2026 tax year · Pennsylvania
Rental host taxes in Pennsylvania
Airbnb, Turo and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is your costs, in Pennsylvania that gap is worth $2,540 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $39,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the rental host page $10,100 comes off and $28,900 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Pennsylvania and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania taxes income at a flat 3.07% for 2026, applied on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| Pennsylvania income tax | $825 |
| Total tax | $5,769 |
| Effective rate on gross | 14.8% |
Earning more in Pennsylvania
A single filer taking the standard deduction, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Pennsylvania tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $371 | $2,208 | 17.0% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $1,113 | $8,309 | 21.3% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $1,797 | $14,526 | 23.1% |
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Pennsylvania specifics that change the number
Pennsylvania also has local income tax that the estimate above does not model, many municipalities levy earned income tax. Philadelphia: 3.75% resident.. Add it separately for where you live and work.
Local taxes on a Pennsylvania let
The income tax below is only part of it. Short-term lets attract occupancy, lodging or transient taxes levied by the city or county rather than Pennsylvania, often at rates that dwarf the state income tax. Some platforms collect and remit them; some collect only part; in some places the host is on the hook entirely. That is a local question this calculator cannot answer, and it is the one hosts most often get wrong.
On $28,900 of profit, what the states around Pennsylvania would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | $78 | −$809 |
| New Jersey | $436 | −$451 |
| West Virginia | $756 | −$131 |
| Delaware | $1,216 | +$328 |
| New York | $1,261 | +$373 |
| Maryland | $1,320 | +$433 |
- Ohio would take $809 less, $78 against Pennsylvania's $887.
- New Jersey would take $451 less, $436 against Pennsylvania's $887.
- West Virginia would take $131 less, $756 against Pennsylvania's $887.
- Delaware would take $328 more, $1,216 against Pennsylvania's $887.
- New York would take $373 more, $1,261 against Pennsylvania's $887.
- Maryland would take $433 more, $1,320 against Pennsylvania's $887.
Rental host tax questions in Pennsylvania
How much should a Pennsylvania host set aside?
About 14.8% of gross on the $39,000 example, $5,769 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $825 to Pennsylvania. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Pennsylvania taxes?
No. Pennsylvania taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the Pennsylvania bill is $825 rather than what gross alone would suggest.