What is the out-the-door price of a car?
Total with tax and fees in your state, and the range across states.
Median state sales tax rate
6%
- States with a rate
- 47
- Lowest
- 0%
- Highest
- 7.25%
- Tax not listed
- DC, NM, OK, SC
Pick a car to see its out-the-door price.
Michigan shown. Its 6% sales tax is the median of 47 states.
Out the door in every state
Sales tax and fees by state
As of October 2026. Not listed: no figure in our data.
Source marks: one sourcemodel-level or estimate
| State | Sales tax | Trade-in credit | Title | Registration | EV a year | Hybrid a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2% | Not listed | $15.00 | Not listed | $203.00 | $103.00 |
| Alaska | 0% | Not listed | $15.00 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Arizona | 5.6% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | $100.00 |
| California | 7.25% | Not listed | $28.00 | $76.00 | $121.00 | Not listed |
| Colorado | 2.9% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $57.19 | Not listed |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Delaware | 5.25% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $110.00 | $60.00 |
| District of Columbia | Not listed | Not listed | $30.00 | $175.00 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Florida | 6% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Georgia | 7% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $238.59 | Not listed |
| Hawaii | 4% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $50.00 | Not listed |
| Idaho | 6% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $140.00 | $75.00 |
| Illinois | 6.25% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $100.00 | Not listed |
| Indiana | 7% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $230.00 | $77.00 |
| Iowa | 5% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $130.00 | $65.00 |
| Kansas | 6.5% | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | $165.00 | $100.00 |
| Kentucky | 6% | Partial | Not listed | Not listed | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Louisiana | 4.45% | Yes | $68.50 | Not listed | $110.00 | $60.00 |
| Maine | 5.5% | Not listed | $33.00 | $35.00 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Maryland | 6.5% | Not listed | $200.00 | Not listed | $125.00 | $100.00 |
| Massachusetts | 6.25% | Not listed | $75.00 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Michigan | 6% | Yes | $15.00 | Not listed | $155.00 | $57.00 |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | Yes | $8.25 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mississippi | 5% | Yes | $9.00 | $14.00 | $150.00 | $75.00 |
| Missouri | 4.225% | Yes | $8.50 | Not listed | $150.00 | $75.00 |
| Montana | 0% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Nebraska | 5.5% | Not listed | $10.00 | $15.00 | $150.00 | $75.00 |
| Nevada | 6.85% | Not listed | $28.25 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| New Hampshire | 0% | Not listed | $35.00 | Not listed | $100.00 | $50.00 |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | Yes | $60.00 | Not listed | $270.00 | Not listed |
| New Mexico | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $90.00 | $45.00 |
| New York | 4% | Not listed | $50.00 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| North Carolina | 3% | Partial | $66.75 | $46.25 | $214.50 | $107.25 |
| North Dakota | 5% | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | $120.00 | $50.00 |
| Ohio | 5.75% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | $150.00 |
| Oklahoma | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Oregon | 0% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $95.00 | Not listed |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $250.00 | $63.00 |
| Rhode Island | 7% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | $50.00 |
| South Carolina | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $60.00 | $30.00 |
| South Dakota | 4% | Not listed | $10.00 | Not listed | $100.00 | Not listed |
| Tennessee | 7% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | $100.00 |
| Texas | 6.25% | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | Not listed |
| Utah | 6.1% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $56.50 |
| Vermont | 6% | No | Not listed | Not listed | $89.00 | $44.50 |
| Virginia | 4.15% | No | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Washington | 6.5% | Not listed | $15.00 | Not listed | $225.00 | $75.00 |
| West Virginia | 6% | Yes | $15.00 | Not listed | $200.00 | $100.00 |
| Wisconsin | 5% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $175.00 | $75.00 |
| Wyoming | 4% | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | $200.00 | Not listed |
Dashed mark: from a general table, not the state page. Local taxes not included.
Source pages by state
- Alabama: state page 1, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Alaska: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page
- Arizona: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates
- Arkansas: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- California: state page 1, Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page 2
- Colorado: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Connecticut: state page
- Delaware: state page 1, state page 2
- District of Columbia: state page 1, state page 2
- Florida: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates
- Georgia: state page 1, state page 2
- Hawaii: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Idaho: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page
- Illinois: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Indiana: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Iowa: state page 1, state page 2
- Kansas: state page 1, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Kentucky: state page 1, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Louisiana: state page 1, state page 2, state page 3
- Maine: state page 1, state page 2, state page 3
- Maryland: state page 1, state page 2
- Massachusetts: state page 1, state page 2, state page 3
- Michigan: state page 1, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Minnesota: state page 1, state page 2
- Mississippi: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Missouri: state page 1, state page 2
- Montana: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates
- Nebraska: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Nevada: state page 1, state page 2
- New Hampshire: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page 1, state page 2
- New Jersey: state page 1, state page 2
- New Mexico: state page 1, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- New York: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page
- North Carolina: state page 1, state page 2, state page 3
- North Dakota: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Ohio: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Oklahoma: no page listed
- Oregon: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Pennsylvania: state page 1, Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page 2
- Rhode Island: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- South Carolina: ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- South Dakota: state page
- Tennessee: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Texas: state page 1, state page 2
- Utah: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Vermont: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Virginia: state page
- Washington: state page 1, Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, state page 2, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- West Virginia: state page, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Wisconsin: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
- Wyoming: Tax Foundation: state sales tax rates, ARTBA: vehicle fee tables
Confidence is high when read from the state page. Medium when some figures come from a general table.
What this cannot tell you
Local taxes not included where they apply.
Fees change yearly. Check your DMV.
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
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