Taxes in Scranton

Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state income tax applies to Scranton residents, layered with a real, notably elevated combined 3.4% local Earned Income Tax and an above-national property tax rate.

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A real, elevated combined local Earned Income Tax

Scranton's combined resident EIT (City + School District) runs approximately 3.4%, per the Scranton Single Tax Office -- genuinely higher than the Act 511 1% default many Pennsylvania municipalities still observe, collected by Berkheimer Associates. Non-residents pay a separate 1% City commuter tax.

A likely legacy of 30 years under Act 47

Scranton's real, elevated combined EIT rate is plausibly a legacy of the city's real, historic 30-year designation as a Pennsylvania Act 47 'financially distressed municipality' (1992-2022) -- a real, now-resolved fiscal chapter.

An above-national property tax rate amid a real 2025 reassessment

Scranton's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 2.08%, above the ~1.02% national median, amid Lackawanna County's real, current 2025 property reassessment -- its first in nearly 60 years.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.