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Pittsburgh paycheck calculator
Pittsburgh’s local earned income tax is modeled here as 3% for residents (city plus school district pieces combined) and 1% for nonresidents who work in the city. Pennsylvania’s flat 3.07% compensation tax sits underneath with no standard deduction. The live-here switch chooses the resident or nonresident local rate. Local services taxes of roughly $52 a year charged by some workplaces are not included.
A traditional 401(k) does not reduce Pennsylvania compensation in this model, and it does not reduce the Pittsburgh local line either. Federal income tax still falls when you defer. That split is why raising a 401(k) on a Pittsburgh stub can look stubborn on the state and local lines while the federal line moves.
Philadelphia is a different wage tax with different rates and its own page. Do not use Pittsburgh’s modeled 3% for a western Pennsylvania borough that publishes a different Act 32 rate. If your resident municipality is outside the city, enter that percent as a custom rate instead of borrowing this page.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,228.00 | $0.00 | $1,200.00 | $31,892.00 | $1,226.62 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $1,842.00 | $0.00 | $1,800.00 | $46,748.00 | $1,797.99 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $2,456.00 | $0.00 | $2,400.00 | $60,254.00 | $2,317.45 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $3,070.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | $73,110.00 | $2,811.92 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $4,605.00 | $0.00 | $4,500.00 | $104,686.00 | $4,026.38 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Pennsylvania: flat state income tax at 3.07%
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local: Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh EIT + school district · modeled)
Local tax
Pittsburgh is modeled as a flat local tax: 3% for residents and 1% for nonresidents (when the rates differ). Use the live-here switch for resident versus nonresident treatment. Modeled as 3% for residents (1% city earned income tax plus 2% Pittsburgh school district) and 1% for nonresidents who work in the city. The $52 local services tax owed to the workplace is not included. Confirm the current Act 32 rate sheet; municipal and school rates can be reset.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Pittsburgh page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
What local rate does this Pittsburgh page use?
3% resident and 1% nonresident, modeled from city and school district earned-income pieces. Confirm against your Act 32 sheet.
Does Pennsylvania’s 3.07% still apply?
Yes. The local tax is on top of the state compensation tax.
Are local services taxes included?
No. The roughly $52 LST some employers withhold is omitted on purpose.
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
- Pennsylvania Act 32 earned income tax, City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Public Schools
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