Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Local Income Tax Rates, 2026
40 municipalities, resident rates 1% to 3.4%. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbald Borough | Valley View School District | 1% | 1% |
| Benton Township | Lackawanna Trail School District | 1% | 1% |
| Blakely Borough | Valley View School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Carbondale | Carbondale Area School District | 2.5% | 1% |
| Carbondale Township | Lakeland School District | 1% | 1% |
| Clarks Green Borough | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Clarks Summit Borough | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| Clifton Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 1% |
| Covington Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 1% |
| Dalton Borough | Lackawanna Trail School District | 1% | 1% |
| Dickson City Borough | Mid Valley School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Dunmore Borough | Dunmore School District | 1% | 1% |
| Elmhurst Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 1% |
| Fell Township | Carbondale Area School District | 1% | 1% |
| Glenburn Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| Greenfield Township | Lakeland School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Jefferson Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 1% |
| Jermyn Borough | Lakeland School District | 1% | 1% |
| Jessup Borough | Valley View School District | 1% | 1% |
| Laplume Township | Lackawanna Trail School District | 1% | 1% |
| Madison Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Mayfield Borough | Lakeland School District | 1% | 1% |
| Moosic Borough | Riverside School District | 1% | 1% |
| Moscow Borough | North Pocono School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Newton Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| North Abington Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| Old Forge Borough | Old Forge School District | 1% | 1% |
| Olyphant Borough | Mid Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Ransom Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| Roaring Brook Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Scott Township | Lakeland School District | 1% | 1% |
| Scranton | Scranton School District | 3.4% | 1% |
| South Abington Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| Spring Brook Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Taylor Borough | Riverside School District | 1% | 1% |
| Thornhurst Township | North Pocono School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Throop Borough | Mid Valley School District | 1% | 1% |
| Vandling Borough | Forest City Regn School District | 1% | 0.5% |
| Waverly Township | Abington Heights School District | 1% | 1% |
| West Abington Township | Lackawanna Trail 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.