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6.00%. The Pennsylvania state sales tax rate is 6%, and the average PA sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.34%. Counties and cities in Pennsylvania are allowed to charge an additional local sales tax on top of the regular Pennsylvania state sales tax (such as Philadelphia County, which charges an additional 2%).
In every state that imposes a sales tax, the general rule is that each retail sale of tangible personal property is presumed to be taxable. In other words, if you make retail sales, you generally must collect or pay sales tax with respect to each sale unless you can show that the sale was somehow exempt from tax.