The Pennsylvania (PA) state sales tax rate is currently 6%, ranking 16th-highest in the U.S. Depending on local municipalities, the total tax rate can be as high as 8%. The average local rate is 0.34%. The average combined tax rate is 6.34%, ranking 34th in the US.

When sales tax is not charged by the seller on a taxable item or service delivered into or used in Pennsylvania, the consumer is required to remit use tax to the Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania.

Local taxes do not apply to inter-state transactions.

In Pennsylvania, items exempt from the tax include food (not ready-to-eat); candy and gum; most clothing; textbooks; computer services; pharmaceutical drugs; sales for resale; and residential heating fuels such as oil, electricity, gas, coal and firewood.