TAXES 18-40, Pennsylvania City Income Tax Withholding
Published: March 21, 2018
Effective: Pay Period 13, 2017
Summary
This tax bulletin is being updated to remove the number of pay periods in steps 2 and 4 and replace with the phrase "number of pay dates in the tax year," thereby preventing any confusion in future years. All other information in this bulletin remains the same.
No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.
Tax Formula
- Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) payment from the gross biweekly wages.
- Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the gross annual wages.
- Calculate the gross annual wages by applying the following guidelines to determine the annual Pennsylvania city income tax withholdings:
City
State/City Codes
Resident Percentage
Nonresident Percentage
City Tax Status
(Duty Station = DS;
Resident = R)Bethlehem
42/0660
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Bradford (voluntary)
42/0840
1.0000
1.0000
Caln
42/1044
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Camp Hill (voluntary)
42/1060
2.0000
1.0000
Carlisle
42/1100
1.6000
1.0000
DS, R
Erie
42/2640
1.1800
1.1800
DS, R
Fairview Township
42/2769
1.4500
1.0000
DS, R
Greene Township
42/3343
1.7000
1.0000
DS, R
Gregg Township
42/3396
1.8000
1.0000
DS, R
Hanover Township
42/3470
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Harrisburg
42/3500
2.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Horsham
42/3740
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Kelly Township
42/4053
2.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Lancaster
42/4180
1.1000
1.0000
DS, R
Philadelphia
42/6540
3.8907
3.4654
DS, R
Pittsburgh
42/6600
3.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Plains Township
42/6615
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Reading
42/6900
3.6000
1.3000
DS, R
Scranton
42/7460
3.4000
1.0000
DS, R
South Lebanon
42/7894
1.0000
0.0000
DS, R
Tinicum
42/8445
1.0000
1.0000
DS
Warminster Township
42/8845
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Wilkes-Barre
42/9340
3.0000
1.0000
DS, R
York
42/9610
1.2500
1.2500
DS, R
- Divide the annual Pennsylvania city income tax withholding calculated in step 3 by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the biweekly Pennsylvania city income tax withholding.
Resources
To view the updated tax formula, go to the
page from the drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) homepage. Select the tab and select from the menu to launch the tax map. Select the desired State from the map provided for the formula.Inquiries
For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at
or via the customer service portal.