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How Alaska taxes retirement income

2026 rules  Tax year 2026 · research last updated October 2, 2026

  • Alaska has no state income tax, so Social Security, pensions, IRA and 401(k) withdrawals, Roth conversions, interest, dividends and capital gains are not taxed by the state.
  • Federal income tax and Medicare premiums still apply, and they're where most retirement tax planning happens.

At a glance

Income taxNone
Social SecurityNot taxed
Pensions, IRAs, 401(k)sNot taxed
Roth conversionsNot taxed
Interest, dividends, capital gainsNot taxed

Detail

No individual income tax (repealed 1980). No state tax on wages, pensions, IRA distributions, Social Security, interest, dividends or capital gains. Some municipalities levy sales/property taxes only.

This page covers income tax only. Property, sales and estate or inheritance taxes are separate. Taxtirement does use your state's sales tax for the federal itemized deduction when that's larger.

Source

  1. Alaska: no individual income taxhttps://tax.alaska.gov/programs/programs/index.aspx

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