# Sales Tax Calculator

> Add sales tax to a price or work it back out of a total, using the current combined rate for any state or large US city.

URL: https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/  
Breadcrumbs: Home > United States > Sales tax calculator  
Language: en-US  
Rates checked: 2026-10-29  

Add sales tax to any price or remove it from a total. Pick a state for its current state and average local rates, or type your exact local rate.

## Result with default inputs

Inputs: amount=100, rate=7.25, mode=add

**Price with tax: $107.25**

- Tax: $7.25

| Line | Item | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Price before tax | $100.00 |
| 2 | Tax | $7.25 |
| 3 | **Price with tax** | $107.25 |


To compute other inputs, call the JSON API: `https://paycheck-math.com/api/v1/calculate?path=%2Fus%2Fsales-tax-calculator%2F&amount=100&rate=7.25&mode=add` or open the page URL with the same query parameters.

## Examples at 7.25%

| Amount | Tax added | Total with tax | Tax inside a tax-included amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $10.00 | $0.73 | $10.73 | $0.68 |
| $50.00 | $3.62 | $53.63 | $3.38 |
| $100.00 | $7.25 | $107.25 | $6.76 |
| $250.00 | $18.13 | $268.13 | $16.90 |
| $500.00 | $36.25 | $536.25 | $33.80 |
| $1,000.00 | $72.50 | $1,072.50 | $67.60 |
| $5,000.00 | $362.50 | $5,362.50 | $338.00 |

## Sales tax by state

| State | State rate | Average combined |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Alabama](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/alabama/) | 4% | 9.46% |
| [Alaska](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/alaska/) | 0% | 1.82% |
| [Arizona](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/arizona/) | 5.6% | 8.54% |
| [Arkansas](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/arkansas/) | 6.5% | 9.48% |
| [California](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/california/) | 7.25% | 9.03% |
| [Colorado](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/colorado/) | 2.9% | 7.89% |
| [Connecticut](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/connecticut/) | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| [Delaware](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/delaware/) | 0% | 0% |
| [District of Columbia](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/district-of-columbia/) | 6% | 6% |
| [Florida](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/florida/) | 6% | 6.98% |
| [Georgia](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/georgia/) | 4% | 7.56% |
| [Hawaii](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/hawaii/) | 4% | 4.5% |
| [Idaho](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/idaho/) | 6% | 6.03% |
| [Illinois](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/illinois/) | 6.25% | 8.98% |
| [Indiana](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/indiana/) | 7% | 7% |
| [Iowa](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/iowa/) | 6% | 6.94% |
| [Kansas](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/kansas/) | 6.5% | 8.71% |
| [Kentucky](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/kentucky/) | 6% | 6% |
| [Louisiana](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/louisiana/) | 5% | 10.13% |
| [Maine](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/maine/) | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| [Maryland](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/maryland/) | 6% | 6% |
| [Massachusetts](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/massachusetts/) | 6.25% | 6.25% |
| [Michigan](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/michigan/) | 6% | 6% |
| [Minnesota](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/minnesota/) | 6.875% | 8.14% |
| [Mississippi](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/mississippi/) | 7% | 7.06% |
| [Missouri](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/missouri/) | 4.225% | 8.44% |
| [Montana](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/montana/) | 0% | 0% |
| [Nebraska](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/nebraska/) | 5.5% | 6.98% |
| [Nevada](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/nevada/) | 6.85% | 8.24% |
| [New Hampshire](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/new-hampshire/) | 0% | 0% |
| [New Jersey](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/new-jersey/) | 6.625% | 6.6% |
| [New Mexico](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/new-mexico/) | 4.875% | 7.68% |
| [New York](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/new-york/) | 4% | 8.54% |
| [North Carolina](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/north-carolina/) | 4.75% | 7.1% |
| [North Dakota](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/north-dakota/) | 5% | 7.09% |
| [Ohio](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/ohio/) | 5.75% | 7.29% |
| [Oklahoma](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/oklahoma/) | 4.5% | 9.06% |
| [Oregon](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/oregon/) | 0% | 0% |
| [Pennsylvania](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/pennsylvania/) | 6% | 6.34% |
| [Rhode Island](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/rhode-island/) | 7% | 7% |
| [South Carolina](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/south-carolina/) | 6% | 7.49% |
| [South Dakota](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/south-dakota/) | 4.2% | 6.11% |
| [Tennessee](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/tennessee/) | 7% | 9.61% |
| [Texas](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/texas/) | 6.25% | 8.2% |
| [Utah](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/utah/) | 6.1% | 7.42% |
| [Vermont](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/vermont/) | 6% | 6.43% |
| [Virginia](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/virginia/) | 5.3% | 5.77% |
| [Washington](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/washington/) | 6.5% | 9.57% |
| [West Virginia](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/west-virginia/) | 6% | 6.6% |
| [Wisconsin](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/wisconsin/) | 5% | 5.72% |
| [Wyoming](https://paycheck-math.com/us/sales-tax-calculator/wyoming/) | 4% | 5.39% |

## Questions people ask

### How do I calculate sales tax?

Multiply the price by the rate: $100 at 8.25% is $8.25 of tax, $108.25 in total. To remove tax from a total, divide by 1 + the rate: $108.25 ÷ 1.0825 = $100.

### Which states have no sales tax?

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax, although some Alaska and Montana localities charge their own.

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