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Salt Lake City sales tax rate (UT)

Utah applies a reduced 3% combined rate to unprepared food, so grocery receipts in Salt Lake City look very different from restaurant receipts.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Salt Lake City, UT is 7.75% as of January 1, 2026 — 4.85% state + 1.35% county + 1% city + 0.55% special district. On a $100 purchase that is $7.75 in tax, for a total of $107.75. Utah's statewide base is 4.85%.

Components estimatedEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 54 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
7.75%
State share
4.85%
Local share
2.9%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$7.75

Calculate Salt Lake City sales tax

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The full combined rate of 7.75% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Salt Lake City, UT.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 7.75%
$7.75
Total
$107.75

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 7.75% high?

Where Salt Lake City sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.

vs covered median
-0.2 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
37%2.9% of the total
Cost per household
$2,015Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
4Stacked into the combined rate

7.75% in Salt Lake City — ordinary. It ranks 54 of 94 covered metros, -0.2 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,015 a year, $52 below it.

Local government sets 2.9% of the total, 37% of the bill; the state takes 4.85%. 4 layers stack: Utah state 4.85%, Salt Lake County 1.35%, City of Salt Lake City 1%, Utah Transit Authority 0.55%. The Salt Lake County increment at 1.35% is the largest local piece — 47% of everything local, worth $351 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: Chandler, AZ (7.8%); San Diego, CA (7.75%); Anaheim, CA (7.75%). A household relocating between Salt Lake City and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 209,593 residents, roughly 83,837 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 2.9% local share pulls about $63,213,098 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Utah applies a reduced 3% combined rate to unprepared food, so grocery receipts in Salt Lake City look very different from restaurant receipts.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Utah State Tax Commission 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 Salt Lake City, UT: 4.85% Utah state, 1.35% Salt Lake County, 1% City of Salt Lake City, 0.55% Utah Transit Authority, totalling 7.75%.
Sales tax rate components for Salt Lake City, UT
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Utah statestate4.85%
63%
Salt Lake Countycounty1.35%
17%
City of Salt Lake Citycity1%
13%
Utah Transit Authorityspecial district0.55%
7%
Combined rate7.75%
Source: Utah State Tax Commission rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Salt Lake City sales tax reference table

Tax due at 7.75% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 7.75% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.78$10.78
$25$1.94$26.94
$50$3.88$53.88
$100$7.75$107.75
$500$38.75$538.75
$1,000$77.50$1077.50
$5,000$387.50$5387.50
$25,000$1937.50$26937.50

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7.75% tax collected.

Backing out 7.75% for Salt Lake City, UT.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$7.75

What this rate applies to

Utah publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Utah are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Utah applies a reduced 3% combined rate to unprepared food, so grocery receipts in Salt Lake City look very different from restaurant receipts. Check the Utah State Tax Commission guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7.75% applies.

Salt Lake City at a glance

Population
209,593
Median household income
$79,150
County
Salt Lake County
ZIP codes covered
12
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