Only Philadelphia (2%) and Allegheny County (1%) add a local rate.
$108.00 in total, of which $8.00 is sales tax.
Pennsylvania sales tax rate
Pennsylvania's state sales tax is 6%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 8%. Only Philadelphia (2%) and Allegheny County (1%) add a local rate. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6% is the 17th-highest (tied with 10 other states); the 8% top combined rate is the 24th-highest, tied with 4 other states.
Combined sales tax in Pennsylvania cities
The 2 Pennsylvania cities we list range from 7% to 8%, a local share of 1% to 2%. At the 8% maximum: Philadelphia.
Combined rates as published by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Philadelphia
8%
2%
$8.00
Pittsburgh
7%
1%
$7.00
Sales tax on a purchase in Pennsylvania
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 7.5% is $46.51 of goods and $3.49 of tax.
Tax owed at Pennsylvania rates
Price
State only (6%)
Median listed city (7.5%)
Highest (8%)
$25.00
$1.50
$1.88
$2.00
$100.00
$6.00
$7.50
$8.00
$1,000.00
$60.00
$75.00
$80.00
$2,500.00
$150.00
$187.50
$200.00
Groceries in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $15.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 7.5% median city rate.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Pennsylvania
6% state, up to 8% with local taxes. The middle of the 2 Pennsylvania cities we list is 7.5%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Pennsylvania?
8% combined. Philadelphia charges that rate.
Are groceries taxed in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $15.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 7.5% median city rate.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Philadelphia?
$80.00 at Philadelphia's 8%, $1,080.00 in total; $60.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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