San Francisco County · California
San Francisco sales tax rate (CA)
San Francisco is a consolidated city and county, so there is no separate county layer — every local add-on is a voter-approved district tax.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in San Francisco, CA is 8.625% as of January 1, 2026 — 7.25% state + 1.375% special district. On a $100 purchase that is $8.63 in tax, for a total of $108.63. California's statewide base is 7.25%.
- Combined rate
- 8.625%
- State share
- 7.25%
- Local share
- 1.375%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $8.63
Calculate San Francisco sales tax
Pre-filled with the San Francisco combined rate.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 8.625% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in San Francisco, CA.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 8.625%
- $8.63
- Total
- $108.63
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Is 8.625% high?
Where San Francisco sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- +0.675 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 16%1.375% of the total
- Cost per household
- $2,243Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 2Stacked into the combined rate
8.625% in San Francisco — high. It ranks 25 of 94 covered metros, +0.675 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,243 a year, $176 above it.
Local government sets 1.375% of the total, 16% of the bill; the state takes 7.25%. 2 layers stack: California state (incl. mandatory local) 7.25%, San Francisco County transportation and homelessness districts 1.375%. The San Francisco County transportation and homelessness districts increment at 1.375% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $358 a year on its own.
7 of 11 covered California metros, -0.125 pts from the 8.75% state median. The in-state spread runs 7.75% in Anaheim to 10.25% in Long Beach — 2.5 points wide. Buying a $35,000 vehicle in Anaheim instead of San Francisco saves $306, though California normally taxes vehicles where they are registered.
Same bracket nationally: Phoenix, AZ (8.6%); Oklahoma City, OK (8.625%); Little Rock, AR (8.625%). A household relocating between San Francisco and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 808,988 residents, roughly 323,595 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1.375% local share pulls about $115,685,213 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
San Francisco is a consolidated city and county, so there is no separate county layer — every local add-on is a voter-approved district tax.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration before filing or quoting it to a customer.
Jurisdiction breakdown
Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California state (incl. mandatory local) | state | 7.25% | 84% |
| San Francisco County transportation and homelessness districts | special district | 1.375% | 16% |
| Combined rate | 8.625% |
San Francisco sales tax reference table
Tax due at 8.625% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.86 | $10.86 |
| $25 | $2.16 | $27.16 |
| $50 | $4.31 | $54.31 |
| $100 | $8.63 | $108.63 |
| $500 | $43.13 | $543.13 |
| $1,000 | $86.25 | $1086.25 |
| $5,000 | $431.25 | $5431.25 |
| $25,000 | $2156.25 | $27156.25 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 8.625% tax collected.
Backing out 8.625% for San Francisco, CA.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $8.63
What this rate applies to
California publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in California are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. San Francisco is a consolidated city and county, so there is no separate county layer — every local add-on is a voter-approved district tax. Check the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 8.625% applies.
San Francisco at a glance
- Population
- 808,988
- Median household income
- $141,446
- County
- San Francisco County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
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