is why the state line on the estimate above is zero. State payroll programs still apply: Alaska unemployment insurance (employee contribution) at 0.5%.
Why does this differ from my actual pay stub?
Two reasons. Pre-tax items — retirement contributions, health premiums, HSA deductions — reduce taxable pay and are not modelled here. And this uses an annualized approximation of the state's schedule rather than the exact withholding tables your employer's payroll system uses, which is disclosed on every result.
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