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Texas Sales Tax
Calculator.
Add or remove Texas's 6.25% state sales tax — capped at 8.25% combined statewide by law — from any price instantly.
Inputs
Pick a mode
Pre-tax price → tax + total.
Tax rate
State base rate only. Add 1–6% for typical local (county / city) tax — type the combined rate manually.
- Pre-tax
- $100.00
- Sales tax
- $6.25
- Total
- $106.25
Total with tax
at 6.25%
$100.00 pre-tax + $6.25 tax
Tax
6%
Reference
State base rates
| State | Rate | Tax on $100 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4% | $4.00 |
| Alaska | — | — |
| Arizona | 5.6% | $5.60 |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | $6.50 |
| California | 7.25% | $7.25 |
| Colorado | 2.9% | $2.90 |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | $6.35 |
| Delaware | — | — |
| D.C. | 6% | $6.00 |
| Florida | 6% | $6.00 |
| Georgia | 4% | $4.00 |
| Hawaii | 4% | $4.00 |
| Idaho | 6% | $6.00 |
| Illinois | 6.25% | $6.25 |
| Indiana | 7% | $7.00 |
| Iowa | 6% | $6.00 |
| Kansas | 6.5% | $6.50 |
| Kentucky | 6% | $6.00 |
| Louisiana | 5% | $5.00 |
| Maine | 5.5% | $5.50 |
| Maryland | 6% | $6.00 |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | $6.25 |
| Michigan | 6% | $6.00 |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | $6.88 |
| Mississippi | 7% | $7.00 |
| Missouri | 4.225% | $4.23 |
| Montana | — | — |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | $5.50 |
| Nevada | 6.85% | $6.85 |
| New Hampshire | — | — |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | $6.63 |
| New Mexico | 4.875% | $4.88 |
| New York | 4% | $4.00 |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | $4.75 |
| North Dakota | 5% | $5.00 |
| Ohio | 5.75% | $5.75 |
| Oklahoma | 4.5% | $4.50 |
| Oregon | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | $6.00 |
| Rhode Island | 7% | $7.00 |
| South Carolina | 6% | $6.00 |
| South Dakota | 4.2% | $4.20 |
| Tennessee | 7% | $7.00 |
| Texas | 6.25% | $6.25 |
| Utah | 4.85% | $4.85 |
| Vermont | 6% | $6.00 |
| Virginia | 5.3% | $5.30 |
| Washington | 6.5% | $6.50 |
| West Virginia | 6% | $6.00 |
| Wisconsin | 5% | $5.00 |
| Wyoming | 4% | $4.00 |
Field guide
Texas’s sales tax, explained.
Texas has no state income tax, which puts more fiscal weight on sales tax as a revenue source. The state base rate is 6.25%, and cities, counties, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts can add their own local sales tax on top of that.
Texas caps the combined rate — most states don't
Unlike California's uncapped local district taxes, Texas law limits the combined total of all local sales taxes to 2% on top of the state's 6.25%. That makes 8.25% the legal maximum combined sales tax rate anywhere in the state — most large Texas cities, including Houston, sit right at that ceiling.
Areas outside any city limits sometimes land below 8.25%, since only county and applicable special-district taxes apply there with no city levy on top.
Worked example
Say you make a $200 furniture purchase at Texas’s 6.25% state base rate. The tax comes to $12.50, for a total of $212.50 — $200.00 pre-tax plus $12.50 in tax. Use the calculator above to re-run this at your actual combined (state + local) rate if it differs.
Disclaimer
The rate above is Texas’s 2026 state base rate and updates slowly; combined state + local rates change more often and vary by county or city. For tax filings or large purchases, confirm the exact combined rate with Texas’s Department of Revenue or an up-to-date ZIP-code lookup.
Texas's 6.25% state base sales tax rate is set by state law and subject to change. Rates, thresholds, and formulas are checked against Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and updated when the underlying rules change.