Maine Sales Tax Calculator

Add sales tax to a price in Maine, 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 Maine. Check your receipt or city's rate and enter it if you know it.

Groceries are exempt.

Price with sales tax

$105.50

State at 5.5%: $5.50

Sales tax amount: $5.50
Price before sales tax: $100.00

What this means

Sales tax adds $5.50 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 (5.5%)	$5.50
Price with sales tax	$105.50

Quick sales tax sums at 5.5%

Add sales tax: multiply the price by 1.055.
Remove sales tax: divide the price by 1.055.
sales tax in a price that includes it: 11/211 of the price.

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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Maine sales tax at a glance

Maine has a progressive income tax with rates from 5.8% to 7.15%. Employees also pay ME Paid Leave.

Every paycheck in Maine 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 Maine

The 2% surcharge on income above $1 million ($1.5 million joint or head of household, $750,000 married filing separately) is not included.
The dependent credit is shown as reducing Maine tax; it is refundable and doubles for children under 6, which is not included.