Alaska imposes no personal state income tax and no statewide sales tax, making it one of the most tax-light states for employees. Your paycheck deductions are limited to federal income tax withholding and FICA — Social Security and Medicare. This free calculator estimates your Alaska take-home pay so you can compare offers and plan a relocation.
How it works
The calculator applies the 2025 federal payroll rules in order:
- Pre-tax deductions (such as 401(k) contributions) are subtracted from gross pay to find your federal taxable wages.
- Federal income tax is computed by subtracting the standard deduction ($15,000 single, $30,000 married filing jointly for 2025) and applying the seven progressive federal brackets.
- Social Security is 6.2% of wages up to the $176,100 wage base.
- Medicare is 1.45% of all wages, plus an extra 0.9% on wages above the high-earner threshold.
Your net pay is gross pay minus federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Because Alaska adds nothing on income, the result is simply your federal after-tax pay.
The Permanent Fund Dividend
Alaska residents who meet eligibility rules receive an annual Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) from the state’s oil-revenue investment fund — recently around $1,000–$1,700 per person. The PFD is supplemental income, not wages, so it is not included in this payroll math. Note that the PFD is subject to federal income tax even though Alaska itself levies no income tax.
Example
A single filer earning $80,000 with no pre-tax deductions: taxable income after the $15,000 standard deduction is $65,000. Federal income tax across the 2025 brackets is roughly $9,400, Social Security is $4,960, and Medicare is $1,160. Net annual take-home is about $64,480, or roughly $5,373 per month — before any Permanent Fund Dividend.
Notes
This is an estimate for salaried employees and does not model local borough sales taxes, the PFD, employer-side state unemployment insurance, or W-4 allowances. Use it for offer comparisons, not as official tax advice.