Hillsborough County · Florida
Tampa sales tax rate (FL)
Florida's county surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item of tangible personal property, so large purchases in Tampa are effectively taxed at 6%.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Tampa, FL is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026 — 6% state + 1.5% county. On a $100 purchase that is $7.50 in tax, for a total of $107.50. Florida's statewide base is 6%.
- Combined rate
- 7.5%
- State share
- 6%
- Local share
- 1.5%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $7.50
Calculate Tampa sales tax
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The full combined rate of 7.5% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Tampa, FL.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 7.5%
- $7.50
- Total
- $107.50
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 7.5% high?
Where Tampa sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- -0.45 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 20%1.5% of the total
- Cost per household
- $1,950Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 2Stacked into the combined rate
7.5% in Tampa — low. It ranks 56 of 94 covered metros, -0.45 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,950 a year, $117 below it.
Local government sets 1.5% of the total, 20% of the bill; the state takes 6%. 2 layers stack: Florida state 6%, Hillsborough County discretionary surtax 1.5%. The Hillsborough County discretionary surtax increment at 1.5% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $390 a year on its own.
2 of 5 covered Florida metros, +0.5 pts from 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 Tampa saves $350, though Florida normally taxes vehicles where they are registered.
Same bracket nationally: Jacksonville, FL (7.5%); Wichita, KS (7.5%); Columbus, OH (7.5%). A household relocating between Tampa and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 403,364 residents, roughly 161,346 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1.5% local share pulls about $62,924,940 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Florida's county surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item of tangible personal property, so large purchases in Tampa are effectively taxed at 6%.
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% | 80% |
| Hillsborough County discretionary surtax | county | 1.5% | 20% |
| Combined rate | 7.5% |
Tampa sales tax reference table
Tax due at 7.5% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.75 | $10.75 |
| $25 | $1.88 | $26.88 |
| $50 | $3.75 | $53.75 |
| $100 | $7.50 | $107.50 |
| $500 | $37.50 | $537.50 |
| $1,000 | $75.00 | $1075.00 |
| $5,000 | $375.00 | $5375.00 |
| $25,000 | $1875.00 | $26875.00 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7.5% tax collected.
Backing out 7.5% for Tampa, FL.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $7.50
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. Florida's county surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item of tangible personal property, so large purchases in Tampa are effectively taxed at 6%. Check the Florida Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7.5% applies.
Tampa at a glance
- Population
- 403,364
- Median household income
- $71,302
- County
- Hillsborough County
- ZIP codes covered
- 12
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