Pinellas County · Florida
St. Petersburg sales tax rate (FL)
Pinellas County's Penny for Pinellas surtax funds infrastructure and is renewed by referendum, so St. Petersburg's rate has moved with those votes.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in St. Petersburg, FL is 7% as of January 1, 2026 — 6% state + 1% county. On a $100 purchase that is $7 in tax, for a total of $107. Florida's statewide base is 6%.
- Combined rate
- 7%
- State share
- 6%
- Local share
- 1%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $7
Calculate St. Petersburg sales tax
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The full combined rate of 7% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in St. Petersburg, FL.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 7%
- $7
- Total
- $107
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 7% high?
Where St. Petersburg sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -0.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 14%1% of the total
- Cost per household
- $1,820Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 2Stacked into the combined rate
7% in St. Petersburg — low. It ranks 63 of 94 covered metros, -0.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,820 a year, $247 below it.
Local government sets 1% of the total, 14% of the bill; the state takes 6%. 2 layers stack: Florida state 6%, Pinellas County discretionary surtax 1%. The Pinellas County discretionary surtax increment at 1% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $260 a year on its own.
4 of 5 covered Florida metros, level with the 7% state median. The in-state spread runs 6.5% in Orlando to 7.5% in Jacksonville — 1 points wide. Buying a $35,000 vehicle in Orlando instead of St. Petersburg saves $175, though Florida normally taxes vehicles where they are registered.
Same bracket nationally: Miami, FL (7%); Indianapolis, IN (7%); Des Moines, IA (7%). A household relocating between St. Petersburg and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 261,256 residents, roughly 104,502 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1% local share pulls about $27,170,520 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Pinellas County's Penny for Pinellas surtax funds infrastructure and is renewed by referendum, so St. Petersburg's rate has moved with those votes.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Florida Department of Revenue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida state | state | 6% | 86% |
| Pinellas County discretionary surtax | county | 1% | 14% |
| Combined rate | 7% |
St. Petersburg sales tax reference table
Tax due at 7% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.70 | $10.70 |
| $25 | $1.75 | $26.75 |
| $50 | $3.50 | $53.50 |
| $100 | $7.00 | $107.00 |
| $500 | $35.00 | $535.00 |
| $1,000 | $70.00 | $1070.00 |
| $5,000 | $350.00 | $5350.00 |
| $25,000 | $1750.00 | $26750.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7% tax collected.
Backing out 7% for St. Petersburg, FL.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $7
What this rate applies to
Florida publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Florida are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Pinellas County's Penny for Pinellas surtax funds infrastructure and is renewed by referendum, so St. Petersburg's rate has moved with those votes. Check the Florida Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7% applies.
St. Petersburg at a glance
- Population
- 261,256
- Median household income
- $73,113
- County
- Pinellas County
- ZIP codes covered
- 10
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