East Coast region
PennsylvaniaGas prices
EIA doesn’t publish a weekly price for Pennsylvania on its own. This figure starts from the Central Atlantic average of $4.363 for the week of October 5, 2026 and adjusts it for Pennsylvania’s fuel tax, which is 19.1¢ a gallon above the regional norm. How we estimate it.
Central Atlantic prices this week
The regional averages Pennsylvania’s figures are drawn from, in dollars per gallon.
- Regular
- $4.363
- Down $0.048 on the week
- Midgrade
- $4.901
- Down $0.035 on the week
- Premium
- $5.246
- Down $0.036 on the week
- Diesel
- $6.485
- Down $0.046 on the week
The regional price is toward the high end of its past-year range: over the past 52 weeks it has run from $2.885 to $4.534, averaging $3.677. It has moved +2.9% over four weeks and +12.6% over thirteen.
How much of a gallon is tax
Pennsylvania charges 58.7¢ a gallon in state tax, the 5th highest of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.). With the federal tax that is 77.1¢, about 17% of the pump price.
| State excise tax | 57.60¢ |
|---|---|
| Other state taxes and fees | 1.10¢ |
| Federal excise tax | 18.40¢ |
| Total per gallon | 77.10¢ |
| On a 15-gallon fill | $11.57 |
| Over a year of typical driving | $370 |
From EIA’s notes for Pennsylvania: A variable rate is calculated annually and replaced the OCS and Liquid Fuels Tax (see PA Bulletin for updated rate info).
Source: EIA federal and state motor fuel taxes, July 2026. A typical year assumes 480 gallons (about 12,000 miles at 25 mpg). Local sales taxes are not included.
Fuel tax in Pennsylvania and its neighbours
Across the line in Delaware, state tax is 35.7¢ a gallon lower, which is $5.36 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus PA | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 23.0¢ | −35.7¢ | −$5.36 |
| New York | 24.2¢ | −34.5¢ | −$5.18 |
| West Virginia | 35.7¢ | −23.0¢ | −$3.45 |
| Ohio | 38.5¢ | −20.2¢ | −$3.03 |
| Maryland | 46.8¢ | −11.9¢ | −$1.78 |
| New Jersey | 49.1¢ | −9.6¢ | −$1.43 |
| Pennsylvania | 58.7¢ | — | — |
What driving in Pennsylvania costs
- A 15-gallon fill
- $68.31
- A year of typical driving
- $2,186
- Versus the national average
- $96 a year more
Planning a drive? The fuel cost calculator prices a trip at this week’s Pennsylvania figure, for your own car.
How we estimate the Pennsylvania price
The U.S. Energy Information Administration surveys retail gasoline prices every Monday, but it reports individual figures for only nine states. Pennsylvania is counted in the Central Atlantic series, which averages it together with Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey and New York.
Within one region, crude oil, refining and most delivery costs are shared. The biggest fixed difference from one state to the next is tax, which reaches the pump almost cent for cent. So we take the regional average and add the gap between Pennsylvania’s tax (58.7¢) and the average tax across the region’s states (39.6¢).
Local taxes, how busy the local market is and how far the state is from a refinery all move real prices too, so treat this as a guide to within a few cents, not a quote. Our methodology covers how every figure on the site is sourced.
Gas prices in Pennsylvania
- How much is gas in Pennsylvania right now?
- Regular gasoline in Pennsylvania is estimated at about $4.55 a gallon this week. That starts from the EIA's Central Atlantic average of $4.363 and adjusts it for Pennsylvania's fuel tax, which is 19.1¢ a gallon above the average across the region's states. The national average is $4.354.
- How much is the gas tax in Pennsylvania?
- Pennsylvania charges 57.60¢ a gallon in state excise tax plus 1.10¢ in other per-gallon taxes and fees, 58.70¢ in all. That ranks 5 of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.), highest first. With the 18.4¢ federal tax, a gallon carries 77.1¢ of tax.
- Is gas cheaper in a state next to Pennsylvania?
- On tax alone, yes. Delaware has the lowest fuel tax of Pennsylvania's neighbours at 23.0¢ a gallon, 35.7¢ less than Pennsylvania. On a 15-gallon fill that is $5.36 less tax. Station prices vary, so the saving at any one pump can be larger or smaller.
- Why is there no official weekly gas price for Pennsylvania?
- The EIA's weekly survey samples about 1,000 stations nationwide, enough for reliable regional averages and for nine large states, but not for every state on its own. Pennsylvania is counted in the Central Atlantic series, which is updated every Monday and published on Tuesday.