Pennsylvania Tax Rates by City

Compare state income tax, local income tax, property tax, sales tax, and effective household tax burden across 36 Pennsylvania cities.

Answer first

Pennsylvania city tax pages: pick the exact city, then verify the address

Start with the exact city page when the question names a city. Use the Pennsylvania state calculator for statewide income-tax brackets and this city index for local burden comparisons. Property and sales-tax estimates still need address-level verification through county, city, or state tools before filing or making a purchase decision.

Pennsylvania income tax All city tax calculators PA official tax authority

Cities

36

Avg effective tax rate

27.7%

Cities with local income tax

36

Local income tax spotlight

Pennsylvania municipal income tax can change the real paycheck answer

State income tax is only one layer. Use these city pages when the query names a municipality, because resident status, work location, school district, and local withholding can change the final tax result.

Philadelphia, PA

3.75% local income tax · 8% sales tax · 1.36% property estimate

Reading, PA

3.6% local income tax · 6% sales tax · 1.93% property estimate

Scranton, PA

3.4% local income tax · 6% sales tax · 2.12% property estimate

Pittsburgh, PA

3% local income tax · 7% sales tax · 2.01% property estimate

Largest PA City Tax Calculators

Philadelphia

Effective burden 31.6% · sales 8%

Pittsburgh

Effective burden 32.2% · sales 7%

Allentown

Effective burden 27.9% · sales 6%

Reading

Effective burden 27.8% · sales 6%

Erie

Effective burden 25.2% · sales 6%

Upper Darby

Effective burden 27.1% · sales 7.62%

Scranton

Effective burden 27.9% · sales 6%

Bethlehem

Effective burden 29.3% · sales 6%

All Pennsylvania Cities

Philadelphia

Income 3.07% + 3.75% local · property 1.36%

Pittsburgh

Income 3.07% + 3% local · property 2.01%

Allentown

Income 3.07% + 1.95% local · property 1.75%

Reading

Income 3.07% + 3.6% local · property 1.93%

Erie

Income 3.07% + 1.58% local · property 1.88%

Upper Darby

Income 3.07% + 1.02% local · property 1.35%

Scranton

Income 3.07% + 3.4% local · property 2.12%

Bethlehem

Income 3.07% + 1.7% local · property 1.68%

Lower Merion

Income 3.07% + 2.86% local · property 1.44%

Lancaster

Income 3.07% + 1.1% local · property 1.63%

Bensalem

Income 3.07% + 2.6% local · property 1.3%

Abington

Income 3.07% + 2.3% local · property 1.33%

Bristol Township

Income 3.07% + 1.38% local · property 1.43%

Levittown

Income 3.07% + 0.6% local · property 1.29%

Harrisburg

Income 3.07% + 2% local · property 2.25%

Haverford

Income 3.07% + 2.52% local · property 1.29%

York

Income 3.07% + 1.35% local · property 1.82%

Altoona

Income 3.07% + 2.07% local · property 1.39%

State College

Income 3.07% + 1.96% local · property 1.4%

Penn Hills

Income 3.07% + 1.63% local · property 1.32%

Wilkes-Barre

Income 3.07% + 1.62% local · property 1.43%

Manheim Township

Income 3.07% + 2.67% local · property 1.42%

Cheltenham

Income 3.07% + 1.51% local · property 1.41%

Norristown

Income 3.07% + 0.59% local · property 1.27%

Falls Township

Income 3.07% + 1.58% local · property 1.27%

Chester

Income 3.07% + 1.35% local · property 1.3%

Lower Makefield

Income 3.07% + 0.7% local · property 1.35%

Warminster

Income 3.07% + 2% local · property 1.41%

Mount Lebanon

Income 3.07% + 2.08% local · property 1.3%

Cranberry Township

Income 3.07% + 2.43% local · property 1.35%

Wayne

Income 3.07% + 2.46% local · property 1.38%

Radnor

Income 3.07% + 2.49% local · property 1.31%

Ross Township

Income 3.07% + 1.29% local · property 1.31%

Upper Merion

Income 3.07% + 0.69% local · property 1.32%

Tredyffrin

Income 3.07% + 1.24% local · property 1.44%

Shaler

Income 3.07% + 0.66% local · property 1.44%

Sources, Review Date, and Limits

Reviewed May 26, 2026. These city pages are planning estimates that combine federal, state, local, property, sales-tax, Census, and LevyIO dataset inputs. They are not official tax bills or filing instructions.

IRS forms and instructions for federal tax context.
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for official Pennsylvania tax guidance.
Pennsylvania tax forms and instructions.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS for household and housing context.