Tulsa sales tax rate (OK)

8.517% in Tulsa — high. It ranks 29 of 94 covered metros, +0.567 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,214 a year, $147 above it.

Local government sets 4.017% of the total, 47% of the bill; the state takes 4.5%. 3 layers stack: Oklahoma state 4.5%, Tulsa County 0.367%, City of Tulsa 3.65%. The City of Tulsa increment at 3.65% is the largest local piece — 91% of everything local, worth $949 a year on its own.

2 of 2 covered Oklahoma metros, -0.054 pts from the 8.571% state median. The in-state spread runs 8.517% in Tulsa to 8.625% in Oklahoma City — 0.108 points wide. Tulsa is the cheapest covered metro in Oklahoma; no in-state line is worth crossing.

No other covered metro sits within 0.05 points of 8.517%. Tulsa is an outlier in the national distribution, which usually means a district measure the surrounding region never adopted.

Scale: 411,894 residents, roughly 164,758 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 4.017% local share pulls about $172,076,550 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Tulsa's city rate bundles several voter-approved capital improvement packages that renew on staggered schedules.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Oklahoma Tax Commission before filing or quoting it to a customer.