2026 Pennsylvania paycheck calculator
Pennsylvania takes a flat 3.07 percent with no allowances, plus 0.07 percent for unemployment.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Pennsylvania Department of Revenue sourcesHow we check
Your take-home pay
$1,242.00
per paycheck, paid every two weeks
- Gross pay
- $1,500.00
- Federal income tax
- $96.15
- Social Security
- $93.00
- Medicare
- $21.75
- County tax
- Choose your county
- PA unemployment
- $1.05
- Take-home
- $1,242.00
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Take-home pay $1,242.00
Pennsylvania pay rules at a glance
| State income tax | Flat rate Source |
| County or local tax | Most Pennsylvania workers also pay a local earned income tax to their city, borough, or township and school district. The rate is set locally; the employer withholds the higher of the worker's home-municipality resident rate and the work-location nonresident rate, and sends it to the county tax collection district set up under Act 32 of 2008. Philadelphia is outside Act 32 and levies its own Wage Tax: 3.735 percent for residents and 3.425 percent for nonresidents on pay from July 1, 2026 (3.74 and 3.43 percent before that). Pittsburgh residents pay 3 percent (1 percent city plus 2 percent school district). Many municipalities also levy a Local Services Tax of up to $52 a year per worker, taken in equal slices from each paycheck at the work location (Pittsburgh charges the full $52); where it is over $10 a year, workers earning under $12,000 from all sources in that place are exempt. Source |
| Disability or paid leave | None Source |
| Minimum wage | $7.25 an hour Source |
| Tipped minimum cash wage | $2.83 an hour, before tips Source |
| Final paycheck if you are let go | By the next regular payday on which the wages would otherwise have been paid. Source |
| Final paycheck if you quit | By the next regular payday on which the wages would otherwise have been paid. If the worker asks, the employer must send it by certified mail. Source |
What comes out of a Pennsylvania paycheck
On $1,500 every two weeks, single, a Pennsylvania worker keeps $1,242.00.
Pennsylvania has no withholding form for allowances, so every worker is treated alike. Your employer multiplies each paycheck by 3.07 percent, and filing status and dependents change nothing. Your federal tax is not deducted before Pennsylvania's rate is applied.
One rule here differs from federal withholding. Your own 401(k) or other retirement contributions stay in the taxable base, so Pennsylvania tax is figured on pay before those deductions. The calculator assumes you make no pre-tax deductions, which keeps its numbers simple but means your real stub may differ if you do.
The second deduction is the worker's share of unemployment compensation, 0.07 percent of gross wages, or 70 cents per $1,000, with no cap. The calculator shows it as its own line. Bonuses, commissions, overtime, and vacation pay are taxed at the same flat rate. Residents of Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia who work in Pennsylvania may file Form REV-419 and have their home state's tax withheld instead. The state's guide does not say how to round to the cent, so a paycheck can differ by one cent from ours.
County and local taxes
Most Pennsylvania workers also pay a local earned income tax to their municipality and school district. The rate is set locally. Your employer withholds the higher of your home-municipality rate and the work-location rate, and sends it to the county tax collection district set up under Act 32 of 2008.
Philadelphia is outside that system. Its Wage Tax is 3.735 percent for residents and 3.425 percent for nonresidents on pay from July 1, 2026, down slightly from 3.74 and 3.43 percent before then. Pittsburgh residents pay 3 percent, made up of 1 percent for the city and 2 percent for the school district.
Many municipalities also charge a Local Services Tax of up to $52 a year, taken in equal slices from each paycheck at the work location. Pittsburgh charges the full $52. Where the tax is over $10 a year, workers who earn under $12,000 from all sources in that place are exempt. None of them is included in the result, so add what applies to you.
Final pay and the minimum wage
Pennsylvania's floor is $7.25 an hour, and tipped workers must receive a cash wage of at least $2.83 an hour, before tips.
Pennsylvania has no separate faster deadline for firings. For both firings and resignations, final pay is due by the next regular payday on which the wages would otherwise have been paid, and if you ask, your employer must send the check by certified mail.
Nearby states
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, "Employer Withholding" (pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/employer-withholding, read Oct 29, 2026): "Entities are required to withhold PA personal income tax at a flat rate of 3.07 percent of compensation from resident and nonresident employees earning income in Pennsylvania." Also REV-415 (SU) 01-23, Employer Withholding Information Guide, page 11, "Calculation of Withholding."
Local taxes: PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED): "Local Income Tax Information" (dced.pa.gov/local-government/local-income-tax-information/), "Local Withholding Tax FAQs" (dced.pa.gov/local-government/local-income-tax-information/local-withholding-tax-faqs/: "The applicable EIT rate owed and to be withheld is always the higher of the two rates"; Philadelphia covered under the Sterling Act), and "Local Services Tax" (dced.pa.gov/local-government/local-income-tax-information/local-services-tax/: $52 limit, pro-rata per payroll period rounded down to the cent, mandatory $12,000 low-income exemption above $10), all read Oct 29, 2026; per-address EIT rates are in DCED's Withholding Rates by Address lookup. City of Philadelphia, "Wage Tax (employers)" (phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/business-taxes/wage-tax-employers/, read Oct 29, 2026: rate table, July 1, 2026 3.735% resident, 3.425% non-resident). City of Pittsburgh, "Taxes" (pittsburghpa.gov/City-Government/Finances/Taxes, read Oct 29, 2026: "City 1%, School district 2%. 3% Total"; Local Services Tax "$52/year").
Disability and paid leave: Pennsylvania has no state short-term disability or paid family leave payroll deduction as of Oct 29, 2026. The only employee-paid state payroll contribution the PA Department of Labor and Industry lists is unemployment compensation withholding (see employeeUnemploymentTax), per its "Calculating Contributions, Penalties, and Interest" page (pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/for-employers-and-educators/how-to-file/uc-tax/calculating-contributions--penalties-and-interest, read Oct 29, 2026).
Minimum wage: PA Department of Labor and Industry, "About the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act" (pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/compliance-laws-and-regulations/labor-management-relations/pennsylvania-s-minimum-wage-act, read Oct 29, 2026): violations include "Employees being paid less than $7.25/hour" and "Tipped workers making less than $2.83/hour." No increase is enacted: House Bill 2189 of 2025-2026 ($11 on Jan 1, 2027) passed the House Mar 24, 2026 and sits in the Senate, last action a discharge resolution presented Sep 30, 2026 (palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2189, read Oct 29, 2026).
Final paycheck: Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law, Act 329 of 1961, Section 5(a) (43 P.S. Section 260.5(a); palegis.us unconsolidated statutes, read Oct 29, 2026): "Whenever an employer separates an employe from the payroll, or whenever an employe quits or resigns his employment, the wages or compensation earned shall become due and payable not later than the next regular payday of his employer on which such wages would otherwise be due and payable. If requested by the employe, such payment shall be made by certified mail."
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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