Alaska Gas Tax
Alaska’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 9.0¢ a gallon, the lowest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 27.4¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Alaska’s 27.4¢
| Alaska state excise tax | 8.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Other Alaska taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.0¢ |
| Total Alaska state tax | 9.0¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 27.4¢ |
Motor Fuel Surcharge: $0.0095/gal.
Alaska's tax: unchanged since 1970
Alaska taxes highway gasoline at a flat 8.0¢ a gallon, the rate set in May 1970. The only other state charge is a refined fuel surcharge of just under one cent a gallon, collected when refined fuel is first sold, transferred, or used in the state. There is no state sales tax on fuel, and the rate is not indexed to inflation or fuel prices.
Because the rate has not moved in more than five decades, its value has shrunk with inflation. Legislative analysts calculated in 2020 that the 8¢ set in 1970 had the purchasing power of about 52¢ at the time. Bills to raise it, including a 2020 proposal to double the rate, have not become law. State law also sets lower rates for marine, aviation, and jet fuel.
At 9.0¢ a gallon in total, Alaska’s state tax is the lowest of the 50 states and D.C., against a 51-jurisdiction average of 33.8¢. Federal tax of 18.4¢ is larger than the state tax.
How the tax fits with fuel supply and price history is covered on the Alaska gas prices page.
Sources: current rates and rankings are from the EIA motor fuel tax table in our database; other facts are from the sources listed here.
Alaska Against the Four Closest State Totals
In the EIA's July 2026 table, the highest state total was 73.6¢ (California), and the lowest was 9.0¢ (Alaska). No jurisdiction had a lower state total than Alaska, and 50 (EIA table, July 2026) had a higher one. The average state total in that July 2026 table was 33.8¢, and Alaska's total sat 24.8¢ below it.
The four states closest to Alaska in total tax are not neighbours, and all of them sit above it. In the EIA's July 2026 table, Hawaii's state total was 18.5¢, and Alaska's was 9.6¢ below it. New Mexico's was 18.9¢ (EIA table, July 2026), with Alaska 9.9¢ below. Arizona's was 19.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), with Alaska 10.1¢ below. Oklahoma's was 20.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), with Alaska 11.1¢ below.
Within Alaska's own total, 8.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) is excise tax and 1.0¢ is other state taxes and fees. Excise makes up 89% (EIA table, July 2026) of the state total. Counting the federal 18.4¢ (EIA table, July 2026) alongside the state figure, the state's share of the combined state and federal total is 33%.
EIA lists state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes. The EIA table shows no local option gasoline taxes for Alaska.
How much of a gallon in Alaska is tax
Alaska gasoline is estimated at $6.39 a gallon. Against that, the 27.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 4.3% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for Alaska).
Alaska vs. the other 50 states
Alaska’s state gas tax of 9.0¢ is 24.8¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the lowest.
States with the closest gas tax to Alaska
| State | State tax | vs. Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma gas tax | 20.0¢ | +11.1¢ |
| Arizona gas tax | 19.0¢ | +10.1¢ |
| New Mexico gas tax | 18.9¢ | +9.9¢ |
| Hawaii gas tax | 18.5¢ | +9.6¢ |
Alaska gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Alaska?
- 9.0¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 27.4¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does Alaska's gas tax compare to other states?
- The lowest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Alaska?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Alaska, the same as in every other state.
- Does Alaska charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Alaska as allowing local option taxes.
Related to Alaska gas tax
EIA, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes” (July 2026 (revised August 2026)); how these figures are built.
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “Alaska Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/alaska. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.