# Alaska — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For Alaska, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 14.00; next increase date is 2027-07-01; next increase ($) is 15, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state
- **Parent state:** Alaska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard
- **Hourly rate ($):** 14.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Next increase date:** 2027-07-01
- **Next increase ($):** 15 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2017 and will resume July 1, 2028. (2014 ballot measure, 2024 ballot measure) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Alaska | $14.00 | $15 eff. 7-1-27 | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2017 and will resume July 1, 2028. (2014 ballot measure, 2024 ballot measure)

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
Part of [US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type](https://referencesource.org/minimum-wage-rates-by-jurisdiction/).