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6.00%. The Pennsylvania state sales tax rate is 6%, and the average PA sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.34%. Counties and cities in Pennsylvania are allowed to charge an additional local sales tax on top of the regular Pennsylvania state sales tax (such as Philadelphia County, which charges an additional 2%).
The use tax rate is the same as the sales tax rate: 6 percent state tax, plus an additional 1 percent local tax for items purchased or used in Allegheny County and 2 percent local tax for Philadelphia.