What percentage of taxes are taken out of wages in Pennsylvania?

Answer 1

The State your located in only effects a bit of the calculation.. But what you consider tax does still matter - Unemployment? Disability? retirement or other employee benefits? Even FICA or such...they may seem like a tax, but to many they really aren't...as they go for specific benefits. And they are all withheld. Each under different guidelines... like the history of the employer or the type of work you do changes the amount of the Unemployment or Disability, etc. that is withheld.

The amount of income tax withheld also depends on many things...obviously which state (or even city) your in, the amount of income your projected on earning over the year, (which helps determine your tax bracket and the percent that may be needed), as well as your filing status, number of dependents and other deductions. All these things can be adjusted for your circumstances by properly and completely filling out (or changing) the Form W-4 all employers ask you to. Finally, there are a number of different legal ways for the payroll provider to calculate certain aspects of the amount to withhold...but overall they make only a small difference. Remember, anything withheld is just being done as an estimated installment payment toward whatever tax, if any, you do ultimately owe. If too much is withheld, it is refunded. (Too little, and you could pay a penalty). Again, adjusting your W-4 is the way to correct for any of these circumstances.