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Anchorage Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

Calculate Anchorage pay at the $11.73/hr Alaska minimum wage.

Free Anchorage minimum wage and overtime calculator. Uses Alaska's $11.73/hr minimum, computes time-and-a-half overtime over 40 hours a week, and applies Alaska's no-tip-credit rule so tipped workers must still be paid the full minimum. Runs in your browser. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

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What is the minimum wage in Anchorage?

Anchorage follows Alaska's statewide minimum wage of $11.73/hr — there is no separate municipal minimum. Alaska's minimum adjusts annually for inflation, so confirm the current figure each year.

Anchorage uses Alaska’s statewide minimum wage of $11.73/hr — there is no separate city minimum. Overtime kicks in at 1.5x for hours beyond 40 in a week (and beyond 8 in a day under Alaska law). Crucially, Alaska allows no tip credit: tipped workers must still receive the full minimum in cash. This calculator turns your rate and hours into accurate gross weekly pay.

How it works

Hours split into regular and overtime, each paid at its rate:

regularHours  = min(hours, 40)
overtimeHours = max(hours - 40, 0)
regularPay    = regularHours * rate
overtimePay   = overtimeHours * rate * 1.5
gross         = regularPay + overtimePay

If your rate is below $11.73/hr, the tool flags it. For tipped staff, Alaska law requires the full cash minimum regardless of tips, so there is no tipped-wage reduction to model.

Worked example

At the $11.73 minimum wage, a 45-hour week pays:

  • Regular: 40 x $11.73 = $469.20
  • Overtime: 5 x $11.73 x 1.5 = $87.98
  • Gross weekly: $557.18 before tax

At a higher rate of $18/hr on the same 45-hour week:

  • Regular: 40 x $18.00 = $720.00
  • Overtime: 5 x $18.00 x 1.5 = $135.00
  • Gross weekly: $855.00

Alaska has no state income tax, so federal income tax and FICA (Social Security + Medicare) are the only deductions reducing these gross figures.

Alaska’s two overtime triggers — and why both matter

Most US workers are familiar with the weekly 40-hour overtime rule. Alaska adds a daily overtime trigger that is less commonly known: any hours worked beyond 8 in a single day must also be paid at 1.5x, even if weekly hours remain at or below 40.

This weekly-versus-daily distinction matters for employees who work compressed schedules or long shifts:

  • A worker who puts in four 10-hour days (40 hours total) owes no overtime under federal law, but under Alaska law each of those four days generates 2 hours x 1.5x = 3 hours' equivalent of overtime pay.
  • This calculator applies the weekly 40-hour view only. If your schedule involves regular long single days, your actual gross pay may be higher than shown — calculate daily overtime separately for each day above 8 hours.

No tip credit: Alaska’s strong protection for tipped workers

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to pay tipped workers as little as $2.13/hr if tips bring total pay up to the federal minimum ($7.25/hr). Alaska specifically prohibits this arrangement. Every employee must receive the full $11.73/hr minimum wage in cash, regardless of how much they earn in tips. Tips are entirely additive to the minimum wage, not counted toward it.

This makes Alaska one of the more protective states for servers, bartenders, and delivery workers. A server earning $11.73/hr base plus $150 in tips on a 5-hour shift receives the full base plus tips — not a reduced base subsidized by tips.

Alaska’s indexed minimum wage

Alaska’s minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index and adjusts annually on January 1st. The $11.73 figure reflects the current rate; confirm with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the latest annual update before relying on it for compliance purposes.