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Add Arizona's 5.6% state sales tax onto a price, or reverse a tax-inclusive total back to the pre-tax price.
Arizona's state base sales tax rate is pre-filled at 5.6% (as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor). Most cities/counties add local sales tax on top, so your actual combined rate at checkout is often higher -- edit the rate below if you know your local combined rate, and always verify at your state's department of revenue for anything that matters.
Arizona's state-level base sales tax rate is 5.6% (as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor). Most cities and counties in Arizona add their own local sales tax on top of this state rate, so the combined rate you actually pay at checkout is often higher -- this tool pre-fills the 5.6% state rate as a starting point, editable to your exact local combined rate.
Enter a pre-tax amount to add Arizona's sales tax onto it, or switch to "Reverse" mode and enter a tax-inclusive total to back out the pre-tax price. The rate field is pre-filled but fully editable.
Among the 51 jurisdictions in this data set, Arizona's 5.6% state rate ranks number 29 from the top. 5 jurisdictions charge no state sales tax, and among the ones that do, the simple unweighted average state rate is about 5.66% -- Arizona sits 0.06 points below that figure.
Jurisdictions with the state rates closest to Arizona's are Maine (5.5%), Nebraska (5.5%), Ohio (5.75%). No other jurisdiction in the data charges exactly the same state rate. Keep in mind that a state rate is only the first layer: the number that matters for a real purchase is the combined rate at the spot where you buy.
For context, Arizona's general minimum wage is $15.15/hour -- see the Arizona minimum wage calculator for how far that goes after this tax.
At Arizona's 5.6% state rate, the state portion of the tax works out like this:
Now suppose the city or county where you shop adds a hypothetical 1.5% local tax, for a combined rate of 7.1%. The same $500.00 purchase would then cost $35.50 in tax instead of $28.00 -- a difference of $7.50 that the state-rate-only number would have missed. Use the rate field to enter your actual combined rate.
Reverse mode works backwards from a receipt. If a receipt in Arizona shows $107.25 and only the 5.6% state tax was applied, the pre-tax price was 107.25 ÷ 1.0560 = $101.56, and the tax portion was $5.69. Dividing by one plus the rate (not subtracting the rate from the total) is the step people most often get wrong.
Taxable spending of $12,000.00 in a year carries $672.00 of Arizona state sales tax. Taxable spending of $24,000.00 in a year carries $1,344.00 of Arizona state sales tax. Taxable spending of $36,000.00 in a year carries $2,016.00 of Arizona state sales tax. For comparison, the same three spending levels at the 5.66% average state rate among taxing jurisdictions would come to $679.30, $1,358.61, $2,037.91 respectively, so Arizona residents pay $14.61 less per year on $24,000 of taxable spending than the average. Only a share of household spending is actually taxable (groceries, rent, and services are often exempt or taxed differently), so treat these as ceilings for planning rather than predictions of your real bill.
The 5.6% figure here is Arizona's state-level rate only, pulled from a single published table -- it doesn't capture city/county add-on taxes where Arizona permits them, special district taxes, or the product-specific rules that tax groceries, clothing, prepared food, or digital goods differently from ordinary merchandise. For a large purchase like a vehicle or appliances, look up the exact combined rate for the delivery address with Arizona's own tax agency and enter that in the rate field instead. Businesses collecting and remitting sales tax have their own separate registration and filing requirements this calculator doesn't cover.
Not necessarily -- 5.6% is Arizona's state-level rate only. Local city/county sales taxes commonly add more on top, so your real combined rate at checkout may be higher. Edit the rate field if you know your exact local combined rate.
Your state's Department of Revenue (or equivalent) publishes the current official rate and any local rate lookups -- always verify there for anything that matters, since rates can change.
At the 5.6% state rate, a $100.00 purchase carries $5.60 of state sales tax, for a total of $105.60 before any local tax.
Divide the total by 1.0560 (one plus the rate). For example, a $105.60 total at 5.6% was $100.00 before tax. Use the calculator's reverse mode to do this for any amount.
Arizona's statewide sales tax rate is 5.6%. Across the 51 jurisdictions in this data the average base rate is 5.106%, which puts Arizona 0.494% above the average, 29th highest of 51 jurisdictions. 5 of them charge no state sales tax at all.
Arizona's general minimum wage is $15.15 an hour -- see the Arizona minimum wage calculator for how far that goes after this tax.
| Purchase price | State sales tax | Total at the state rate |
|---|---|---|
| $20 | $1.12 | $21.12 |
| $50 | $2.80 | $52.80 |
| $100 | $5.60 | $105.60 |
| $500 | $28.00 | $528.00 |
| $1,000 | $56.00 | $1,056.00 |
| $10,000 | $560.00 | $10,560.00 |
This is the state rate only. Many cities and counties add their own tax on top, and some items (groceries, clothing, medicine) are taxed differently, so the rate at your register can be higher than the figure above.
Of Arizona's 4 bordering states, 3 charge a higher rate and 1 charges a lower one.
| Neighbouring state | State sales tax rate |
|---|---|
| California | 7.25% |
| Nevada | 6.85% |
| Utah | 6.1% |
| New Mexico | 4.875% |
Does Arizona have a state sales tax?
Yes, Arizona's statewide base rate is 5.6%.
How much sales tax would you pay on a $250 purchase in Arizona?
At the 5.6% state rate, a $250 purchase adds $14.00 in state sales tax, for a total of $264.00 before any local add-on.
Is Arizona's sales tax higher or lower than the national average?
Arizona's 5.6% rate is 0.494% above the average of 5.106% across the 51 jurisdictions in this dataset, 29th highest of 51 jurisdictions.
Do city or county taxes add to Arizona's rate?
Often, yes. The 5.6% figure above is the state-level rate only; many cities and counties layer their own local sales tax on top, so the rate at checkout can be higher.
Rates are as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor. Confirm the rate for your exact address with your state department of revenue.
Reference: Internal Revenue Service