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Henderson sales tax rate (NV)
Henderson shares Clark County's rate exactly — a rare case where a large suburb and its core city are identical at the register.
Quick answer
The combined sales tax rate in Henderson, NV is 8.375% as of January 1, 2026 — 4.6% state + 3.775% county. On a $100 purchase that is $8.38 in tax, for a total of $108.38. Nevada's statewide base is 4.6%.
- Combined rate
- 8.375%
- State share
- 4.6%
- Local share
- 3.775%County + city + districts
- Tax on $100
- $8.38
Calculate Henderson sales tax
Pre-filled with the Henderson combined rate.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 8.375% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Henderson, NV.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 8.375%
- $8.38
- Total
- $108.38
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 8.375% high?
Where Henderson sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.
- vs covered median
- +0.425 ptsMedian 7.95%
- Local share
- 45%3.775% of the total
- Cost per household
- $2,178Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
- Jurisdiction layers
- 2Stacked into the combined rate
8.375% in Henderson — high. It ranks 31 of 94 covered metros, +0.425 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,178 a year, $111 above it.
Local government sets 3.775% of the total, 45% of the bill; the state takes 4.6%. 2 layers stack: Nevada state 4.6%, Clark County local school support and transit 3.775%. The Clark County local school support and transit increment at 3.775% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $982 a year on its own.
2 of 3 covered Nevada metros, level with the 8.375% state median. The in-state spread runs 8.265% in Reno to 8.375% in Las Vegas — 0.11 points wide. On a $5,000 order the gap to Reno is $6 — not enough to change where anyone shops.
Same bracket nationally: Fresno, CA (8.35%); Las Vegas, NV (8.375%). A household relocating between Henderson and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.
Scale: 322,178 residents, roughly 128,871 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 3.775% local share pulls about $126,486,887 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.
Henderson shares Clark County's rate exactly — a rare case where a large suburb and its core city are identical at the register.
Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Nevada Department of Taxation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada state | state | 4.6% | 55% |
| Clark County local school support and transit | county | 3.775% | 45% |
| Combined rate | 8.375% |
Henderson sales tax reference table
Tax due at 8.375% on common purchase amounts.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.84 | $10.84 |
| $25 | $2.09 | $27.09 |
| $50 | $4.19 | $54.19 |
| $100 | $8.38 | $108.38 |
| $500 | $41.88 | $541.88 |
| $1,000 | $83.75 | $1083.75 |
| $5,000 | $418.75 | $5418.75 |
| $25,000 | $2093.75 | $27093.75 |
Reverse out sales tax
Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 8.375% tax collected.
Backing out 8.375% for Henderson, NV.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $8.38
What this rate applies to
Nevada publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Nevada are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Henderson shares Clark County's rate exactly — a rare case where a large suburb and its core city are identical at the register. Check the Nevada Department of Taxation guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 8.375% applies.
Henderson at a glance
- Population
- 322,178
- Median household income
- $92,310
- County
- Clark County
- ZIP codes covered
- 7
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