[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":34},["ShallowReactive",2],{"state-content-alaska":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":26,"extension":27,"meta":28,"navigation":29,"path":30,"seo":31,"stem":32,"__hash__":33},"states\u002Fstates\u002Falaska.md","Alaska Tax Overview",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":22},"minimark",[9,13,16,19],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Alaska has no state income tax. Workers keep their full gross wages without any state withholding, which puts Alaska in a small group of states where the only payroll deductions beyond federal taxes are Social Security and Medicare.",[10,14,15],{},"What makes Alaska additionally unusual is the Permanent Fund Dividend. Most years, Alaska residents receive a direct payment from the state funded by oil revenue. The amount varies significantly year to year depending on oil prices and legislative decisions. In 2022 it was over $3,200 per person; in other years it has been under $1,000. It is not a salary supplement but it is real money that comes back to residents annually.",[10,17,18],{},"Alaska has no statewide sales tax, though local municipalities can and do impose their own. Some boroughs charge up to 7.5% in sales tax, so the total tax picture depends on where in Alaska you live. Anchorage has no sales tax at all; smaller communities outside city limits often have none either.",[10,20,21],{},"For workers comparing Alaska to states with income tax, the difference shows up clearly in take-home pay. A $70,000 earner in a state with a 5% income tax pays roughly $3,500 per year in state tax. In Alaska, that money stays in the paycheck every year.",{"title":23,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":25},"",2,[],"How Alaska's lack of income tax affects your paycheck","md",{},true,"\u002Fstates\u002Falaska",{"title":5,"description":26},"states\u002Falaska","-URPTJZk7uFhGGGY3LYjAXGU1kgsubU3s1f7KJJr5yE",1776796069582]