Alaska Overtime Calculator 2026
Calculate your Alaska take-home pay including overtime. Overtime pays 1.5× your regular rate for all hours over 40 per week under federal FLSA rules.
Alaska Income Tax Overview
Alaska is one of only nine states with no state income tax — and uniquely among them, it also has no statewide sales tax. Alaska funds its state government almost entirely through oil and gas royalties and severance taxes, allowing residents to pay nothing in state income or sales tax. No Alaska city charges a local income tax either, so there is no additional tax layer anywhere in the state. For W-2 employees, the only payroll deductions beyond employer-provided benefits are federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare). This combination of no income tax and no sales tax makes Alaska one of the two or three most tax-favorable states for wage earners in the country.
Here's what a single Alaska filer keeps in 2026 after all taxes. On a $50,000 salary, take-home is approximately $42,165 per year ($3,514/month) — because there is no state income tax, the entire gap between gross and net is federal tax and FICA. At $80,000, take-home is $64,578 ($5,382/month). At $100,000, you keep $78,648 ($6,554/month). At $150,000, take-home is $113,182 ($9,432/month). In every case, there is no state deduction — what you don't pay to the IRS and FICA, you keep entirely.
Compared to Washington state (no income tax but has a statewide sales tax and a new 7% capital gains tax) and Oregon (up to 9.9% state income tax), Alaska's advantage is significant. An $80,000 earner in Oregon takes home roughly $6,426 less per year than the same earner in Alaska. Against California, the gap is $5,123 at $80,000. Even compared to nearby Washington state, Alaska has no capital gains exposure and no sales tax burden.
Watch out: Alaska's cost of living — particularly outside Anchorage — is among the highest in the country. Groceries, utilities, and housing costs in remote areas can substantially offset the tax advantage. The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), an annual cash payment to residents funded by oil royalties, helps offset this: in recent years the PFD has ranged from $1,000 to $3,000+ per person. Factor both the tax benefit and cost of living into any relocation analysis.