Pennsylvania Cities — Paycheck Calculators & Local EIT Rates

Select Your PA City

Each city calculator below comes preloaded with the correct local EIT rate so you don't have to look it up separately.

More Pennsylvania municipalities — including Scranton, Reading, Harrisburg, Erie, Lancaster, York, Bethlehem, Wilkes-Barre, Altoona, Chester, State College, Easton, Williamsport, Lebanon, Pottsville, Greensburg, and New Castle — are being added to this hub. Their reference EIT rates are listed in the table below.

Earned Income Tax Rates Across Pennsylvania Cities

Reference EIT rates for major PA municipalities. Cities with a calculator link are live now; the rest are reference figures only — verify with the PA DCED Act 32 register before filing.

⚠️ Illustrative only. Verify your exact rate through the PA DCED Act 32 EIT register before filing or setting up payroll.

Why Your PA City Changes Your Take-Home Pay

Pennsylvania's 3.07% state tax is flat everywhere, but the local layer is not. Nearly 3,000 municipalities and school districts each set their own Earned Income Tax rate under Act 32, so the same salary can produce meaningfully different take-home pay depending on where you live and work.

Once you've checked your city's rate here, see what a specific paycheck looks like on the Salaries hub, read our payroll and tax guides for cross-state comparisons, or use the payroll tools for bonuses, overtime, and freelance income.

PA Cities — Frequently Asked Questions

• Which PA cities does this calculator cover? +
  Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown are live now with preset local EIT rates. Additional Pennsylvania municipalities are being added to this hub over time — reference rates for many of them are listed in the table above.
• What is the difference between Philadelphia's Wage Tax and other cities' EIT? +
  Philadelphia runs its own Wage Tax system independently of Act 32. Nearly every other Pennsylvania municipality, including Pittsburgh and Allentown, collects its local tax through the standard Act 32 Earned Income Tax framework.
• Which PA city has the highest local tax rate? +
  Among the cities covered here, Philadelphia's 3.75% resident Wage Tax is the highest. Rates vary widely across Pennsylvania's nearly 3,000 municipalities and school districts, so always confirm your specific rate.
• How do I find my exact municipality's EIT rate if it's not listed? +
  Use the PA Department of Community & Economic Development's Act 32 EIT register, or check with your local tax collector. You can also enter a custom rate directly in any calculator's EIT rate field.
• Will more PA cities be added to this calculator? +
  Yes. This hub is being expanded to cover more Pennsylvania municipalities. Check back, or start with the general Pennsylvania Paycheck Calculator on the homepage in the meantime.