Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Local Income Tax Rates, 2026
40 municipalities, resident rates 1% to 2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrysburg Borough | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Conewago Township | Lower Dauphin School District | 1% | 1% |
| Dauphin Borough | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Derry Township | Derry Township School District | 1% | 1% |
| East Hanover Township | Lower Dauphin School District | 1% | 1% |
| Elizabethville Borough | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Gratz Borough | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Halifax Borough | Halifax Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Halifax Township | Halifax Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Harrisburg | Harrisburg City School District | 2% | 1% |
| Highspire Borough | Steelton-Highspire School District | 1% | 1% |
| Hummelstown Borough | Lower Dauphin School District | 1% | 1% |
| Jackson Township | Halifax Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Jefferson Township | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Londonderry Township | Lower Dauphin School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lower Paxton Township | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Lower Swatara Township | Middletown Area School District | 1.75% | 1% |
| Lykens Borough | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Lykens Township | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Middle Paxton Township | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Middletown Borough | Middletown Area School District | 1.75% | 0.5% |
| Mifflin Township | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Millersburg Borough | Millersburg Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Paxtang Borough | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Penbrook Borough | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Pillow Borough | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Reed Township | Susquenita School District | 1.8% | 1% |
| Royalton Borough | Middletown Area School District | 1.75% | 1% |
| Rush Township | Williams Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| South Hanover Township | Lower Dauphin School District | 1% | 1% |
| Steelton Borough | Steelton-Highspire School District | 1% | 1% |
| Susquehanna Township | Susquehanna Township School District | 1% | 1% |
| Swatara Township | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Upper Paxton Township | Millersburg Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Washington Township | Upper Dauphin Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Wayne Township | Halifax Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| West Hanover Township | Central Dauphin School District | 2% | 1% |
| Wiconisco Township | Williams Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Williams Township | Williams Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Williamstown Borough | Williams Valley 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.