Casey Led the Fight on Payroll Compromise
PA Families Will See Nearly $1,000 in Extra Take-Home Pay This Year
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), as a member of the payroll conference committee and the lead sponsor of the original payroll legislation, today signed the conference report to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, giving the average Pennsylvania family nearly $1,000 dollars in extra take-home pay through the end of the year.
“I have fought to keep this tax cut for working families in place because it is essential to the economic recovery,” Senator Casey said. “This is a major win for Pennsylvanians who will have more money in their pockets to pay their bills, feed their families and create demand for businesses, which will ultimately fuel the economy.”
Senator Casey was the lead sponsor of the original legislation to extend the tax cut, and he offered the first compromise legislation last year.
Senator Casey, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a JEC report last month detailing how much additional take-home pay the average worker in each Pennsylvania county would see if the tax cut is extended. Those 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 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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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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