Take-Home Pay in Alaska (2026)

Alaska has no personal income tax — the legislature repealed it in 1980. The one state line item on your paycheck is unemployment insurance: employees pay 0.5% of wages up to the $54,200 wage base for 2026.

State tax note: No personal income tax (repealed 1980). Employees still pay 0.5% unemployment insurance to $54,200.

Gross annual salaryFiling statusStateNo personal income tax (repealed 1980). Employees still pay 0.5% unemployment insurance to $54,200.

401(k) pre-tax contribution (annual)IRS 2026 limit: $24,500. Reduces income tax, not FICA.HSA contribution (annual)Reduces income tax and FICA.Health insurance premiums (annual, pre-tax)Section 125 — reduces income tax and FICA.Savings buffer (%)Set aside this share of take-home for savings. Shown as what's left to spend — it doesn't change the salary math.

Take-home pay

Monthly$6,598

Biweekly$3,045

Annual$79,180

Take-home Federal Soc. Security Medicare State WA payroll Pre-tax

Where it goes

Gross pay	$100,000
Federal income taxmarginal 22%, effective 13.2%	−$13,170
Social Security (6.2%)	−$6,200
Medicare (1.45%)	−$1,450
State income tax (Alaska)	-$0
Take-home pay	$79,180

Other states

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