AKIndexed annually
Alaska minimum wage 2026
The Alaska minimum wage is $14.00 per hour, effective 2026-07-01. The tipped cash wage is $14.00 with a tip credit of $0.00. [AK labor dept.][DOL WHD]
Standard minimum
AK$14.00
Effective 2026-07-01.
Verified 2026-09-06
Tipped cash wage
$14.00
Tip credit ceiling $0.00.
Verified 2026-09-06
vs federal $7.25
+$6.75
Above the federal minimum.
Verified 2009-07-24
Next scheduled step
$15.00
Effective 2027-07-01.
Verified 2026-09-06
Tip-credit split
Full cash wage of $14.00 per hour. No tip credit permitted.
Take-home at the Alaska minimum
Estimated take-home at $14.00 per hour
20 hours/week
$280.00
~$259/wk after tax
$14,560 annual gross
30 hours/week
$420.00
~$377/wk after tax
$21,840 annual gross
40 hours/week
$560.00
~$492/wk after tax
$29,120 annual gross
Estimate uses 2026 federal brackets (single filer), FICA 7.65 percent, and a flat state effective rate. Actual withholding varies by W-4 and credits.
Statute and indexing
Alaska: AS 23.10.065(a) bars applying tips as a credit toward the minimum hourly wage. Warning: labor.alaska.gov/lss/whact.htm still shows $13.00 effective 1 July 2025 and is stale. Do not cite that URL. Ballot Measure 1 (2024) applies an inflation adjustment from 2028, after the 2027 step.
Tool
Take-home calculator
Reference
Federal vs state delta