Sales Tax by State Calculator
State rates and typical combined rates side by side.
Rates change with budgets and local ballot measures, and the rate that applies depends on the delivery address and product category. Treat these as planning figures, not as a filing.
Total with tax
$108.85
8.85% in California
California has the highest statewide base rate in the country at 7.25%, and district taxes push most addresses well above it. The economic nexus threshold is $500,000 with no transaction count.
How the Sales Tax by State Calculator works
Comparing states by their headline rate is misleading. New York's state rate is 4% and California's is 7.25%, yet their typical combined rates are within half a point of each other, because local taxes do most of the work in New York and comparatively less in California.
Not financial advice. Marketplace fees change, and they vary by country, plan and seller status. Every rate here is an editable default, not a quoted price — check the platform's current fee schedule before you price a product against it. This is not tax or business advice.
Frequently asked questions
Which state has the highest sales tax?
California has the highest statewide base rate at 7.25%. But combined rates tell a different story — Louisiana, Tennessee and Washington regularly average higher once local taxes are added, and some Illinois and Alabama addresses exceed 10%.
Which states have no sales tax?
Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax. Alaska is the exception that matters — it has no state tax but does allow local sales taxes, so some Alaskan addresses are taxable.
Why does the rate change within one city?
Special district taxes — transit authorities, stadium districts, library districts — follow boundaries that do not line up with city limits. This is why address-level rate lookup exists and ZIP-code lookup is unreliable.
Do I need to track every local rate?
If you have nexus in a destination-sourced state, effectively yes. Most sellers use automated rate lookup for this, because rates change hundreds of times a year across the country.