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2026 SALES TAX CALCULATOR

Sales Tax Calculator

This sales tax calculator works out the tax on any purchase, or pulls the tax back out of a receipt total. Pick a city below to load its published rate, or type a rate of your own.

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Purchase details

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Sales tax due

Pasadena, CA · 10.5%

TOTAL WITH TAX$276.25$26.25 of sales tax
Price 90.5%Sales tax 9.5%
Price before tax$250.00
Sales tax at 10.5%+$26.25
Total$276.25
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Sales tax is charged on the delivery address, not the billing address, and some goods are exempt or taxed differently. See the methodology and source list.

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RATES WE PUBLISH

Sales Tax Rates by City and County

Sales tax calculator rate comparison for 2026: combined sales tax rates for Pasadena 10.5%, Long Beach 10.5%, Torrance 10.25%, San Jose 10%, Los Angeles 9.75%, Santa Clara County 9.75%, Sacramento 8.75%, Riverside 8.75%, San Francisco 8.625%, Fresno 8.35%, Austin 8.25%, Orange County 7.75%, Anaheim 7.75%, Costa Mesa 7.75%, San Diego 7.75%, Ventura County 7.25%
Published combined sales tax rates for every city and county on this site, highest first.

Each page below carries the rate from the taxing agency's own table, the breakdown between the state base and local district taxes, and a calculator pre-filled with that rate.

LocationStateSales tax rate
PasadenaCalifornia10.5%
Long BeachCalifornia10.5%
TorranceCalifornia10.25%
San JoseCalifornia10%
Los AngelesCalifornia9.75%
Santa Clara CountyCalifornia9.75%
SacramentoCalifornia8.75%
RiversideCalifornia8.75%
San FranciscoCalifornia8.625%
FresnoCalifornia8.35%
AustinTexas8.25%
Orange CountyCalifornia7.75%
AnaheimCalifornia7.75%
Costa MesaCalifornia7.75%
San DiegoCalifornia7.75%
Ventura CountyCalifornia7.25%
Ohio — all 88 countiesOhio6.5% – 8%

HOW IT WORKS

How Sales Tax Is Calculated

A combined sales tax rate is a state base rate plus whatever local and district taxes apply at the delivery address. In California the statewide base is 7.25% and districts add on top of it; in Texas the state rate is 6.25% with local taxes capped at 2%; in Ohio the state rate is 5.75% and each county adds its own.

  • To add tax: multiply the pre-tax price by the rate, then add the result to the price
  • To remove tax: divide the tax-inclusive total by 1 plus the rate
  • The rate follows the delivery address, not the billing address or the seller's location
  • District taxes change quarterly, so a rate from last year may no longer be correct
  • Groceries and prescription drugs are exempt in most states, with prepared food usually taxable

Sales tax is separate from the payroll taxes that come out of a paycheck. If you are trying to work out take-home pay instead, use the paycheck calculator.