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SNAP income limit in Pennsylvania

Simple answer

A family of 4 can earn up to $3,575 a month.

That is the SNAP gross income test. It started October 1, 2026. The agency still looks at your whole household.

Who is under the federal food stamps (SNAP) income test? A household of four is measured against $33,000. The verified gross test for food stamps (SNAP) is 130 percent of poverty, published as a monthly dollar limit for fiscal year 2027.

The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in Pennsylvania is $471: Philadelphia at $1,860 and Pittsburgh at $1,389.

Pennsylvania taxes wages at a flat 3.07%. Combined state and local sales tax is 6.3%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.16%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is unlikely for Food stamps (SNAP). Unlikely under the federal gross test.

Limits behind the page

FY 2027 SNAP monthly income limits for Pennsylvania
HouseholdGross (130%)Net (100%)
1$1,729$1,330
2$2,345$1,804
3$2,960$2,277
4$3,575$2,750

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Pennsylvania. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.

Food stamps (SNAP)

Unlikely

Unlikely under the federal gross test

  • The federal gross monthly limit for a household of 4 in Pennsylvania is $3,575 for October 2026 through September 2027. Your monthly income is $4,000.
  • That is over the verified federal gross test. Pennsylvania may set a higher gross limit through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state figure is not in this dataset.
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