Sales tax in Madison, WI
The combined sales tax rate in Madison, WI is 5.5%, effective 2023-09-18.
Last verified
- ZIP codes
- 26 on file, all wholly inside the city limits
- County
- Dane
- Levied by
- Wisconsin, Dane and Madison
How the combined rate in Madison, WI 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.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | state | 5% | Jan 1, 1980 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Dane | county | 0.5% | Apr 1, 1991 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Madison | city | 0% | Sep 18, 2023 | Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files |
| Combined rate | 5.5% | |||
ZIP codes in Madison
26 on file, every one wholly inside the city limits. Each has its own page.
26 ZIP codes wholly inside Madison
Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Madison's rate.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 53701 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53703 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53704 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53705 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53706 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53707 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53708 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53711 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53713 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53714 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53715 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53716 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53717 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53718 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53719 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53725 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53726 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53774 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53782 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53783 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53785 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53786 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53790 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53792 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53793 | 5.5% | no other city |
| 53794 | 5.5% | no other city |
How Madison compares with the rest of Wisconsin
Madison's 5.5% is the most common combined rate in Wisconsin. Of the state's 894 ZIP codes with a figure, 792 land on the same one, 56 carry a lower figure and 46 a higher one. Across Wisconsin the combined rate runs from 5% to 7.9%. See every city in Wisconsin.
| Combined rate | ZIP codes | Which is this city |
|---|---|---|
| ~5.5% | 792 | Madison |
| ~5% | 56 | |
| ~7.9% | 31 | |
| ~5.9% | 15 |
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.
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