What is the Sacramento sales tax rate?

The combined sales tax rate in the City of Sacramento is 8.75%. That is made up of the California statewide base of 7.25% plus Sacramento County and city district taxes that add another 1.50%. The tool uses 8.75% by default and lets you override it for nearby areas with different district rates.

What is taxable versus exempt in California?

Most tangible goods are taxable, but unprepared groceries and prescription medicines are exempt from California sales tax. Prepared or hot food, dietary supplements, and most non-food goods are taxable. Selecting the exempt category in the tool sets the tax to zero so your total equals the price.

How is the tax amount calculated?

The tax is the purchase amount multiplied by the rate as a decimal: for 8.75% that is price times 0.0875. The final total is the price plus that tax. The tool also splits the result into the state, county, and city district portions so you can see where each dollar goes.

Does the rate change within Sacramento County?

Yes. The 8.75% figure applies to the City of Sacramento. Other cities and unincorporated parts of Sacramento County can have different combined rates because of separate district taxes. If you know your exact rate, enter it in the custom field to get a precise result for your location.

Is shipping taxable in California?

Separately stated shipping charges for delivery to the buyer are generally not taxable in California, while handling charges can be. This calculator taxes the amount you enter, so leave out non-taxable separately stated shipping if you want to mirror a California-compliant receipt.

Sacramento Combined Sales Tax Calculator

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The Sacramento Combined Sales Tax Calculator computes the exact tax on any purchase using Sacramento’s current 8.75% combined rate. It is for shoppers checking a receipt, sellers quoting an after-tax price, and anyone who wants to separate the California state, county, and city district shares of the tax. Enter a price, pick whether the item is taxable or a California exempt category, and the tool returns the tax and the final total.

How it works

California stacks several layers of sales tax. The statewide base is 7.25%. On top of that, Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento add district taxes totaling about 1.50%, which brings the City of Sacramento combined rate to 8.75%.

The tax owed is simply:

tax = price x (rate / 100)
total = price + tax

For the default Sacramento rate that is price x 0.0875. California exempts unprepared groceries and prescription medicines, so choosing those categories sets the tax to zero. For clarity the tool also breaks the total tax into its state (7.25%), county and city district (1.50%) components, so you can see exactly how the combined rate is built.

Sacramento total = price + price × 8.75%.

Tips and example

A $100 taxable purchase in the City of Sacramento owes 100 × 0.0875 = $8.75 in tax, for a $108.75 total — split into roughly $7.25 state and $1.50 county/city district. A bag of unprepared groceries at the same store is exempt, so its tax is $0 and the total equals the shelf price. If you shop in another Sacramento County city with a different rate, enter that rate in the custom field. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing you type is uploaded.