wa state and local tax rate
The Washington state sales tax rate is 6.5% , and the average WA sales tax after local surtaxes is 8.89% 1  . Groceries and prescription drugs are exempt from the Washington sales tax. 2  Counties and cities can charge an additional local sales tax of up to 3.1%, for a maximum possible combined sales tax of 9.6%.
Seattle, WA Sales Tax Rate. The current total local sales tax rate in Seattle, WA is 9.600% . The December 2014 total local sales tax rate was 9.500% .
Washington does not allow local jurisdictions like cities or counties to collect a local sales tax. The Washington state sales tax of 6.5% is applicable statewide. You can view the sales tax rates for various cities in Washington here.