Add or reverse sales tax on any purchase — 7.25% state base plus city and county district taxes. Groceries and prescription medicine handled correctly.
Estimate using major-city combined rates as of April 1, 2026. The authoritative source is CDTFA's address lookup. Rates change quarterly with district-tax measures.
California has the highest state sales tax base in the country and layers voter-approved district taxes on top, which is why the rate at one address can differ from the rate two blocks away. The calculator above breaks any purchase into its parts so you can see exactly where the tax goes.
Every California taxable sale starts at the 7.25% statewide minimum:
| Component | Rate | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| State (General Fund + Local Revenue Fund) | 6.00% | California General Fund, county realignment programs |
| Bradley-Burns local | 1.00% | City of sale, or county if unincorporated |
| County Local Transportation Fund (LTF) | 0.25% | County transportation projects |
| State minimum total | 7.25% |
On top of the 7.25% base, cities, counties, and special districts can ask voters to approve district taxes between 0.10% and 2.00% to fund things like public safety, affordable housing, transit, or general government services. They are administered by CDTFA but allocated locally. Combined rates today range from the bare 7.25% in many rural areas to 10.75% in Long Beach and similar high-stack cities.
| City | County | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | Los Angeles | 10.75% |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 10.25% |
| Santa Monica | Los Angeles | 10.25% |
| Burbank / Glendale / Pasadena | Los Angeles | 10.25% |
| Oakland / Berkeley / Fremont | Alameda | 10.25% |
| San Jose | Santa Clara | 9.75% (↑ Apr 2026) |
| Beverly Hills | Los Angeles | 9.50% |
| Santa Ana | Orange | 9.25% |
| Stockton | San Joaquin | 9.00% |
| Sacramento | Sacramento | 8.75% |
| Riverside | Riverside | 8.75% |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 8.625% |
| Fresno | Fresno | 8.35% |
| Bakersfield | Kern | 8.25% |
| San Diego / Anaheim / Irvine | San Diego / Orange | 7.75% |
Rates change every quarter with new district measures. Always confirm a specific address with CDTFA's lookup before invoicing or filing.
The biggest 2026 change was Santa Clara County's Measure A, a five-eighths-cent (0.625%) county-wide tax passed by 57% of voters in November 2025. It lifted San Jose and the rest of Santa Clara County from 9.125% to 9.75%. Smaller city-level updates also took effect in Campbell, Dunsmuir, Los Gatos, McFarland, Milpitas, and Santa Fe Springs.
California has a use tax that mirrors the sales tax for goods shipped into the state. Large online retailers now collect California tax at checkout based on the buyer's delivery address. If a seller does not collect it, you owe use tax when you file your California income tax return.
Use Add tax when you know a pre-tax shelf price and want to know the total at the register. Use Reverse when you have a final total from a receipt and want to back out the tax — the calculator divides by (1 + rate) so the math is exact.