Current Minimum Wage
Alaska minimum wage$14.00since July 1, 2026↑ $15.00 on July 1, 2027

State minimum wage

Alaska minimum wage

$14.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026, rising to $15.00 on July 1, 2027. Tipped cash wage $14.00.

  • The Alaska minimum wage is $14.00 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • The next change is on : $15.00.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $14.00 in cash and there is no tip credit.
  • At $14.00 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $29,120 a year before taxes.

Tipped cash wage

$14.00
No tip credit allowed

Youth / training

None
No general youth or training sub-minimum rate in Alaska law; student learners may be exempt only with Department application/approval, and school bus drivers must receive at least two times the...

Next change

$15.00
· ballot measure

Local rates

None found
No express state statute preempting local minimum wages was located; no Alaska municipality has adopted one.

Scheduled increases in Alaska

July 1, 20271 jurisdiction
State$15.00
Alaskaballot measure · 2024 Ballot Measure 1 (amending AS 23.10.065) sets $15.00 effective July 1, 2027.
$15.00from $14.00 (+$1.00)
January 1, 20281 jurisdiction
StateTBA
Alaskaindexed-unannounced · After the $15 step, the rate is adjusted annually for inflation (CPI-U Anchorage), calculated by September 30 for the next calendar year and rounded...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. all covered employers (no size tiers).

Tipped employees. No tip credit: tips and gratuities may not be applied toward the minimum wage; tipped employees receive the full state minimum wage.

Indexing. Adjusted by CPI-U, Anchorage metropolitan area (BLS) on January 1... ; announced calculated by the Department by September 30 of the....

Recent history. Rose from $13.00 (2025-07-01) to $14.00 on 2026-07-01, the second of three steps under 2024 Ballot Measure 1.

Ballot measure also guarantees the state minimum wage stays at least $2.00 above the federal minimum wage. Official 'Summary of Alaska Wage & Hour Act' (revised January 2026) states: 'Effective July 1, 2026, the Alaska minimum wage shall be $14.00 per hour.'

Statute. AS 23.10.065 (as amended by 2024 Ballot Measure 1).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Alaska?

$14.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective July 1, 2026.

When does the Alaska minimum wage go up next?

On July 1, 2027, to $15.00.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Alaska?

$14.00 in cash, with no tip credit allowed.

Do any cities in Alaska have a higher minimum wage?

None were found in effect.

Sources

  1. https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whact.htm official
  2. https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/Summary_of_Alaska_Wage_and_Hour_Act-01-2025.pdf?q=012126 official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/mw-consolidated official
  5. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  6. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
  7. https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_Ballot_Measure_1,_Minimum_Wage_Increase_and_Paid_Sick_Leave_Initiative_(2024)
  8. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

Checked 2026-09-02 against Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Labor Standards and Safety...; researcher confidence 0.85.