Alaska minimum wage

$14.00 an hour since July 1, 2026, rising to $15.00 on July 1, 2027.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
July 1, 2025	$13.00	$13.00 (no tip credit)	labor.alaska.gov checked 2026-10-26
July 1, 2026	$14.00	$14.00 (no tip credit)	labor.alaska.gov checked 2026-10-26
July 1, 2027 scheduled	$15.00	$15.00 (no tip credit)	labor.alaska.gov checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

January 1, 2028: Annual inflation adjustment (Ballot Measure 1 of 2024, AS 23.10.065(a)(4)), first effective January 1, 2028. The department calculates it each September 30 from the Anchorage CPI-U and rounds up to the nearest ten cents, so the 2028 amount should be known around October 2027. (labor.alaska.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

No tip credit. Alaska law: "An employer may not apply tips or gratuities bestowed upon employees as a credit toward payment of the minimum hourly wage" (Pamphlet 100, https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/pam100.pdf).
Rate changes fall on July 1 through 2027, then on January 1 from 2028.
Public school bus drivers must be paid at least two times the minimum wage (AS 23.10.065(b)), with a timing exception for existing school transportation contracts.

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Look up an address in Alaska

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Get Alaska rates by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=AK" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in Alaska in 2027?

$15.00 an hour from July 1, 2027.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Alaska?

Alaska doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $14.00.

Rates come from the official sources linked on this page, checked on the dates shown. This is data, not legal advice: confirm with the official source before relying on it. Found a mistake? Email hello@bankday.dev.