Pennsylvania Paycheck Calculator
Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07% — famously with no standard deduction, so it applies from the first dollar you earn. Most workers also pay a local earned income tax on top (not included here).
Worked example
Single filer earning $60,000 in Pennsylvania, paid biweekly: federal tax is $5,020.00/yr (after the $16,100 standard deduction). Applying Pennsylvania's 2025 rules gives $1,842.00/yr of state tax. Social Security is $3,720 and Medicare is $870. Take-home: $48,548.00/yr — $1,867.23 per biweekly paycheck. Change the salary above and try your own.
How Pennsylvania paycheck tax works
Federal first: your employer annualizes each paycheck. Federal taxable income is your gross minus the IRS standard deduction for 2026 — $16,100 if you file single, $32,200 married filing jointly (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32) — then taxed through the 2026 federal brackets (10% up to 22% across most middle incomes). Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages (plus 0.9% over $200,000 single / $250,000 joint).
Pennsylvania tax uses its 2025 tables — the latest published when this page was built (the federal figures on this page are 2026): a flat 3.07% on every dollar — Pennsylvania has no standard deduction and no personal exemption, so the rate applies from the first dollar (its well-known tax-forgiveness credit for lower incomes is not modeled). Pennsylvania has no standard deduction or personal exemption — the 3.07% applies to gross wages from dollar one. This calculator annualizes your salary; your employer's per-paycheck withholding may differ slightly.
Local taxes not included: Most Pennsylvania workers also pay a local Earned Income Tax (commonly 1%, higher in Philadelphia at about 3.75% for residents). Local EIT is not included in this estimate, so a real Pennsylvania paycheck is usually smaller.
Pennsylvania paycheck FAQ
What is the Pennsylvania income tax rate in 2025?
For 2025, Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07% on every dollar — Pennsylvania has no standard deduction and no personal exemption, so the rate applies from the first dollar (its well-known tax-forgiveness credit for lower incomes is not modeled), after no deduction — Pennsylvania taxes from the first dollar. Enter your salary above to see the dollar amount on your income.
What about local taxes in Pennsylvania?
Most Pennsylvania workers also pay a local Earned Income Tax (commonly 1%, higher in Philadelphia at about 3.75% for residents). Local EIT is not included in this estimate, so a real Pennsylvania paycheck is usually smaller.
My real Pennsylvania paycheck is different. Why?
Pre-tax 401(k) or HSA contributions, health premiums, garnishments, bonuses (often withheld at a flat 22% federal), and your W-4 elections all move the real number. Many states also withhold a little differently per paycheck than this annualized estimate. Treat this as a close, honest estimate — not payroll software.
What about overtime or a bonus?
Overtime hours are taxed at the same rates — a higher paycheck just annualizes higher. Try our time and a half calculator and bonus tax calculator for those.