Sales tax rates in the most popular US cities
Find combined sales tax rates for the most-searched US cities below. Rates include every layer: state, county, and local district. Click any city for a full breakdown, nexus rules, filing deadlines, and ZIP-level detail.
| City | State | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|
| New York sales tax | New York | 8.875% |
| Los Angeles sales tax | California | 9.75% |
| Chicago sales tax | Illinois | 10.25% |
| Houston sales tax | Texas | 6.25% – 8.25% |
| Phoenix sales tax | Arizona | 6.3% – 9.1% |
| Philadelphia sales tax | Pennsylvania | 6% – 8% |
| San Antonio sales tax | Texas | 6.75% – 8.25% |
| San Diego sales tax | California | 7.75% |
| Dallas sales tax | Texas | 8.25% |
| Jacksonville sales tax | Florida | 7.5% |
| San Jose sales tax | California | 9.75% – 10% |
| Charlotte sales tax | North Carolina | 8.25% |
| Columbus sales tax | Ohio | 8% |
| San Francisco sales tax | California | 8.625% – 9.375% |
| Seattle sales tax | Washington | 10.3% – 10.55% |
| Denver sales tax | Colorado | 4.75% – 9.15% |
| Oklahoma City sales tax | Oklahoma | 8.625% – 8.975% |
| Las Vegas sales tax | Nevada | 8.375% |
| Boston sales tax | Massachusetts | 6.25% |
| Detroit sales tax | Michigan | 6% |
| Portland sales tax | Oregon | 0% |
| Memphis sales tax | Tennessee | 9.25% – 9.75% |
| Baltimore sales tax | Maryland | 6% |
| Milwaukee sales tax | Wisconsin | 7.9% |
| Albuquerque sales tax | New Mexico | 6.1875% – 7.625% |
| Tucson sales tax | Arizona | 6.1% – 8.7% |
| Atlanta sales tax | Georgia | 6% – 8.9% |
| Mesa sales tax | Arizona | 8.3% |
| Kansas City sales tax | Missouri | 5.975% – 9.975% |
| Raleigh sales tax | North Carolina | 7.25% |
How city sales tax rates work
Most US cities do not have a single sales tax rate. They have layers. When you charge sales tax on a city transaction, you are collecting several separate rates that are remitted to different government entities.
The state rate is set by the state legislature and is uniform statewide. The county rate funds local schools, infrastructure, and services. The local (city and special-district) rate is the final layer, and some jurisdictions add several percentage points on top of the state and county rates.
Together these form the combined rate, which is the single number you charge at checkout. Galvix calculates this combined rate matched to the exact delivery address and updates it automatically when rates change.
How sales tax compliance works for businesses
Once you have established nexus in a state (through physical presence or the economic thresholds that followed South Dakota v. Wayfair), you must collect and remit the full combined rate, including city and county layers, for the buyer's delivery address.
- Register for a sales tax permit in every state where you have nexus.
- Calculate the correct combined rate for each transaction, matched to the delivery address.
- Collect the tax from customers at checkout.
- File returns on the schedule your state requires (monthly, quarterly, or annually).
- Remit the collected tax by each deadline. Missing deadlines triggers penalties and interest.
Galvix currently covers 160 cities across 49 states, and our team automates steps 2 through 5 so you do not have to.