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Payroll Department

Local, Regional and National Tax Rates for 2008

Tax	Current Rate	More Information
FICA-Social Security	6.2000%-Note (1)	IRS
FICA-Medicare	1.4500%-Note (2)	IRS
Federal Withholding	14.0000%- Note (3)	N/A
Federal Withholding	Per Appropriate Tax Table	N/A
Pa. State Income Tax	3.07%	State of PA
Pa. State Unemployment Insurance	0.06%	State of PA
City of Pittsburgh Wage Tax	1.0000%	City of Pgh
City of Pittsburgh Non-Resident Tax	1.0000%	City of Pgh
Bradford Wage Tax	1.0000%- Note (4)	N/A
Greensburg Wage Tax	1.6500%	N/A
Hempfield Township Wage Tax	1.0000%	N/A
Plum Borough Wage Tax	1.0000%	N/A
Richland Township Wage Tax	1.0000%	N/A
Geistown Borough Wage Tax	1.0000%	N/A
Titusville Wage Tax	1.0000%- Note (4)	N/A
O'Hara Township Wage Tax-1-Fox Chapel	1.0000%	N/A
O'Hara Township Wage Tax-2-Blawnox	1.0000%	N/A
O'Hara Township Wage Tax-3-Indiana	1.0000%	N/A
City of Pittsburgh School Tax	2.0000%	City of Pgh
Aspinwall Boro School Tax	1.0000%	N/A
Sharpsburg Boro School Tax	1.0000%	N/A
O'Hara Township Wage Tax	1.2000%	N/A
Philadelphia Wage Tax	4.26% (Resident only)	N/A
Local Services Tax	See Payroll Deductions Web Page	N/A

Note (1) $94,200 cap for 2006; $97,500 cap for 2007; $102,000 cap for 2008
Note (2) No Cap
Note (3) Foreign Employee-Country Has No Treaty & Employee is paid a Stipend
Note (4) Remitted to school district where you reside

Resources

City of Pittsburgh Employer Wage Tax