Pennsylvania Paycheck Calculator
Estimate your Pennsylvania take-home pay after federal withholding and FICA. Nothing leaves your browser.
Showing a $60,000/year, single-filer example for Pennsylvania: $48,548.00 take-home pay after taxes. Enter your own numbers above for your result.
| Gross pay | $60,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | -$5,020.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$3,720.00 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$870.00 |
| Pennsylvania state income tax | -$1,842.00 |
| Net take-home pay | $48,548.00 |
Estimate only, not tax advice — see the full disclaimer. Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
How Pennsylvania paycheck taxes work
Pennsylvania's state income tax is about as simple as it gets: a flat 3.07% of gross pay, unchanged since 2004, with no standard deduction, no exemptions, and no difference by filing status. The real complexity is local: Pennsylvania's roughly 2,000 municipalities and school districts each set their own Earned Income Tax under state law, typically around 1%, which is far too many individual rates for this calculator to track. Philadelphia is the one major exception: it runs its own separate City Wage Tax instead of the standard local EIT, currently 3.735% for residents and 3.425% for people who work in the city but live elsewhere (both effective July 1, 2026; the rate resets every July 1, not January 1); pick your situation below if either applies to you. Outside Philadelphia, expect your real Pennsylvania paycheck to run a bit lower than this estimate once your specific municipality's EIT is factored in. There's no state disability insurance or paid-family-leave payroll deduction in Pennsylvania.
Federal income tax is calculated using the 2026 IRS tax brackets after subtracting your standard deduction, based on your filing status. FICA is a flat 6.2% Social Security tax (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare tax, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax on income above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly).
Tax data last verified: 2026-08-08.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Pennsylvania have a state income tax?
Yes. Pennsylvania taxes wage income at a flat 3.07% rate. See the state-specific section above for exactly how that applies to your filing status.
How is federal income tax calculated on a Pennsylvania paycheck?
Federal tax is calculated on taxable income (gross pay minus your standard deduction) using the 2026 IRS marginal tax brackets, which apply the same way in every state, including Pennsylvania. See "How Paycheck Withholding Works" for the full breakdown.
What is FICA and how much is withheld?
FICA is 6.2% Social Security (up to the annual wage base) plus 1.45% Medicare, with an additional 0.9% Medicare tax above $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married filing jointly). It applies the same way in every state, including Pennsylvania.
Is this calculator exact?
No, it's an estimate based on standard 2026 tax tables and common assumptions. It doesn't account for every possible deduction, credit, filing situation, or local tax. For Pennsylvania specifically, it accounts for Philadelphia's City Wage Tax if you select it above, but not the roughly 2,000 other municipal Earned Income Tax jurisdictions elsewhere in the state. See the disclaimer above the breakdown for details.