WASHINGTON, DC – In anticipation of the second meeting of the Payroll Tax Cut Conference Committee, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a new JEC report detailing how much money would stay in the pocket of one- and two-earner families at a county-level based on median wage and salary income per worker.
“As we prepare for the next meeting of the payroll conference committee, this report underscores the need to get this done,” said Senator Casey. “The payroll tax cut helps middle class families buy groceries, gas and other goods which in turn helps to bolster the recovery. I remain committed to reaching a bipartisan compromise that protects working families and provides more take-home pay for 160 million Americans”
The report entitled, “Keeping More Money in the Pockets of American Families: County-Level Data of Savings by Extending the Payroll Tax Cut,” illustrates the impact on a family that consists of two earners who make the median wage and salary within the county. The report includes a county-by-county breakdown of the additional take-home pay one- and two-earner households will receive if the payroll tax is extended through the end of 2012.
Many economists have observed that failing to extend the payroll tax cut would slow economic growth this year and cost the economy jobs. This report details how much more money the average American family would keep in their pockets for the remainder of 2012 if the Payroll Tax Cut is extended.
Pennsylvania county-by-county numbers are below:
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Impact of Extending Payroll Tax Cut by County |
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County |
Median Annual Wage or Salary Per Worker |
Additional Take-Home Pay from 2% Payroll Tax Cut for the Remainder of 2012 |
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Per Worker |
A Family with Two Workers |
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Statewide |
$29,618 |
$494 |
$987 |
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Adams County |
$28,403 |
$473 |
$947 |
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Allegheny County |
$30,104 |
$502 |
$1,003 |
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Armstrong County |
$26,180 |
$436 |
$873 |
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Beaver County |
$27,752 |
$463 |
$925 |
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Bedford County |
$24,246 |
$404 |
$808 |
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Berks County |
$29,307 |
$488 |
$977 |
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Blair County |
$25,566 |
$426 |
$852 |
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Bradford County |
$25,247 |
$421 |
$842 |
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Bucks County |
$38,708 |
$645 |
$1,290 |
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Butler County |
$30,318 |
$505 |
$1,011 |
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Cambria County |
$24,016 |
$400 |
$801 |
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Cameron County |
$25,227 |
$420 |
$841 |
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Carbon County |
$28,101 |
$468 |
$937 |
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Centre County |
$18,244 |
$304 |
$608 |
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Chester County |
$41,186 |
$686 |
$1,373 |
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Clarion County |
$22,063 |
$368 |
$735 |
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Clearfield County |
$23,249 |
$387 |
$775 |
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Clinton County |
$21,531 |
$359 |
$718 |
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Columbia County |
$23,360 |
$389 |
$779 |
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Crawford County |
$22,761 |
$379 |
$759 |
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Cumberland County |
$31,048 |
$517 |
$1,035 |
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Dauphin County |
$31,572 |
$526 |
$1,052 |
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Delaware County |
$34,217 |
$570 |
$1,141 |
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Elk County |
$28,260 |
$471 |
$942 |
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Erie County |
$24,474 |
$408 |
$816 |
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Fayette County |
$22,589 |
$376 |
$753 |
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Forest County |
$16,318 |
$272 |
$544 |
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Franklin County |
$28,837 |
$481 |
$961 |
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Fulton County |
$26,553 |
$443 |
$885 |
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Greene County |
$25,516 |
$425 |
$851 |
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Huntingdon County |
$25,041 |
$417 |
$835 |
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Indiana County |
$19,747 |
$329 |
$658 |
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Jefferson County |
$23,246 |
$387 |
$775 |
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Juniata County |
$26,098 |
$435 |
$870 |
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Lackawanna County |
$26,401 |
$440 |
$880 |
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Lancaster County |
$29,211 |
$487 |
$974 |
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Lawrence County |
$24,762 |
$413 |
$825 |
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Lebanon County |
$29,316 |
$489 |
$977 |
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Lehigh County |
$30,424 |
$507 |
$1,014 |
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Luzerne County |
$26,555 |
$443 |
$885 |
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Lycoming County |
$23,686 |
$395 |
$790 |
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McKean County |
$24,151 |
$403 |
$805 |
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Mercer County |
$24,076 |
$401 |
$803 |
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Mifflin County |
$24,789 |
$413 |
$826 |
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Monroe County |
$28,367 |
$473 |
$946 |
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Montgomery County |
$40,885 |
$681 |
$1,363 |
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Montour County |
$28,523 |
$475 |
$951 |
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Northampton County |
$31,514 |
$525 |
$1,050 |
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Northumberland County |
$23,962 |
$399 |
$799 |
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Perry County |
$30,576 |
$510 |
$1,019 |
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Philadelphia County |
$27,392 |
$457 |
$913 |
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Pike County |
$29,936 |
$499 |
$998 |
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Potter County |
$24,509 |
$408 |
$817 |
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Schuylkill County |
$26,901 |
$448 |
$897 |
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Snyder County |
$22,755 |
$379 |
$759 |
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Somerset County |
$22,646 |
$377 |
$755 |
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Sullivan County |
$24,002 |
$400 |
$800 |
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Susquehanna County |
$24,614 |
$410 |
$820 |
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Tioga County |
$21,911 |
$365 |
$730 |
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Union County |
$20,679 |
$345 |
$689 |
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Venango County |
$24,215 |
$404 |
$807 |
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Warren County |
$25,329 |
$422 |
$844 |
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Washington County |
$28,765 |
$479 |
$959 |
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Wayne County |
$25,546 |
$426 |
$852 |
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Westmoreland County |
$29,112 |
$485 |
$970 |
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Wyoming County |
$25,241 |
$421 |
$841 |
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York County |
$31,734 |
$529 |
$1,058 |
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