New York Sales Tax Calculator

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

Groceries are exempt.

Price with sales tax

$108.54

State + Local (average) at 8.54%: $8.54

Sales tax amount: $8.54
Price before sales tax: $100.00

What this means

Sales tax adds $8.54 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 (4%)	$4.00
Local (average) (4.54%)	$4.54
Price with sales tax	$108.54

Quick sales tax sums at 8.54%

Add sales tax: multiply the price by 1.0854.
Remove sales tax: divide the price by 1.0854.

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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New York sales tax at a glance

New York has a progressive income tax with rates from 3.9% to 10.9%. Employees also pay NY SDI and NY Paid Family Leave. New York City also levies a local income tax.

Every paycheck in New York 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 New York

Includes New York’s tax benefit recapture above $107,650 of income and the NYC school tax credit.
From 2026, New York subtracts qualified tips, up to the amount of the federal tips deduction. New York doesn’t allow the overtime deduction.
Yonkers income tax surcharge is not included.
The refundable Empire State child credit ($1,000 per child under 4, $500 per child 4 to 16) and the New York State and City household credits are not included.