Pennsylvania Gas Tax
What Pennsylvania and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Pennsylvania’s 77.1¢
| Pennsylvania state excise tax | 57.6¢ |
| Other Pennsylvania taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.1¢ |
| Total Pennsylvania state tax | 58.7¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 77.1¢ |
A variable rate is calculated annually and replaced the OCS and Liquid Fuels Tax (see PA Bulletin for updated rate info). Underground Storage Tank (UST) Fund fee (applies only to gasoline and diesel fuel into tanks at farms: $0.0110/gal. Most diesel fuel subject to the tank Capacity fee: $0.0825/gal of UST capacity, paid annually. See PA Insurance Dept, Bureau of Special Funds, USTIF for UST fees.
How much of a gallon in Pennsylvania is tax
Pennsylvania gasoline currently averages $4.44 a gallon. Against that, the 77.1¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 17.4% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Pennsylvania vs. the other 50 states
Pennsylvania’s state gas tax of 58.7¢ is 24.9¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 5th-highest, or equivalently the 47th-lowest.
Pennsylvania gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Pennsylvania?
- Pennsylvania charges 58.7¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 57.6¢ of state excise tax plus 1.1¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 77.1¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Pennsylvania's gas tax compare to other states?
- Pennsylvania's state gasoline tax of 58.7¢ per gallon ranks 5th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Pennsylvania?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Pennsylvania, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Pennsylvania is tax?
- With Pennsylvania gasoline averaging $4.44 per gallon, the 77.1¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 17.4% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Pennsylvania charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Pennsylvania as a state where local option taxes are allowed. Its table covers taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes in every state, so treat the figures here as state and federal only.
Related to Pennsylvania gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.