Alaska sales tax calculator

Alaska has no state sales tax. Many Alaska boroughs and cities charge their own local sales tax, averaging 1.82% across the state, so enter your local rate below.

By the Calcist team · Checked against known answers · Updated October 29, 2026

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Is there sales tax in Alaska?

No statewide sales tax. Alaska is one of five states without one, along with Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon. Alaska has no statewide sales tax, but it's the only one of the five no-sales-tax states that lets local governments charge one, so many boroughs and cities do.


State sales tax rate	0%
Average local rate	1.82%
Average combined rate	1.82%
Combined rate rank (1 = highest of 50 states)	46

Using the calculator

Enter your borough or city rate in the box. As an example, at the 1.82% average, a $100 purchase costs $101.82. You can also take tax out of a total, or work out the rate from a receipt.

Tax = price × rate ÷ 100 · Total = price + tax

Limitations

No sales tax doesn't mean no tax on purchases: lodging, meals, fuel and similar items can have their own taxes.
Rates change. Check the Alaska revenue department for anything specific.

Compare every state on the sales tax by state page.

Sources

Tax Foundation: State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2026 (rates as of July 1, 2026; published July 6, 2026) – state, average local and combined rates, rank
Alaska revenue department

How we checked this

Before every update, this calculator is run in a real browser with these known answers, and it must match all of them:

$100 at the default 1.82% rate: total $101.82 ✓
Buying elsewhere at 6%: $80 + $4.80 = $84.80 ✓
Remove 1.82% from $50: $49.11 before tax ✓

Last checked October 26, 2026. Spotted something wrong? The math is done in your browser with the formula shown on this page, so you can check any result by hand.

Questions people ask

Does Alaska have sales tax?

Alaska has no statewide sales tax. Many local governments in Alaska charge their own; the population-weighted average is 1.82% (Tax Foundation, July 1, 2026).

Which states have no sales tax?

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax. Only Alaska allows local sales taxes.

Do I pay sales tax when buying from Alaska online?

It depends on where the item is delivered. Sellers generally charge the tax of the delivery location, so an order shipped to a state with sales tax is usually taxed there.

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