York Paycheck Calculator — PA Take-Home Pay (1.25% EIT)

York Payroll Tax Facts — 2026

⚠️ Rate verified against the York Adams Tax Bureau's official FAQ on Act 205, which set York City's EIT floor at 1.25% for both residents and nonresident workers effective January 1, 2015. If you commute into York City from a home municipality with a resident EIT rate above 1.25% (for example, Dover Borough at 1.4%), your higher home rate applies instead — always confirm your exact rate through the York Adams Tax Bureau's rate lookup tool or the PA DCED Act 32 register before filing or setting up payroll.

When York Ran the Country

After British forces occupied Philadelphia in September 1777, the Continental Congress fled west, crossing the Susquehanna River to put distance between itself and the advancing army. Congress convened in York's Colonial Court House on September 30, 1777, and stayed for nine months — during which it adopted the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, proclaimed the first national Day of Thanksgiving, and signed the Treaty of Alliance with France that brought a crucial ally into the war. Congress returned to Philadelphia on June 27, 1778, after word arrived that the British had evacuated the city.

Laid out in 1741 as the first city west of the Susquehanna, York today anchors York County in South Central Pennsylvania. Its local tax structure is unusual among PA cities: rather than splitting into separate resident and nonresident rates, York City's 1.25% earned income tax — set by Act 205 to help fund the city's pension system — applies as a floor to residents and commuters alike. Compare that against nearby Lancaster's 1.6% resident rate, or higher-tax Reading at 3.60%. Browse every municipality on the PA Cities hub.

York Paycheck Calculator — FAQ

• What is York's earned income tax rate? +
  York City levies a combined earned income tax of 1.25% in 2026, confirmed against the York Adams Tax Bureau's official FAQ. Unlike most PA cities, this 1.25% rate is a floor that applies equally to residents of York City and to nonresidents who work there.
• Do nonresidents who work in York pay a lower rate than residents? +
  No. Under Act 205 of 1984, the City of York's distressed-pension recovery tax set a 1.25% floor that applies to both residents and nonresidents working within York City limits. A commuter with a home-municipality resident rate below 1.25% pays York's 1.25% instead; a commuter with a higher home resident rate (for example, Dover Borough at 1.4%) continues paying their higher home rate, and York City receives none of it.
• Was York really the capital of the United States? +
  Yes, for nine months. After British forces occupied Philadelphia, the Continental Congress fled to York and met there from September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778. During that time, Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving, and signed the Treaty of Alliance with France.
• Who collects York's local earned income tax? +
  The York Adams Tax Bureau (YATB) collects and administers earned income tax and the Local Services Tax for York City and most other municipalities in York and Adams Counties.
• Does this calculator automatically apply York's EIT rate? +
  Yes. The Municipality preset on the State & Local tab defaults to York's 1.25% combined rate, which applies whether you live in York City, work there, or both. Only change the rate field if your home municipality's resident rate is higher than 1.25%.