2026 Tax Year
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Reading residents pay a 3.60% earned income tax — confirmed directly against the Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau's own filing instructions — one of the highest rates among mid-size Pennsylvania cities. Notably, nonresidents who commute into Reading for work pay a much lower 0.3% rate, a wider resident-to-nonresident gap than almost any other Pennsylvania city on this site. Enter your pay details below, or start with the general Pennsylvania Paycheck Calculator if Reading isn't your municipality.
| Earnings | $0 |
| Salary / wages | $0 |
| Overtime | $0 |
| Taxes | $0 |
| Federal income tax | $0 |
| Social Security tax | $0 |
| Medicare tax | $0 |
| PA state income tax | $0 |
| PA unemployment (SUI) | $0 |
| Local earned income tax | $0 |
| Local services tax (LST) | $0 |
| Additional withholding | $0 |
| Benefits | $0 |
| Pre-tax health / FSA / HSA | $0 |
| Retirement (401k) | $0 |
| Post-tax deductions | $0 |
| Take home | $0 |
Estimates only, based on 2026 IRS federal brackets and standard deduction, Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% income tax, the 2026 PA employee UC (SUI) rate of 0.07%, Reading's 3.60% resident earned income tax, and 2026 FICA figures ($184,500 Social Security wage base). Not tax or legal advice — actual withholding depends on your employer's payroll system, your W-4, and your local tax forms.
| Item | 2026 Figure |
|---|---|
| Resident earned income tax | 3.60% |
| Nonresident commuter earned income tax | 0.30% |
| County | Berks County |
| EIT collector | Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau |
| Local Services Tax (LST) | $52/yr, flat |
| PA state income tax (statewide flat rate) | 3.07% |
| Est. combined local tax on $55,000 salary | ~$2,032 |
⚠️ Rate verified against the Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau's official individual filing instructions. Confirm your exact PSD code and rate through the Berks EIT Bureau or the PA DCED Act 32 register before filing or setting up payroll.
Reading's elevated 3.60% EIT traces back to a difficult economic stretch: the city was declared the poorest city in America by 2011 Census Bureau data, with a poverty rate above 40%, and was designated a financially distressed municipality under Act 47 that same era. Like several other Pennsylvania cities on this list working through similar fiscal pressure, Reading secured authority to levy a higher combined earned income tax than the roughly 1% typical Act 32 cap most municipalities follow.
The unusually wide gap between Reading's 3.60% resident rate and its 0.3% nonresident commuter rate is also worth noting — if you live outside Reading but work in the city, your local tax bill looks very different from a Reading resident's. Compare Reading's numbers against Scranton, which followed a similar Act 47 path, or lower-tax cities like Allentown. Browse every municipality on the PA Cities hub.