Gig driver taxes in Pennsylvania (2026)

Pennsylvania taxes driving income at a flat 3.07%. That sits on top of self-employment tax and federal income tax. Here is what the three come to for a typical driver, computed by the same engine RoadKept runs on your own records.

Expected gross earnings For the full year, before expenses

Business miles, Jan 1 – Jun 30 Valued at 72.5¢ each

Business miles, Jul 1 – Dec 31 Valued at 76¢ each

Other deductible expenses Phone, tolls, supplies. Not gas or repairs

Filing status

State

to send the IRS each quarter

Next payment—

Set aside from every payout—

Mileage deduction$0

Net profit after deductions$0

Self-employment tax$0

Federal income tax$0

State income tax$0

Total for the year$0

A worked example for Pennsylvania

A driver in Pennsylvania expects $52,000 gross, drives 28,000 business miles split evenly across the two 72.5¢ and 76¢ periods, has $1,800 of other deductible costs, and files single.

Mileage takes $20,790 off, leaving $29,410 of profit. Self-employment tax is $4,156, federal income tax $899 after QBI and the half-SE deduction. Pennsylvania takes $839 at 3.07%.

That is $5,893 for the year — about 11% of every payout. Spread across the four estimated-payment dates, that is $1,473 a quarter.

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RoadKept keeps this number current from your real miles and payouts, in Pennsylvania's rules, and warns you before each deadline.

Pennsylvania 2026 estimated-payment dates

Pennsylvania's own dates for tax year 2026, and the federal ones beside them:

Pennsylvania estimated payments, tax year 2026
Period	Due	Share of the year
Q1	April 15, 2026	25%
Q2	June 15, 2026	25%
Q3	September 15, 2026	25%
Q4	January 15, 2027	25%

Federal estimated payments, tax year 2026
Period	Due	Share of the year
Q1	April 15, 2026	25%
Q2	June 15, 2026	25%
Q3	September 15, 2026	25%
Q4	January 15, 2027	25%

If a date falls on a weekend or holiday it moves to the next business day. Q2 covers two months, not three, and Q4 is not due until the following January.

What this page does not do

Pennsylvania has local income taxes in some places that RoadKept does not model, so the state figure on this page is a floor, not the whole bill.
RoadKept figures one state — where you live. If you drove for work in more than one state, the split between them is a question for your preparer; this won't guess at it.
No standard deduction is modelled, which overstates federal income tax; the Social Security wage base is applied, but this page does not ask for W-2 wages. On a set-aside figure, too high is the safe direction to be wrong.
This is a planning estimate, not the figure you file.

Questions drivers in Pennsylvania ask

Does Pennsylvania tax gig driving income?

Yes. Pennsylvania applies a flat 3.07% to your net profit, on top of federal self-employment tax and federal income tax. On the worked example above that is $839 for the year.

How much should a 1099 driver in Pennsylvania set aside?

For the worked example — $52,000 gross, 28,000 business miles split across the two 2026 rates, $1,800 of other costs, filing single — the year's total is $5,893, which is about 11% of every payout. Your own figure depends on your miles and your income; RoadKept computes it from your records.

When are estimated taxes due in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's estimated-payment dates for tax year 2026 are April 15, 2026, June 15, 2026, September 15, 2026, January 15, 2027. The federal dates are April 15, 2026, June 15, 2026, September 15, 2026, January 15, 2027.

Does RoadKept compute Pennsylvania state tax?

Yes, at Pennsylvania's actual rate for the tax year, and the figure is recomputed every time you log. It figures one state — where you live; if you drove for work in more than one state, the split is a question for your preparer.