Sales Tax Calculator
All 50 States — Add Tax or Take It Out
Work out the sales tax on a purchase with your state's rate plus your local rate — or take the tax back out of a receipt total.
Read the full answer — method, rates and figures
Quick answer: Sales tax = price × rate. The rate you pay is the state rate plus any county, city and district rates.
On a $100.00 purchase in Texas at the 6.25% state rate, the tax is $6.25, for $106.25; local taxes can add up to 2% more there. 5 states — Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon — have no statewide sales tax (local taxes can still apply in Alaska). The highest statewide rate is California's 7.25% (including a 1.25% statewide local portion); Indiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Tennessee charge 7%.
To take tax out of a receipt total, divide by 1 + rate. State rates were checked on each state's revenue department site, 25 September 2026.
How do you calculate sales tax?
Price × rate: $100.00 × 6.25% (Texas state rate) = $6.25 tax, $106.25 total.
Local taxes up to 2% (8.25% maximum combined).
Sales tax
$6.25
Total with tax
$106.25
State rate
6.25%
Combined rate
6.25%
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Sales tax
$6.25
Total with tax
$106.25
Combined rate
6.25%
State sales tax rates 2026
| State | State rate | Local taxes |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4% | Yes |
| Alaska | 0% | Yes |
| Arizona | 5.6% | Yes |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | Yes |
| California | 7.25% | Yes |
| Colorado | 2.9% | Yes |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | No |
| Delaware | 0% | No |
| District of Columbia | 6% | No |
| Florida | 6% | Yes |
| Georgia | 4% | Yes |
| Hawaii | 4% | Yes |
| Idaho | 6% | Yes |
| Illinois | 6.25% | Yes |
| Indiana | 7% | No |
| Iowa | 6% | Yes |
| Kansas | 6.5% | Yes |
| Kentucky | 6% | No |
| Louisiana | 5% | Yes |
| Maine | 5.5% | No |
| Maryland | 6% | No |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | No |
| Michigan | 6% | No |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | Yes |
| Mississippi | 7% | Yes |
| Missouri | 4.225% | Yes |
| Montana | 0% | No |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | Yes |
| Nevada | 6.85% | Yes |
| New Hampshire | 0% | No |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | No |
| New Mexico | 4.875% | Yes |
| New York | 4% | Yes |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | Yes |
| North Dakota | 5% | Yes |
| Ohio | 5.75% | Yes |
| Oklahoma | 4.5% | Yes |
| Oregon | 0% | No |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | Yes |
| Rhode Island | 7% | No |
| South Carolina | 6% | Yes |
| South Dakota | 4.2% | Yes |
| Tennessee | 7% | Yes |
| Texas | 6.25% | Yes |
| Utah | — | Yes |
| Vermont | 6% | Yes |
| Virginia | 5.3% | Yes |
| Washington | 6.5% | Yes |
| West Virginia | 6% | Yes |
| Wisconsin | 5% | Yes |
| Wyoming | 4% | Yes |
How to calculate sales tax: three worked examples
Adding sales tax to a price
Multiply the price by 1 plus the combined rate. A $50 purchase at 8.25% (the Texas maximum: 6.25% state plus 2% local) is $50 × 1.0825 = $54.13, of which $4.13 is tax.
Taking sales tax out of a receipt total
Divide the total by 1 plus the rate; do not just subtract the rate from the total. A $108.25 receipt at 8.25% was $100.00 before tax and $8.25 of tax. Subtracting 8.25% of $108.25 instead would understate the price.
State rate plus local rate
Your rate is the state rate plus every local layer at the address of sale. California's statewide rate is 7.25% (6% state + 1.25% statewide local); a city with a 1% district tax charges 8.25%, so a $200 purchase there costs $216.50. Enter the local part in the calculator's local-rate box; your state's rate lookup has it by address.
Price plus tax table
Total with tax at five common combined rates. For a rate not shown, use the calculator above.
| Price | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8.25% | 9.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $10.50 | $10.60 | $10.70 | $10.83 | $10.95 |
| $25.00 | $26.25 | $26.50 | $26.75 | $27.06 | $27.38 |
| $50.00 | $52.50 | $53.00 | $53.50 | $54.13 | $54.75 |
| $55.00 | $57.75 | $58.30 | $58.85 | $59.54 | $60.23 |
| $100.00 | $105.00 | $106.00 | $107.00 | $108.25 | $109.50 |
| $250.00 | $262.50 | $265.00 | $267.50 | $270.63 | $273.75 |
| $500.00 | $525.00 | $530.00 | $535.00 | $541.25 | $547.50 |
| $1,000.00 | $1,050.00 | $1,060.00 | $1,070.00 | $1,082.50 | $1,095.00 |
| $3,000.00 | $3,150.00 | $3,180.00 | $3,210.00 | $3,247.50 | $3,285.00 |
Which states have the highest and lowest sales tax?
By state rate alone, California is highest at 7.25% and Colorado is lowest of the states that charge one, at 2.9%. 4 states sit at exactly 7%. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax, though Alaska lets boroughs and cities levy their own. Local taxes can push a low-rate state above a high-rate one, so compare combined rates where you shop.
Moving somewhere cheaper? Compare state income tax on your salary, or see take-home pay with no state income tax in Texas and Florida.
Last reviewed 31 October 2026 by the Richify AI agent team.
Reviewed by Felix, Richify's AI CFO — an AI author, presented as one.
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Tax = price × (state rate + local rate). Price before tax = total ÷ (1 + rate). State base rates were read on each state's own revenue department site on 25 September 2026; local rates vary by address, so enter yours (your state's rate lookup has it). Hawaii's general excise tax, New Mexico's gross receipts tax and Arizona's transaction privilege tax are charged to sellers but usually passed on, so they're shown as the rate you'll see.
Exemptions and reduced rates (groceries, medicine, clothing, sales tax holidays) are not applied — check your state.
How to use this calculator
- Enter the price.
- Pick your state for its base rate, and add your local rate.
- Choose whether the amount is before tax or already includes it.
- Read the tax and the total (or the pre-tax price).
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate sales tax?
Multiply the pre-tax price by the combined rate (state + county + city + special district) as a decimal: $50 × 8.25% = $50 × 0.0825 = $4.13. The total is price × (1 + rate).
How do I work out the price before tax?
Divide the total by 1 plus the rate: $108.25 ÷ 1.0825 = $100. The tax is the total minus that figure.
Don't take the rate off the total — that removes too much.
Which states have no sales tax?
Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon have no statewide general sales tax. Alaska lets boroughs and cities levy their own, so you can still pay sales tax there.
Why is my rate different from the state rate?
Most states let counties, cities and special districts add their own sales taxes, so two stores in the same state can charge different totals. Your state revenue department publishes a rate lookup by address.
Some items — often groceries, prescription drugs and clothing — are exempt or taxed at a lower rate, depending on the state.
Can I deduct sales tax?
If you itemize, you can deduct either state and local income taxes or state and local general sales taxes (not both) as part of the SALT deduction on Schedule A. Sales tax usually wins in states with no income tax.
The IRS has a Sales Tax Deduction Calculator for the table amount.
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