Live in Alaska, Work in New Hampshire: Which State Taxes Your Paycheck?
Answer
You owe state income tax to nobody. Because Alaska and New Hampshire are both among the nine states that do not tax wage income, there is no withholding to argue about and no return to file in either state — federal tax is the entire obligation.
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Nine states levy no personal income tax on wages, and both ends of this commute are among them. That makes Alaska to New Hampshire one of the few pairings where the usual questions — who withholds, which return comes first, whether a credit covers the gap — simply do not arise.
What you file
There is nothing to file in either Alaska or New Hampshire on these wages. Your federal return is unaffected — the federal government taxes the income whatever the states do.
The two states, side by side
| Alaska | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes wages | No | No |
| Reciprocity partners | None | None |
| Convenience rule | No | No |
| Nonresident return | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Credit for other-state tax | No income tax | No income tax |
| Nonresident safe harbour | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Local income tax | No | No |
| Revenue department | Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division | New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration |
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The other direction
Reversing the commute does not always reverse the answer. Living in New Hampshire and working in Alaska gives:No state income tax either side.
Same two states, different situation
The withholding answer turns on how you are paid and where the work happens, not only on which two states are involved.
- Remote worker: Alaska → New HampshireNo state income tax either side
- 1099 contractor: Alaska → New HampshireNo state income tax either side
- Moved mid-year: Alaska → New HampshireNo state return either side
Other Alaska pairs
Questions people actually ask
I live in Alaska and work in New Hampshire. Which state takes the tax out of my paycheck?
You owe state income tax to nobody. Because Alaska and New Hampshire are both among the nine states that do not tax wage income, there is no withholding to argue about and no return to file in either state — federal tax is the entire obligation.
Which state should my employer be withholding for?
Neither. There is no state income tax to withhold on either side of this pairing, so a state line on your pay stub for Alaska or New Hampshire is an error worth querying.
How current is this?
The Alaska and New Hampshire rules on this page were last checked against Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division and New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration on 2026-08-07. We re-check the full grid every December after state legislative sessions close, and re-check the convenience-of-the-employer states quarterly because that is where the rules move fastest.
Sources
Every fact above comes from the revenue department that publishes the rule. We do not cite secondary summaries, and we do not restate a figure we could not find at source.
- Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07