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Omaha sales tax rate (NE)

Nebraska caps municipal sales tax at 2%; Omaha uses 1.5% and funds the rest through a separate restaurant occupation tax.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Omaha, NE is 7% as of January 1, 2026 — 5.5% state + 1.5% city. On a $100 purchase that is $7 in tax, for a total of $107. Nebraska's statewide base is 5.5%.

Verified against state tableEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 67 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
7%
State share
5.5%
Local share
1.5%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$7

Calculate Omaha 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 Omaha, NE.

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 Omaha sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.

vs covered median
-0.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
21%1.5% of the total
Cost per household
$1,820Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
2Stacked into the combined rate

7% in Omaha — low. It ranks 67 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 1.5% of the total, 21% of the bill; the state takes 5.5%. 2 layers stack: Nebraska state 5.5%, City of Omaha 1.5%. The City of Omaha increment at 1.5% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $390 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: St. Petersburg, FL (7%); Miami, FL (7%); Indianapolis, IN (7%). A household relocating between Omaha and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 483,335 residents, roughly 193,334 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1.5% local share pulls about $75,400,260 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Nebraska caps municipal sales tax at 2%; Omaha uses 1.5% and funds the rest through a separate restaurant occupation tax.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Nebraska 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.

Sales tax rate composition for Omaha, NE: 5.5% Nebraska state, 1.5% City of Omaha, totalling 7%.
Sales tax rate components for Omaha, NE
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Nebraska statestate5.5%
79%
City of Omahacity1.5%
21%
Combined rate7%
Source: Nebraska Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Omaha sales tax reference table

Tax due at 7% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 7% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$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 Omaha, NE.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$7

What this rate applies to

Nebraska publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Nebraska are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Nebraska caps municipal sales tax at 2%; Omaha uses 1.5% and funds the rest through a separate restaurant occupation tax. Check the Nebraska Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7% applies.

Omaha at a glance

Population
483,335
Median household income
$70,399
County
Douglas County
ZIP codes covered
12
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