Sales Tax Calculator — Massachusetts
Massachusetts imposes a 6.25% statewide sales tax and allows no local sales taxes, so the rate is identical everywhere. Clothing is exempt up to $175 per item, and groceries and prescriptions are not taxed at all.
Sales tax and total price
Total with tax
$106.25
Breakdown
Massachusetts's statewide base rate is 6.25% and its average combined state + local rate is 6.25% (pre-filled). The rate is editable because local rates vary by exact address and some items are exempt or taxed differently. Statewide rates are from the Tax Foundation, 2026. An estimate, not tax advice.
An identical 6.25% everywhere
Massachusetts imposes a 6.25% statewide sales tax and allows no local sales taxes, so the average combined rate is identical everywhere. The pre-filled 6.25% is the rate for every Massachusetts purchase, with no local layer to add.
Massachusetts narrows the base instead of adding local rates: clothing is exempt up to $175 per item, and groceries and prescriptions are not taxed at all. Those items are therefore taxed differently from the standard 6.25%. This is an estimate, not tax advice.
Questions
- What is Massachusetts's 2026 sales tax rate?
- Massachusetts applies a 6.25% rate statewide, and because there are no local sales taxes, the average combined rate is also 6.25% — the same in every city and town.
- Does Massachusetts have local sales taxes?
- No. Massachusetts levies no county or city sales taxes, so the 6.25% rate is uniform statewide. Clothing under $175, groceries, and prescriptions are exempt, but there is no general local add-on.
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