How much is Pennsylvania income tax?
Estimate your Pennsylvania state income tax for 2026. Type your federal AGI and filing status; the page applies Pennsylvania's deduction, exemptions, and rates. An estimate, not tax advice.
- Pennsylvania income tax
- $2,302.50
On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Pennsylvania income tax is $2,302.50 (3.07% effective).
- State income tax
- $2,302.50
- Effective rate
- 3.07%
- State marginal rate
- 3.07%
- State taxable income
- $75,000.00
- Deduction
- $0.00
- Exemptions
- $0.00
- Credits
- $0.00
Pennsylvania income tax: $2,302.50. On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Pennsylvania income tax is $2,302.50 (3.07% effective).
Pennsylvania income tax by federal adjusted gross income
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How to calculate
Estimates 2026 Pennsylvania income tax from federal AGI, filing status, and dependents.
Example with the default inputs (Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $75,000.00, Dependents 0): On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Pennsylvania income tax is $2,302.50 (3.07% effective).
Method: Taxable income = AGI − larger of standard or itemized deduction − exemptions; tax = state rates on taxable income − credits.
- An estimate for a full-year resident, 2026 rates, not tax advice.
- Starts from federal AGI; Pennsylvania additions and subtractions are not modelled.
- Not modelled for Pennsylvania: No standard deduction or exemptions. Not modelled: tax forgiveness (Schedule SP), local earned income taxes (typed by the user), and the local services tax (up to $52 a year). No deductions: PA-40 taxes each class of income with no standard or itemized deduction (PA DOR).
- Not modelled: part-year and nonresident returns, other state credits, and state AMT.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $50,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State taxable income $50,000.00, State income tax $1,535.00, Pennsylvania income tax $1,535.00.Source: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, tax rates (3.07%), https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-rates (worked from it at AGI $50,000, single)
- Filing status Married filing jointly, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 2 gives State taxable income $100,000.00, State income tax $3,070.00, Pennsylvania income tax $3,070.00.
- Filing status Head of household, Federal adjusted gross income $200,000.00, Dependents 1 gives State taxable income $200,000.00, State income tax $6,140.00, Pennsylvania income tax $6,140.00.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State income tax $3,070.00.
Other questions people ask
What is the Pennsylvania income tax rate?
Pennsylvania taxes income at a flat 3.07%. For a single filer the schedule is 3.07% above $0 of taxable income. These are the 2026 rates.
How is Pennsylvania income tax calculated?
Start from federal adjusted gross income. Subtract the larger of the Pennsylvania standard deduction and your itemized deductions, then the exemptions. Apply the rates to what is left and subtract any credits. Pennsylvania has no standard deduction in this model. The model has no exemptions or credits for this state.
Does Pennsylvania have a local income tax?
This page has no local income tax for Pennsylvania; if your city or county has one, add it yourself.
What does this Pennsylvania calculator leave out?
No standard deduction or exemptions. Not modelled: tax forgiveness (Schedule SP), local earned income taxes (typed by the user), and the local services tax (up to $52 a year). No deductions: PA-40 taxes each class of income with no standard or itemized deduction (PA DOR). It also leaves out state additions and subtractions to federal AGI (such as retirement or Social Security exclusions), part-year and nonresident returns, and credits such as child care, earned income, and tax paid to another state.
Which tax year do the Pennsylvania rates cover?
Tax year 2026, the return you file in 2027. They come from Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
Which states have no income tax on wages?
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. They have no page of their own, because there is no wage income tax to work out; the state income tax calculator answers 0 for them. Federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Is this the same as my paycheck withholding?
No. This is the tax for the whole year on your return. Your employer withholds by the state's own withholding formula, so your refund or balance due is the difference between the two.