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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
- $55,8666.00%$55,866 - $70,6068.00%$70,606 - $360,6599.30%$360,659 - $432,78710.30%$432,787 - $721,31411.30%$721,314 - $1,000,00012.30%$1,000,000+13.30%Head of HouseholdCalifornia Taxable IncomeRate$0 - $21,5271.00%$21,527 - $51,0002.00%$51,000 - $65,7444.00%$65,744 - $81,3646.00%$81,364 - $96,1078.00%$96,107 - $490,4939.30%$490,493 - $588,59310.30%$588,593 - $980,98711.30%$980,987 - $1,000,00012.30%$1,000,000+13.30%It’s important to note that those rates do not apply to actual income, but adjusted gross income. That is income after all applicable deductions and exemptions have been subtracted. The standard deduction in California is $5,540 for single filers and $11,080 for joint filers. Taxpayers in California may also be eligible for a number of tax credits, for financial events and expenses including childcare, buying a new home, the purchase of an electric vehicle and installing solar panels on their house.The city of San Francisco levies a gross receipts tax on the payroll expenses of large businesses. Although this is sometimes conflated as a personal income tax rate, the city only levies this tax on businesses. Therefore, you will not be responsible for paying it.California Sales TaxCalifornia’s base sales tax is 6.00%. This means that regardless of where you are in the state, you will pay an additional 6.00% of the purchase price of any taxable good. Many cities and counties also enact their own sales taxes, ranging from 1.25% to 4.75%, so the maximum combined rate is 10.75%. The table below shows state and county tax rates for each of the 58 counties in California.Sales Tax Rates(Updated January 2025)County NameMaximum Tax RateAlameda County10.75%Alpine County7.25%Amador County7.75% Butte County8.25%Calaveras County10%Colusa County8.75%Contra Costa County10.75% Del Norte County8.25%El Dorado County8.75%Fresno County9.225%Glenn County7.75% Humboldt County9.25%Imperial County8.75% Inyo County8.75%Kern County9.5%Kings County8.25%Lake County9.75%Lassen County8.25%Los Angeles County10.5% Madera County8.75% Marin County9.25%Mariposa County8.75% Mendocino County9.125%Merced County8.75%Modoc County7.25%Mono County7.75% Monterey County9.5%Napa County9.75%Nevada County8.875% Orange County10.25% Placer County7.75%Plumas County8.25% Riverside County9.25%Sacramento County9.25% San Benito County9.5%San Bernardino County10.25%San Diego County8.75%San Francisco County9.875%San Joaquin County10.25% San Luis Obispo County8.75%San Mateo County9.875% Santa Barbara County9%Santa Clara County9.875%Santa Cruz County9.75%Shasta County7.75%Sierra County8.25%Siskiyou County7.75%Solano County9.25% Sonoma County10.75%Stanislaus County9.5%Sutter County7.75%Tehama County7.75%Trinity County7.25%Tulare County9.25%Tuolumne County8.75%Ventura County9.5% Yolo County8.75%Yuba County8.25%Most items are subject to these rates, but there are some exceptions, as well as certain products that face higher rates. Among the products on which sales taxes are not required are most groceries, prescription medicine and utilities like gas and electricity.California Alcohol, Cigarette and Gas TaxesProducts that face separate tax rates include alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and gasoline. For alcohol and cigarettes, rates are assessed based on the quantity of the product purchased. Cigarettes, for
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