Allegheny County · Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh sales tax rate (PA)
Allegheny County is one of only two Pennsylvania counties allowed a local sales tax; the other is Philadelphia.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Pittsburgh, PA is 7% as of January 1, 2026 — 6% state + 1% county. On a $100 purchase that is $7 in tax, for a total of $107. Pennsylvania's statewide base is 6%.
- Combined rate
- 7%
- State share
- 6%
- Local share
- 1%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $7
Calculate Pittsburgh sales tax
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The full combined rate of 7% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 7%
- $7
- Total
- $107
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 7% high?
Where Pittsburgh sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -0.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 14%1% of the total
- Cost per household
- $1,820Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 2Stacked into the combined rate
7% in Pittsburgh — low. It ranks 69 of 94 covered metros, -0.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,820 a year, $247 below it.
Local government sets 1% of the total, 14% of the bill; the state takes 6%. 2 layers stack: Pennsylvania state 6%, Allegheny County 1%. The Allegheny County increment at 1% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $260 a year on its own.
2 of 2 covered Pennsylvania metros, -0.5 pts from the 7.5% state median. The in-state spread runs 7% in Pittsburgh to 8% in Philadelphia — 1 points wide. Pittsburgh is the cheapest covered metro in Pennsylvania; no in-state line is worth crossing.
Same bracket nationally: St. Petersburg, FL (7%); Miami, FL (7%); Indianapolis, IN (7%). A household relocating between Pittsburgh and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 302,971 residents, roughly 121,188 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1% local share pulls about $31,508,880 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Allegheny County is one of only two Pennsylvania counties allowed a local sales tax; the other is Philadelphia.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania state | state | 6% | 86% |
| Allegheny County | county | 1% | 14% |
| Combined rate | 7% |
Pittsburgh sales tax reference table
Tax due at 7% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.70 | $10.70 |
| $25 | $1.75 | $26.75 |
| $50 | $3.50 | $53.50 |
| $100 | $7.00 | $107.00 |
| $500 | $35.00 | $535.00 |
| $1,000 | $70.00 | $1070.00 |
| $5,000 | $350.00 | $5350.00 |
| $25,000 | $1750.00 | $26750.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7% tax collected.
Backing out 7% for Pittsburgh, PA.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $7
What this rate applies to
Pennsylvania publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Pennsylvania are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Allegheny County is one of only two Pennsylvania counties allowed a local sales tax; the other is Philadelphia. Check the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7% applies.
Pittsburgh at a glance
- Population
- 302,971
- Median household income
- $62,637
- County
- Allegheny County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
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