What is the Pennsylvania judgment interest rate?

As of July 9, 2026: Pennsylvania Judgment Interest Rate is 6% per year. Pennsylvania’s flat 6% legal judgment rate.

Pennsylvania post-judgment interest rate

United States Pennsylvania’s flat 6% legal judgment rate.

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Current rate

6% per year — current statutory reference (source checked July 9, 2026)
Fixed by statute

2026 Pennsylvania post-judgment interest at a glance

Current rate: 6% per year
Effective date: July 9, 2026
Controlling authority: 42 Pa.C.S. §8101 / 41 P.S. §202
Rate basis: Fixed by statute
Source checked: July 9, 2026
Recorded history: 1 data point

Pennsylvania judgments carry interest at the state’s legal rate of 6% per year — 42 Pa.C.S. §8101 sets judgment interest at "the lawful rate," which 41 P.S. §202 fixes at 6%. It’s simple interest and has been 6% for decades. A judgment on a loan or contract can carry a higher lawful contract rate where the documents set one.

How Pennsylvania post-judgment interest works

Which rate applies

The 6% headline is the general lawful rate supplied by 42 Pa.C.S. §8101 and 41 P.S. §202. A judgment founded on an obligation with a different enforceable contract rate can require separate analysis.

When interest accrues

Section 8101 runs interest from the date of the verdict or award, or from the date of the judgment if it is not entered on a verdict or award, until satisfaction.

Compounding and rate lock

The general statutory reference is treated as simple interest. StatuteRates keeps a general Pennsylvania calculator disabled until every day-count, payment-allocation, contract-rate, and judgment-type branch is verified.

Official history coverage

The current 6% legal-rate reference is recorded with official statutory sources. The page does not present a manufactured amendment history when earlier effective-date texts have not been independently digitized.

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→ See Pennsylvania’s prejudgment interest rate (interest before judgment — different rules)

Statutory basis & carve-outs. Post-judgment interest at Pennsylvania’s legal rate of 6% per annum — 42 Pa.C.S. §8101 sets judgment interest at "the lawful rate," which 41 P.S. §202 fixes at 6%. Simple interest; written into statute and unchanged for decades. A contract judgment can carry a higher lawful contract rate if the documents set one. Verify against the statute; not legal advice.

Current recorded observation

One current observation is on record; this page does not claim complete historical coverage. All recorded observations are in the JSON API.
Effective date	Rate	Basis
July 9, 2026	6%	Statute

Source & provenance

Observation recorded July 9, 2026 (00:00 UTC) from the cited source (Pennsylvania General Assembly (official)):
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/42/00.081.001.000..HTM

Cite this page

StatuteRates. “Pennsylvania Judgment Interest Rate.” StatuteRates.com. Accessed today. https://statuterates.com/rates/pennsylvania-judgment-rate/ Rate recorded under 42 Pa.C.S. §8101 / 41 P.S. §202, effective July 9, 2026.

Reference data only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Always confirm the controlling value against the controlling official source and, where applicable, the governing statute or court before relying on it.