Pennsylvania minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Pennsylvania rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,453
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Pennsylvania in 2026?
The Pennsylvania minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum.
Will the Pennsylvania minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Pennsylvania?
Full time, a Pennsylvania minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Pennsylvania?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Pennsylvania takes home $13,453 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $517.41. It takes 154.6 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,453
- Every two weeks
- $517.41
- Per hour after tax
- $6.47
- In national prices
- $13,788
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Pennsylvania?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 35% of Pennsylvania workers earn, but less than half of them. The Pennsylvania median wage is $23.89 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Pennsylvania?
Tipped workers in Pennsylvania can be paid $2.83 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Pennsylvania minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Pennsylvania minimum wage compare with other states?
Pennsylvania is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Pennsylvania?
Full time, a Pennsylvania minimum wage job takes home $258.71 a week after taxes.
Is the Pennsylvania minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Pennsylvania prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $13,788 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,453 take-home.