Washington's state sales tax is 6.5%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 10.7%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6.5% is the 9th-highest (tied with Arkansas and Kansas); the 10.7% top combined rate is the 11th-highest, between Colorado (11.2%) and Utah (10.05%).
Combined sales tax in Washington cities
The 5 Washington cities we list range from 8.9% to 10.55%, a local share of 2.4% to 4.05%.
Combined rates as published by the Washington Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Seattle
10.55%
4.05%
$10.55
Renton
10.5%
4%
$10.50
Tacoma
10.5%
4%
$10.50
Kent
10.4%
3.9%
$10.40
Vancouver
8.9%
2.4%
$8.90
Sales tax on a purchase in Washington
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 10.5% is $45.25 of goods and $4.75 of tax.
Tax owed at Washington rates
Price
State only (6.5%)
Median listed city (10.5%)
Highest (10.7%)
$25.00
$1.63
$2.63
$2.68
$100.00
$6.50
$10.50
$10.70
$1,000.00
$65.00
$105.00
$107.00
$2,500.00
$162.50
$262.50
$267.50
Groceries in Washington
Washington exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $21.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 10.5% median city rate.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Washington
6.5% state, up to 10.7% with local taxes. The middle of the 5 Washington cities we list is 10.5%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Washington?
10.7% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Seattle at 10.55%.
Are groceries taxed in Washington?
Washington exempts groceries from state and local sales tax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $21.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 10.5% median city rate.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Seattle?
$105.50 at Seattle's 10.55%, $1,105.50 in total; $65.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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