Paycheck Calculator — Alaska
Alaska is the only state that collects neither an individual income tax nor a statewide sales tax, funding state government largely from oil revenue instead. A $60,000 Alaska salary nets an estimated $50,390 in this model — an 84.0% take-home rate — because only federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare apply to wages.
2026 take-home pay estimate
Annual gross used: $85,000
Estimated take-home, per year
$68,627.50
- Net per year
- $68,628
- Take-home rate
- 80.7%
- Top federal rate
- 22%
- Paychecks / year
- 1
Annual deductions from gross
Estimate for the 2026 tax year using the federal standard deduction and published IRS/SSA rates. It does not model itemized deductions, tax credits, dependents, or local city taxes. Alaska levies no state individual income tax, so take-home pay reflects only federal income tax and FICA. Not tax advice.
Neither an income tax nor a statewide sales tax
Alaska stands alone among the fifty states: it levies no individual income tax and no statewide sales tax, a combination made possible largely by petroleum revenue. For a paycheck, that means the state adds nothing to federal withholding. The model reduces a $60,000 single salary only by 2026 federal income tax, Social Security at 6.2% up to the $184,500 wage base, and Medicare at 1.45%, arriving at roughly $50,390 of annual net pay.
Some Alaska municipalities do charge local sales taxes, and the usual federal caveats still apply — this model uses the federal standard deduction and ignores credits, dependents, and pre-tax benefits. The output is a 2026 estimate for planning, not tax advice.
Questions
- Is Alaska really the only state with no income and no sales tax?
- Yes. Other states skip one or the other — Delaware and Oregon have no sales tax but tax income; Texas and Florida do the reverse — but Alaska alone collects neither at the state level, relying heavily on oil revenue. Some Alaska cities and boroughs do levy their own local sales taxes.
- What still comes out of an Alaska paycheck?
- Federal taxes only — 2026 federal income tax after the standard deduction, Social Security at 6.2% up to the $184,500 wage base, and Medicare at 1.45% plus the 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax over the threshold. In this model that leaves a $60,000 earner with an 84.0% take-home rate. It is an estimate, not tax advice.