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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%).
What You Need to Know About Income, Sales, Property and Estate Taxes. Taxes in Pennsylvania are levied on a variety of items, including income, property and retail sales items. Overall, Pennsylvania's state and local tax burden is 9.8%, according to numbers crunched by the nonprofit Tax Foundation. This ranks Pennsylvania at #36, in the bottom third of all states.