Sales Tax Calculator
Add sales tax to a price or work it out of a total. Sourced 2026 rates for all 50 US states and DC, plus VAT and GST tables for 23 more countries and a rate override for your own address.
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No national sales tax — the rate is set by each state and locality
US rates are the Tax Foundation 2026 state + average local figures (as of 1 January 2026); other countries are indicative 2024-era figures. None of this is a filing source — confirm the rate for your address with the tax authority, and use the rate override, before you remit. Local rates inside a state are averages, so a specific address can differ from the rate shown here.
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United States has no single Sales Tax rate, so there is nothing to compute yet. Choose a state above, or enter the rate that applies to you in the rate override field.
Sales tax rates by state, 2026
State rate, average local rate, highest local rate and the combined state-plus-average-local rate for every US state and DC, as of January 1, 2026. The calculator above uses the combined figure when you pick a state.
Rates as of January 1, 2026. Last verified against the source on October 4, 2026. Source: Tax Foundation
| State | State rate | Avg. local rate | Highest local rate | Combined (state + avg. local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.00% | 5.46% | 11.00% | 9.46% |
| Alaska | No state sales tax | 1.82% | 7.85% | 1.82% |
| Arizona | 5.60% | 2.92% | 5.30% | 8.52% |
| Arkansas | 6.50% | 2.96% | 6.125% | 9.46% |
| California¹ | 7.25% | 1.74% | 5.25% | 8.99% |
| Colorado | 2.90% | 4.99% | 9.10% | 7.89% |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.35% |
| Delaware | No state sales tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| District of Columbia | 6.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Florida | 6.00% | 0.98% | 2.00% | 6.98% |
| Georgia | 4.00% | 3.49% | 5.00% | 7.49% |
| Hawaii² | 4.00% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 4.50% |
| Idaho | 6.00% | 0.03% | 3.00% | 6.03% |
| Illinois | 6.25% | 2.71% | 4.75% | 8.96% |
| Indiana | 7.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
| Iowa | 6.00% | 0.94% | 2.00% | 6.94% |
| Kansas | 6.50% | 2.19% | 4.25% | 8.69% |
| Kentucky | 6.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Louisiana | 5.00% | 5.11% | 7.00% | 10.11% |
| Maine | 5.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.50% |
| Maryland | 6.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.25% |
| Michigan | 6.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | 1.26% | 3.00% | 8.14% |
| Mississippi | 7.00% | 0.06% | 1.00% | 7.06% |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 4.22% | 5.763% | 8.44% |
| Montana³ | No state sales tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Nebraska | 5.50% | 1.48% | 2.00% | 6.98% |
| Nevada | 6.85% | 1.39% | 1.525% | 8.24% |
| New Hampshire | No state sales tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| New Jersey⁴ | 6.625% | -0.02% | 3.313% | 6.60% |
| New Mexico² | 4.875% | 2.79% | 4.5625% | 7.67% |
| New York | 4.00% | 4.54% | 4.875% | 8.54% |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 2.25% | 2.75% | 7.00% |
| North Dakota | 5.00% | 2.09% | 3.75% | 7.09% |
| Ohio | 5.75% | 1.54% | 2.25% | 7.29% |
| Oklahoma | 4.50% | 4.56% | 7.00% | 9.06% |
| Oregon | No state sales tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.00% | 0.34% | 2.00% | 6.34% |
| Rhode Island | 7.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% |
| South Carolina | 6.00% | 1.49% | 3.00% | 7.49% |
| South Dakota² | 4.20% | 1.91% | 4.50% | 6.11% |
| Tennessee | 7.00% | 2.61% | 2.75% | 9.61% |
| Texas | 6.25% | 1.95% | 2.00% | 8.20% |
| Utah¹ | 6.10% | 1.32% | 4.70% | 7.42% |
| Vermont | 6.00% | 0.39% | 1.00% | 6.39% |
| Virginia¹ | 5.30% | 0.47% | 2.70% | 5.77% |
| Washington | 6.50% | 3.01% | 4.10% | 9.51% |
| West Virginia | 6.00% | 0.59% | 1.00% | 6.59% |
| Wisconsin | 5.00% | 0.72% | 2.90% | 5.72% |
| Wyoming | 4.00% | 1.56% | 3.00% | 5.56% |
- ¹ California, Utah and Virginia include a mandatory statewide local add-on in the state rate.
- ² Hawaii, New Mexico and South Dakota tax a broad base that includes many business-to-business services.
- ³ Special taxes in local resort areas are not counted.
- ⁴ New Jersey's published average local rate is negative because Salem County is outside the statewide rate and collects its own local rate. The calculator uses the 6.625% statewide rate for New Jersey.
Five places have no state sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. The source table shows no local sales tax in Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire or Oregon. Alaska has no state tax, but its localities set their own, averaging 1.82% and reaching 7.85%.
The local column is a population-weighted average, not the rate at any one address. The highest local rate is the highest the source lists in that state; we do not add it to the state rate. For an exact rate, look the address up with the state revenue department.
How to calculate sales tax
Sales tax is a percentage of the price before tax. Pick your state in the calculator, or type your own rate.
Add tax to a price
Tax = price × rate. Total = price + tax.
Take tax out of a total
Price before tax = total ÷ (1 + rate). Tax = total − price before tax.
Write the rate as a decimal in the formulas: 8.99% is 0.0899. Both examples use the combined state and average local rate for California, 8.99%.
Example: add tax to a price
A $1,000 purchase in California at 8.99%: the tax is $89.90, so the total is $1,089.90.
Example: work backwards from a total
A receipt totals $1,089.90 in California at 8.99%: the price before tax was $1,000 and the tax was $89.90.
Amounts are rounded to the cent.
Why sales tax rates vary
The United States has no federal sales tax. Each state sets a base rate, and counties, cities and special districts can add their own on top, so the rate you pay depends on the exact location, not only on the state. That is why the calculator uses a state average and offers a rate override.
A real example: Seattle
On October 4, 2026, the Washington Department of Revenue's address-rate service returned this for an address in Seattle, Washington (Q4 2026): state rate 6.50% plus local rate 4.05% = 10.55%. On a $100 purchase that is $10.55 of tax.
Source: Washington Department of Revenue address-rate service
Two addresses in the same state can have different totals, and one address can change when a local rate changes. Washington publishes updated rates every quarter.
Sales tax vs VAT and GST
US sales tax
US sales tax is a retail tax set by states and localities. It is added when a sale is made to the customer, and the amount depends on the state, the location and the product.
VAT
The European Commission describes VAT as a consumption tax charged as a percentage of the sales price and collected fractionally at every stage of production and distribution, but borne by the final consumer.
GST and other VAT-style taxes
Several countries call their VAT-style tax GST. Choose a country in the calculator above to see its rate table and to extract the tax from a gross price. Those non-US tables are indicative 2024-era figures: confirm the current rate with the national tax authority before you file.
Sales tax nexus and the economic nexus rule
Since the US Supreme Court's 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a seller does not need a physical presence to be required to collect sales tax. The South Dakota law the Court considered applied to sellers that deliver more than $100,000 of goods or services into the state or make 200 or more separate transactions there.
Other states set their own tests. Many have since dropped the transaction-count test (Illinois from 1 January 2026, Indiana from 1 January 2024 and North Carolina from 1 July 2024), and several set higher thresholds:
- California: $500,000 in sales, with no transaction test.
- Texas: $500,000 of revenue in the preceding twelve calendar months.
- New York: $500,000 in sales and more than 100 sales.
- Alabama: $250,000 plus specified activities.
Thresholds change and are measured differently from state to state, so check the state revenue department before relying on any figure here.
Sales tax questions
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Accounting and tax servicesSources
- Tax Foundation — State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2026 (checked October 4, 2026)
- Washington Department of Revenue — address rate service (checked October 4, 2026)
- U.S. Supreme Court — South Dakota v. Wayfair (Cornell LII) (checked October 4, 2026)
- Sales Tax Institute — Economic Nexus State by State (checked October 4, 2026)
- Texas Comptroller — Remote seller economic nexus (checked October 4, 2026)
- IRS — Topic no. 503, Deductible taxes (checked October 4, 2026)
- European Commission — VAT (checked October 4, 2026)
- TxDMV — Buying or selling a vehicle (checked October 4, 2026)