TAXES 20-21, Pennsylvania (Local) Income Tax Withholding
Published: August 12, 2020
Effective: Pay Period 15, 2020
Summary
The nonresident income tax rate for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has changed from 3.4481 percent to 3.5019 percent. All other information 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
N/A
Caln
42/1044
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Camp Hill (voluntary)
42/1060
2.0000
1.0000
N/A
Carlisle
42/1100
1.6000
1.0000
DS, R
Erie
42/2640
1.6500
1.6500
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
3.8712
3.5019
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
South Park Township
42/7912
1.0000
1.0000
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) Home page. 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.