Texas caps local add-ons at 2%, so 8.25% is the most you can pay. Houston, Dallas and most large cities are at the cap.
$108.25 in total, of which $8.25 is sales tax.
Texas sales tax rate
Texas's state sales tax is 6.25%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 8.25%. Texas caps local add-ons at 2%, so 8.25% is the most you can pay. Houston, Dallas and most large cities are at the cap. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6.25% is the 13th-highest (tied with Illinois and Massachusetts); the 8.25% top combined rate is the 22nd-highest, tied with North Carolina.
Combined sales tax in Texas cities
All 12 Texas cities we list charge 8.25%: 6.25% state plus 2% local.
Combined rates as published by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Arlington
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Austin
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Corpus Christi
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Dallas
8.25%
2%
$8.25
El Paso
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Fort Worth
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Houston
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Irving
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Laredo
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Lubbock
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Plano
8.25%
2%
$8.25
San Antonio
8.25%
2%
$8.25
Sales tax on a purchase in Texas
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 8.25% is $46.19 of goods and $3.81 of tax.
Tax owed at Texas rates
Price
State only (6.25%)
Highest (8.25%)
$25.00
$1.56
$2.06
$100.00
$6.25
$8.25
$1,000.00
$62.50
$82.50
$2,500.00
$156.25
$206.25
Groceries in Texas
Texas exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $16.50 on the same spend of other goods at the 8.25% median city rate.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Texas
6.25% state, up to 8.25% with local taxes. The middle of the 12 Texas cities we list is 8.25%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Texas?
8.25% combined. Houston charges that rate.
Are groceries taxed in Texas?
Texas exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $16.50 on the same spend of other goods at the 8.25% median city rate.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Houston?
$82.50 at Houston's 8.25%, $1,082.50 in total; $62.50 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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