Carbon County, Pennsylvania Local Income Tax Rates, 2026
24 municipalities, resident rates 1% to 1.5%. Resident rates include the school district earned income tax; non-residents pay the municipal rate only.
Source: Pennsylvania DCED, EIT/PIT/LST Tax Registers (Official), rates as of June 15, 2026 · Pennsylvania paycheck calculator
| Municipality | School district | Residents | Non-residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Township | Hazleton Area School District | 1.5% | 1% |
| Beaver Meadows Borough | Hazleton Area School District | 1.5% | 1% |
| Bowmanstown Borough | Palmerton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| East Penn Township | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| East Side Borough | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Franklin Township | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Jim Thorpe Borough | Jim Thorpe Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Kidder Township | Jim Thorpe Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Kidder Township | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lansford Borough | Panther Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lausanne Township | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lehigh Township | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lehighton Borough | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lower Towamensing Township | Palmerton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Mahoning Township | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Nesquehoning Borough | Panther Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Packer Township | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Palmerton Borough | Palmerton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Parryville Borough | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Penn Forest Township | Jim Thorpe Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Summit Hill Borough | Panther Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Towamensing Township | Palmerton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Weatherly Borough | Weatherly Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Weissport Borough | Lehighton Area School District | 1% | 1% |
Base is Pennsylvania compensation (Medicare wages: 401(k) deferrals stay in, Section 125 premiums come out). The flat local services tax, up to $52 a year, is not shown.