California Sales Tax Calculator
Invoicing clients or selling to customers and need to know how much sales tax to charge? Use our simple sales tax calculator to work out how much sales tax you should charge your clients. Input the amount and the sales tax rate, select whether to include or exclude sales tax, and the calculator will do the rest. If you don’t know the rate, download the free lookup tool on this page to find the right combined California state and local rate.
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What is the sales tax rate in California?
The base state sales tax rate in California is 6%. The mandatory local rate is 1.25% which makes the total minimum combined sales tax rate 7.25%. Local tax rates in California range from 0.15% to 3%, making the sales tax range in California 7.25% to 10.25%.
Find your California combined state and local tax rate.
California sales tax rates vary depending on which county and city you’re in, which can make finding the right sales tax rate a headache. That’s why we came up with this handy California sales tax calculator.
Simply download the lookup tool and enter your state, in this case California. Add your county or city - and the tool will do the rest.
How to calculate California sales tax?
To calculate the right sales tax in California you’ll need to add up the state, county and city rates for your location. The easiest way to do this is by downloading our lookup tool to get the detail you need in seconds.
Once you’ve found the correct sales tax rate for your area, you need to figure out how much to charge each customer on their purchases.
Use the sales tax formula below, or the handy calculator at the top of the page, to get the tax detail you need.
Sales tax = total amount of sale x sales tax rate
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California sales tax rates by city.
California sales tax rates by city.
| City | Minimum combined rate | City | Minimum combined rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim | 7.75% | Oceanside | 8.25% |
Bakersfield | 8.25% | Ontario | 7.75% |
Chula Vista | 8.75% | Oxnard | 7.75% |
Fontana | 7.75% | Rancho Cucamonga | 7.75% |
Fremont | 9.25% | Riverside | 8.75% |
Fresno | 7.98% | Sacramento | 8.75% |
Garden Grove | 8.75% | San Bernardino | 8.00% |
Glendale | 10.25% | San Diego | 7.75% |
Huntington Beach | 7.75% | San Francisco | 8.50% |
Irvine | 7.75% | San Jose | 9.25% |
Long Beach | 10.25% | Santa Ana | 9.25% |
Los Angeles | 9.50% | Santa Clarita | 9.50% |
Modesto | 7.88% | Santa Rosa | 9.00% |
Moreno Valley | 7.75% | Stockton | 9.00% |
Oakland | 9.25% |
California sales tax rates by county.
California sales tax rates by county.
| County | Minimum combined rate | County | Minimum combined rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Alameda County | 9.25% | San Diego County | 7.75% |
Butte County | 7.25% | San Francisco County | 8.50% |
Contra Costa County | 8.25% | San Joaquin County | 9.00% |
El Dorado County | 7.25% | San Luis Obispo County | 7.25% |
Fresno County | 7.98% | San Mateo County | 9.25% |
Kern County | 7.25% | Santa Barbara County | 7.75% |
Los Angeles County | 10.25% | Santa Clara County | 9.00% |
Marin County | 8.25% | Santa Cruz County | 9.00% |
Merced County | 7.75% | Solano County | 8.38% |
Monterey County | 7.75% | Sonoma County | 8.25% |
Orange County | 7.75% | Stanislaus County | 7.88% |
Placer County | 7.25% | Tulare County | 7.75% |
Riverside County | 7.75% | Ventura County | 7.25% |
Sacramento County | 7.75% | Yolo County | 7.25% |
San Bernardino County | 7.75% |
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