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.

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
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
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.