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The wage tax is really obnoxious. I essentially took a pay cut just by taking a job in the city. As you say, it would be easier to swallow if things felt more l

• whakojacko 16y ago
  Its not quite fair to complain about this though, since PA state income tax is relatively low (3% fixed). Pittsburgh has city taxes too, something like 1% for Allegheny county and another 2% in the city of Pittsburgh for schools (which non-residents dont have to pay). Even accounting for those taxes, you're probably still around what you would be paying in a lot of other states.
  • JunkDNA 16y ago
    No, the issue is I went from working and living in the suburbs to working in the city. For doing that, I pay an additional 2% in taxes on top of my local (suburban) tax of 1%. The wage tax on non-Philly residents is ~3% and my local municipality will let me count that toward my local taxes. So, it really is a pay cut. It's not going to make me go broke, but it is infuriating.
    • adolph 16y ago
      Did you factor taxation into your location change or was it an incidental outcome?
      • JunkDNA 16y ago
        I did factor it in when deciding whether or not to take the job. In the end, I calculated I would be saving a bit on federal taxes because I would be using regional rail instead of driving (and thus paying for transportation with pre-tax money). It was enough to offset the local taxes.
  • steveklabnik 16y ago
    You see the same effect here in Pittsburgh. Many companies have set up shop in Cranberry, just outside of Allegheny county.