Alaska Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Your hourly rate and hours in, your take-home pay out. Overtime is paid at 1.5× your rate; tips you report are taxed like wages.
| Per paycheck | Amount | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,600.00 | $41,600.00 |
| Federal income tax · withheld | −$108.15 | −$2,812.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$99.20 | −$2,579.20 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$23.20 | −$603.20 |
| Alaska income tax · Alaska has none | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Alaska unemployment insurance · employee share | −$8.00 | −$208.00 |
| Take-home pay | $1,361.45 | $35,397.60 |
How the federal income tax was worked out
| Pay subject to income tax, for the year · $1,600.00 × 26 paychecks | $41,600.00 |
| Minus the IRS withholding allowance · Pub 15-T Worksheet 1A, line 1g | −$8,600.00 |
| Adjusted yearly wage | $33,000.00 |
| Tax from the IRS yearly table · standard table | $2,812.00 |
| Federal income tax per paycheck · divided by 26 | $108.15 |
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A — the percentage method payroll software uses for a Form W-4 from 2020 or later. Your employer's figure can differ by a few cents because of rounding.
Hourly pay in Alaska
Alaska's minimum wage is $14.00 an hour from July 1, 2026, rising to $15.00 on July 1, 2027. There is no lower tipped wage: tips can't count toward the minimum.
Overtime. Time-and-a-half for hours over 8 in a day or 40 in a week, at employers with 4 or more employees. Enter your total weekly overtime hours above.
Unemployment contribution. 0.5% of your pay comes out for unemployment insurance until you've earned $54,200 in the year — about $5 for every $1,000.
Tips. Tips you report to your employer are wages: Social Security, Medicare and federal income tax apply to them.
Because hours change from week to week, your withholding changes too: a week with lots of overtime is withheld as if you earned that much every week, so more comes out. It usually evens out when you file your return.
What comes out of a Alaska paycheck
- Federal income tax withholding — worked out from your pay and your Form W-4, using the IRS tables for 2026.
- Social Security — 6.2% of your pay, up to $184,500 of pay in 2026. Above that, it stops for the rest of the year.
- Medicare — 1.45% of all your pay, plus 0.9% on pay above $200,000 in the year.
Alaska has no personal state income tax. It is one of the few states where employees pay into unemployment insurance: 0.5% of your taxable wages in 2026, on the first $54,200 you earn in the year. After that it stops for the rest of the year.
Taxable wages for this purpose leave out what you put into an employer retirement plan such as a 401(k) and most pre-tax cafeteria-plan benefits such as health insurance and an HSA, so the calculator works it out on your pay after those.
Tips and overtime in 2026
New federal deductions apply for 2025 through 2028: up to $25,000 for qualified tips, and up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers) for the extra "half" of time-and-a-half overtime. Both phase out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint).
These are deductions on your tax return. Your employer still takes Social Security and Medicare out of tips and overtime, and still withholds income tax unless you tell it otherwise. If you expect to claim them, you can put the expected amount in Step 4(b) of your W-4 (and in the Step 4(b) box above) so less income tax is withheld during the year.
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Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — Worksheet 1A and the annual percentage-method tables
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide — Social Security and Medicare rates
- Social Security Administration — 2026 wage base of $184,500
- IRS — tips and overtime deductions
- Alaska Office of the State Assessor — Alaska tax facts — there is no personal state income tax
- Alaska Employment Security Tax — 2026 rates — employee rate 0.50%; taxable wage base $54,200
- Alaska Employment Security Tax — Employer handbook — retirement deferrals and most cafeteria-plan benefits are not taxable wages
- Alaska Department of Labor — Wage and Hour — $14.00 from July 1, 2026
- Alaska Ballot Measure 1 FAQ — $14.00 July 1, 2026; $15.00 July 1, 2027; paid sick leave
- Alaska Wage and Hour Act — Pamphlet 100 — no tip credit; daily overtime; paydays and final pay (AS 23.05.140)
Questions
Does Alaska take state tax out of my paycheck?
Not income tax — Alaska has no personal state income tax. But employees pay a small unemployment insurance contribution: 0.5% of taxable wages, up to $54,200 of pay in 2026.
How much is taken out of a $1,000 paycheck in Alaska?
For a single filer paid every two weeks with nothing else on the W-4, a $1,000 paycheck has about $38.08 of federal income tax, $62.00 of Social Security and $14.50 of Medicare taken out, leaving $880.42. Enter your own details in the calculator for your exact figure.
What is $20 an hour after taxes in Alaska?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $20 an hour is $1,600.00 before tax and about $1,361.45 after tax per paycheck — $35,397.60 a year — for a single filer with a standard W-4.
What is Alaska SUI on my pay stub?
It's your share of Alaska unemployment insurance: 0.5% of your taxable wages until you've earned $54,200 from that employer in the year.
What is the minimum wage in Alaska?
$14.00 an hour from July 1, 2026, rising to $15.00 on July 1, 2027. Tips can't count toward it.
Does Alaska have daily overtime?
Yes. At employers with 4 or more employees, hours over 8 in a day and over 40 in a week are paid at time-and-a-half.