United States

Pennsylvania: what the state takes

Pennsylvania charges its own income tax on top of federal tax. Here is the rate, the return, the date and where the official rules live.

Agency page last read 11 September 2026.

A state map on a desk beside a stack of tax forms

State rate

3.07%

Flat 3.07% on all taxable income, no standard deduction

Resident return

Form PA-40

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Due

15 April, following the federal deadline

Weekends and holidays can push it on

Pennsylvania charges a flat rate and most municipalities add a local earned income tax.

Try a figure

Yearly income

How you file

Pennsylvania tax

$2,303

Top state rate you touch

3.07%

  • Kept before federal tax$58,845
  • Federal income tax$13,852
  • Pennsylvania tax$2,303
Two bills, not one. Federal is the same wherever you live, state is not.

Flat rate of 3.07% on $75,000 after a $0 deduction.

Filing in Pennsylvania

Who collects it
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Return
Form PA-40
Deadline
Usually 15 April, following the federal deadline
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Federal comes on top

Whatever your state does, the IRS wants Form 1040 by 15 April, plus Social Security and Medicare through your wages or self employment tax. State tax paid can sometimes be deducted federally if you itemise, within a yearly cap.