A PTET election allows PTEs, which are not subject to the SALT cap, to deduct the state income taxes on the PTE's activities for federal income tax purposes. Pennsylvania is one of only five states, along with Delaware, Maine, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia, to have a PIT but no PTET election.
Pennsylvania sales tax does not apply to construction activities that are made under contract and involve the permanent attachment of tangible personal property to realty.
Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07 percent individual income tax rate. There are also jurisdictions that collect local income taxes. Pennsylvania has an 7.99 percent corporate income tax rate. Pennsylvania has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 6.34 percent.
The withholding for Pennsylvania State Tax remains at 3.07 percent for 2025. The Department of Labor and Industry confirmed that the employee Unemployment Tax will remain at . 07 percent for 2025.
Your Income Taxes Breakdown TaxMarginal Tax RateEffective Tax Rate Federal 12.00% 8.18% FICA 7.65% 7.65% State 3.07% 3.07% Local 1.20% 1.20%4 more rows •
Pennsylvania Income Tax Rate The withholding rate for 2024 remains at 3.07%.
Employee contributions (UC withholding) is 0.07 percent (70 cents per $1,000 gross wages). This applies to all employees, including employees of reimbursable employers, and is not subject to appeal. There is no cap on the gross wages upon which employee withholding is calculated.
Your Income Taxes Breakdown TaxMarginal Tax RateEffective Tax Rate Federal 12.00% 8.18% FICA 7.65% 7.65% State 3.07% 3.07% Local 1.20% 1.20%4 more rows •