Alaska Gas Tax
What Alaska and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, 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 | 0.9¢ |
| Total Alaska state tax | 8.9¢ |
| 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.
How much of a gallon in Alaska is tax
Alaska gasoline currently averages $6.23 a gallon. Against that, the 27.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 4.4% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Alaska vs. the other 50 states
Alaska’s state gas tax of 8.9¢ is 24.8¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 51st-highest, or equivalently the 1st-lowest.
Alaska gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Alaska?
- Alaska charges 8.9¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 8.0¢ of state excise tax plus 0.9¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 27.4¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Alaska's gas tax compare to other states?
- Alaska's state gasoline tax of 8.9¢ per gallon ranks 51st-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- 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 — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Alaska is tax?
- With Alaska gasoline averaging $6.23 per gallon, the 27.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 4.4% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Alaska charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Alaska as a state where local option taxes are allowed. Its table covers taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes in every state, so treat the figures here as state and federal only.
Related to Alaska gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.