Hourly pay after taxes in Pennsylvania
$20 an hour in Pennsylvania comes to $1,319.21 every two weeks after federal and state taxes, before any local tax, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Pennsylvania Department of Revenue sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $517.41 | $1,121 | $13,453 |
| $18.00 | $1,195.67 | $2,591 | $31,087 |
| $20.00 | $1,319.21 | $2,858 | $34,299 |
| $22.00 | $1,442.75 | $3,126 | $37,512 |
| $25.00 | $1,628.05 | $3,527 | $42,329 |
| $30.00 | $1,936.89 | $4,197 | $50,359 |
| $35.00 | $2,221.50 | $4,813 | $57,759 |
| $40.00 | $2,490.34 | $5,396 | $64,749 |
| $50.00 | $3,028.02 | $6,561 | $78,729 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
Pennsylvania's local earned income tax and Local Services Tax are not in these figures. Most workers pay a local earned income tax whose rate is set locally, and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh residents pay more than the state alone. See Pennsylvania's local tax rules, or try the paycheck calculator.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Pennsylvania starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,628.05.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Pennsylvania income tax | $61.40 |
| Pennsylvania unemployment compensation employee contribution | $1.40 |
Pennsylvania takes a flat 3.07 percent of every paycheck, with no allowances for filing status or dependents. A second small state line, the unemployment compensation contribution of 0.07 percent of gross wages, comes out as well, along with federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. No disability or leave program takes a share in Pennsylvania.
The state side is a single flat rate, and the local side varies a great deal, since most workers also pay a local earned income tax.
What changes your number
Your address and your workplace move a Pennsylvania check more than a raise does. The local earned income tax is set by city, borough, or township and by school district, and the employer withholds the higher of the home-municipality resident rate and the work-location nonresident rate.
Philadelphia sets its own Wage Tax, 3.735 percent for residents and 3.425 percent for nonresidents on pay from July 1, 2026. A Pittsburgh resident pays 3 percent in all, 1 percent to the city and 2 percent to the school district. Many municipalities add a Local Services Tax of up to $52 a year, taken in slices from each paycheck. Where it is over $10 a year, workers earning under $12,000 in that place are exempt.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Pennsylvania comes to $1,010.37.
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania
The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 an hour, and a full-time worker at $7.25 takes home about $1,121 a month. A bill to raise it to $11 on January 1, 2027 passed the House on March 24, 2026 and sits in the Senate, so no increase is law.
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."
Disability: 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).
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").
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).
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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