Pennsylvania paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Pennsylvania comes to about $1,866 a paycheck, after $71 of Pennsylvania income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,014per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Pennsylvania income tax | −$77 | −$1,996 |
| Unemployment compensation | −$2 | −$46 |
| Take-home | $2,014 | $52,367 |
Pennsylvania municipalities and school districts can levy a local earned income tax on wages under Act 32, which the Department of Revenue refers to the Department of Community and Economic Development. It is not included in the calculator.
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Pennsylvania taxes a paycheck
- Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07%, the rate since 2004.
- It has no standard deduction and no personal exemption.
- Unlike the federal tax, Pennsylvania taxes the money you put in a 401(k) or other retirement plan through payroll deductions, so it is part of your Pennsylvania wages.
- Premiums for health coverage paid through a cafeteria plan are left out of Pennsylvania compensation.
- Workers also pay 0.07% of gross wages toward unemployment compensation, with no wage cap.
Pennsylvania has a flat income tax of 3.07%. Pennsylvania taxes 401(k) contributions in the year you earn them.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 3.07% | $0 and up |
What else comes out of a Pennsylvania paycheck
- Unemployment compensation: 0.07% of wages.
Local income tax in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania municipalities and school districts can levy a local earned income tax on wages under Act 32, which the Department of Revenue refers to the Department of Community and Economic Development. It is not included in the calculator.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Pennsylvania income tax | $71 | $1,842 |
| Unemployment compensation | $2 | $42 |
| Take-home | $1,866 | $48,506 |
Other states
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Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Pennsylvania?
About $48,506 a year, or $1,866 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Pennsylvania income tax $1,842, plus $42 for Unemployment compensation.
Does Pennsylvania have a state income tax?
Yes. Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07%.
Does a 401(k) lower Pennsylvania income tax?
No. Pennsylvania taxes the money you put in a traditional 401(k) in the year you earn it, unlike the federal income tax.
Is there local income tax in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania municipalities and school districts can levy a local earned income tax on wages under Act 32, which the Department of Revenue refers to the Department of Community and Economic Development. It is not included in the calculator.
Sources
10 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from pa.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Pennsylvania Department of Revenue: personal income tax ratespa.gov
- 2Pennsylvania Department of Revenue: personal income taxpa.gov
- 3Pennsylvania Department of Revenue: REV-415, general information for withholdingpa.gov
- 4Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry: calculating employee unemployment contributionspa.gov
- 5IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
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- 6IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 7IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 8IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
- 9IRS: Publication 15-B, Table 2-1 (health benefits through work are exempt)irs.gov
- 10IRS: Publication 15-T, Table 3 (pay periods per year)irs.gov
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