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Scranton Paycheck Calculator (2026)

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Yes. Scranton levies a 3.4% Earned Income Tax, among the highest standard EIT rates in Pennsylvania, set under Act 47 distressed-municipality authority. At $85,000 single, take-home for a Scranton resident is $63,128 after federal tax, FICA, Pennsylvania's 3.07% flat state tax, and the Scranton local line.

Scranton sits in Lackawanna County's anthracite-coal country and levies a 3.4% local Earned Income Tax, one of the highest standard EIT rates in Pennsylvania. The headline figure reflects Scranton's history under Pennsylvania's Act 47 distressed-municipality framework, which permits an EIT above the typical 1% statutory cap so the city can fund services after the long decline of the coal economy. The rate combines a city share and a Scranton School District share, both withheld at the source on resident wages. Anthracite mining defined the regional economy for a century, peaking in the early 1900s and contracting steadily through mid-century. The local workforce now spreads across the University of Scranton, Marywood University, healthcare and Geisinger Commonwealth Medical College, distribution and logistics along the I-81 corridor, and a public-facing identity boosted by the NBC sitcom 'The Office,' set in Scranton at the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company. Pennsylvania imposes no SDI on wages. At $85,000 for a single Scranton resident, federal tax is $9,870, Pennsylvania state tax is $2,610, FICA is $6,503, and the Scranton local line is $2,890, leaving take-home of $63,128. Adjust the inputs above to layer in HSA contributions, 401(k) deferrals, or a different salary.

$85,000 single filer take-home comparison

Scranton

$63,100

Pennsylvania (no city tax)

$66,000

Texas (no income tax)

$68,600

Scranton take-home is -$2,900 vs the state-only figure and -$5,500 vs the no-income-tax baseline.

Scranton local tax breakdown

Local bracket schedule applied by the calculator for 2026.

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$0+3.40%

What this estimate includes

This calculator computes Scranton take-home pay using 2026 federal brackets after the standard deduction, FICA contributions (Social Security up to the annual wage base, Medicare on all wages, plus the Additional Medicare Tax above the filing-status threshold), Pennsylvania's state income tax schedule, the Scranton local income tax. It excludes employer-side payroll taxes, custom W-4 elections, supplemental-wage handling for bonuses or equity vesting, and income from sources other than W-2 wages. Per-city resident and non-resident rules are described in the prose above where they differ.

Scranton paycheck FAQ

What does federal income tax look like at $85,000 single in Scranton?
Federal income tax at $85,000 single sits in the 22% marginal bracket and comes to $9,870 after the standard deduction. Federal mechanics work uniformly across all states, so a Scranton single filer sees the same federal line as a Wilkes-Barre or Harrisburg counterpart on the same gross. Local Scranton tax applies on top.
How does Scranton's local Earned Income Tax work?
Scranton's 3.4% combined EIT splits between a city share and a Scranton School District share, both withheld at the source on resident wages. The above-baseline rate reflects Scranton's history under Pennsylvania Act 47, which lets distressed municipalities exceed the 1% statutory EIT cap. At $85,000 the Scranton line resolves to $2,890 on the year.
What happens with the EIT if I commute between Scranton and another PA city?
Pennsylvania's EIT framework applies at the worker's resident rate, with employers withholding the higher of the home-city or work-city rate at the source. A Scranton resident commuting to another PA municipality typically pays Scranton's 3.4% through reciprocity. Non-residents working in Scranton pay their home-municipality EIT first, with the difference flowing to Scranton if its rate is higher.
How does Pennsylvania's flat state tax fit with Scranton's stack?
The Pennsylvania flat state tax stacks on the Scranton stack at a uniform 3.07%, with no SDI line and no bracket schedule. PA's state base also excludes pre-tax 401(k) contributions from state-side reduction, which means traditional deferrals lower federal tax only. State-and-local income tax for a Scranton single filer at $85,000 comes to $2,610 plus $2,890.
What changes for married filing jointly, head of household, or filing separately at $85,000 in Scranton?
MFJ at $85,000 clears about $67,158, a delta of $4,030 from the single figure. Wider federal MFJ brackets and the doubled federal standard deduction drive most of the change. Pennsylvania's flat rate is filing-status-neutral and Scranton's local stack withholds at the same 3.4% across all four filing statuses. Head of Household reaches about $66,050, around $2,922 more than Single, and combined MFS take-home runs about $4,030 less than MFJ.
How does Scranton compare to Wilkes-Barre, just down the road?
Wilkes-Barre sits 20 miles south of Scranton in Luzerne County's section of the same anthracite-coal region. The two cities share Act 47 history; Wilkes-Barre's combined EIT comes in slightly below Scranton's 3.4%. A move between them changes the local line at the source but leaves state and federal mechanics identical.

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2026-06-25