Missouri's state sales tax is 4.225%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 12.238%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 4.225% is the 13th-lowest; the 12.238% top combined rate is the 3rd-highest, between Alabama (12.5%) and California (11.75%).
Combined sales tax in Missouri cities
The 2 Missouri cities we list range from 7.975% to 8.1%, a local share of 3.75% to 3.875%.
Combined rates as published by the Missouri Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Springfield
8.1%
3.875%
$8.10
Columbia
7.975%
3.75%
$7.98
Sales tax on a purchase in Missouri
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 8.0375% is $46.28 of goods and $3.72 of tax.
Tax owed at Missouri rates
Price
State only (4.225%)
Median listed city (8.0375%)
Highest (12.238%)
$25.00
$1.06
$2.01
$3.06
$100.00
$4.23
$8.04
$12.24
$1,000.00
$42.25
$80.38
$122.38
$2,500.00
$105.62
$200.94
$305.95
Groceries in Missouri
Missouri charges 1.225% on groceries and local rates apply in full on top — which can push the total past 6%. A repeal effective 2027 has been proposed but not enacted. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 8.0375% median city rate carries $10.08 (5.038%), against $16.08 on other goods.
Missouri is one of 9 states where groceries are taxed statewide in 2026.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Missouri
4.225% state, up to 12.238% with local taxes. The middle of the 2 Missouri cities we list is 8.0375%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Missouri?
12.238% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Springfield at 8.1%.
Are groceries taxed in Missouri?
Missouri charges 1.225% on groceries and local rates apply in full on top — which can push the total past 6%. A repeal effective 2027 has been proposed but not enacted. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 8.0375% median city rate carries $10.08 (5.038%), against $16.08 on other goods.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Springfield?
$81.00 at Springfield's 8.1%, $1,081.00 in total; $42.25 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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