Juneau City and Borough · Alaska
Juneau sales tax rate (AK)
Juneau charges 5% year-round but drops to 3% from October through March, and caps tax on single items above $14,900.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Juneau, AK is 5% as of January 1, 2026 — 5% city. On a $100 purchase that is $5 in tax, for a total of $105. Alaska's statewide base is 0%.
- Combined rate
- 5%
- State share
- 0%
- Local share
- 5%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $5
Calculate Juneau sales tax
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Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 5% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Juneau, AK.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 5%
- $5
- Total
- $105
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 5% high?
Where Juneau sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -2.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 100%5% of the total
- Cost per household
- $1,300Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 1Stacked into the combined rate
5% in Juneau — low. It ranks 88 of 94 covered metros, -2.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,300 a year, $767 below it.
Local government sets 5% of the total, 100% of the bill; the state takes 0%. 1 layer stack: City and Borough of Juneau 5%. The City and Borough of Juneau increment at 5% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $1,300 a year on its own.
1 of 2 covered Alaska metros, +2.5 pts from the 2.5% state median. The in-state spread runs 0% in Anchorage to 5% in Juneau — 5 points wide. Buying a $35,000 vehicle in Anchorage instead of Juneau saves $1,750, though Alaska normally taxes vehicles where they are registered.
No other covered metro sits within 0.05 points of 5%. Juneau is an outlier in the national distribution, which usually means a district measure the surrounding region never adopted.
Scale: 31,685 residents, roughly 12,674 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 5% local share pulls about $16,476,200 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Juneau charges 5% year-round but drops to 3% from October through March, and caps tax on single items above $14,900.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables) before filing or quoting it to a customer.
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| City and Borough of Juneau | city | 5% | 100% |
| Combined rate | 5% |
Juneau sales tax reference table
Tax due at 5% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.50 | $10.50 |
| $25 | $1.25 | $26.25 |
| $50 | $2.50 | $52.50 |
| $100 | $5.00 | $105.00 |
| $500 | $25.00 | $525.00 |
| $1,000 | $50.00 | $1050.00 |
| $5,000 | $250.00 | $5250.00 |
| $25,000 | $1250.00 | $26250.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 5% tax collected.
Backing out 5% for Juneau, AK.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $5
What this rate applies to
Alaska publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Alaska are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Juneau charges 5% year-round but drops to 3% from October through March, and caps tax on single items above $14,900. Check the Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables) guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 5% applies.
Juneau at a glance
- Population
- 31,685
- Median household income
- $96,820
- County
- Juneau City and Borough
- ZIP codes covered
- 5
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