Iowa Sales Tax Calculator

Add sales tax to a price in Iowa, or work out how much tax is in a price that includes it.

Price before sales tax

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Local rate (city, county and district)

The average in Iowa. Check your receipt or city's rate and enter it if you know it.

Groceries are exempt.

Price with sales tax

$106.94

State + Local (average) at 6.94%: $6.94

Sales tax amount: $6.94
Price before sales tax: $100.00

What this means

Sales tax adds $6.94 to every $100.00 you spend. It’s the same rate whatever you earn, so it takes a bigger share of a smaller income.

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Breakdown

Price before sales tax	$100.00
State (6%)	$6.00
Local (average) (0.94%)	$0.94
Price with sales tax	$106.94

Quick sales tax sums at 6.94%

Add sales tax: multiply the price by 1.0694.
Remove sales tax: divide the price by 1.0694.

Assumptions in this estimate

Businesses collect sales tax in a state once they have a physical presence there or pass its economic nexus threshold, often $100,000 of sales a year.
Local rates are population-weighted averages for each state. Your city or county may charge more or less: enter your own local rate under More options.
Alaska has no state sales tax, but many towns and boroughs charge their own. Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no general sales tax.

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Iowa sales tax at a glance

Iowa has a flat income tax rate of 3.8%. Some local areas also charge an income tax, including Cedar Rapids school district, Iowa City school district and Sioux City school district.

Every paycheck in Iowa also has federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) withheld. Use the calculator above to see the exact amounts for any price.

Notes for Iowa

School district surtaxes (0–20% of Iowa tax) use the 2025 list, the latest published; most large districts, including Des Moines, have none.