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Sales tax in Salt Lake City, UT

8.45% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in Salt Lake City, UT is 8.45%, effective 2025-07-01.

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ZIP codes
33 on file · 25 wholly inside the city limits
County
Salt Lake
Levied by
Utah, Salt Lake and Salt Lake City
City limits of Salt Lake City, UT, covering 110.9 square miles of land
City limits · 110.9 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in Salt Lake City, UT is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in Salt Lake City, UT, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
Utah state 4.85% Apr 1, 2019 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Salt Lake county 2.6% Jul 1, 2025 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Salt Lake City city 1% Jan 1, 2025 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Combined rate 8.45%

ZIP codes in Salt Lake City

33 on file — 25 wholly inside the city limits and 8 crossing them. Each has its own page.

25 ZIP codes wholly inside Salt Lake City

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Salt Lake City's rate.

ZIP codes in Salt Lake City with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
84101 ~8.45% no other city
84102 8.45% no other city
84103 8.45% no other city
84104 ~8.45% no other city
84105 8.45% no other city
84111 8.45% no other city
84112 8.45% no other city
84113 8.45% no other city
84114 8.45% no other city
84122 8.45% no other city
84125 8.45% no other city
84126 8.45% no other city
84130 8.45% no other city
84131 8.45% no other city
84132 8.45% no other city
84133 8.45% no other city
84138 8.45% no other city
84139 8.45% no other city
84143 8.45% no other city
84150 8.45% no other city
84152 8.45% no other city
84158 8.45% no other city
84180 ~8.45% no other city
84190 8.45% no other city
84199 8.45% no other city
8 ZIP codes crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside Salt Lake City. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in Salt Lake City with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
84044 7.45% no other city
84106 ~8.45% (7.45%–8.45%) South Salt Lake
84108 7.45% no other city
84109 7.45% no other city
84115 ~8.45% (7.45%–8.45%) South Salt Lake
84116 ~8.45% (7.45%–8.45%) no other city
84119 7.45% South Salt Lake
84128 7.45% no other city

What can change the tax you pay in Salt Lake City, UT

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 3 of Salt Lake City's 33 ZIP codes are also reached by South Salt Lake, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Salt Lake City's.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How Salt Lake City compares with the rest of Utah

Salt Lake City's 8.45% is above what most ZIP codes carry in Utah. Of the state's 347 ZIP codes with a figure, 36 land on the same one, 298 carry a lower figure and 13 a higher one. Across Utah the combined rate runs from 4.85% to 10.05%. See every city in Utah.

The most common combined sales tax figures in Utah, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
6.35% 56
~7.45% 54
~6.65% 38
~8.45% 36 Salt Lake City
~7.25% 30

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

TaxAndTips provides informational estimates from published tax-rate data. Actual tax treatment can depend on the product or service, the exact address, the transaction, exemption status and applicable law. For official obligations, consult the taxing authority or a qualified tax professional.

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