Santa Clara County, California Sales Tax Rate
2025

Taxing Jurisdiction	Rate
California State	6%
Santa Clara County	0.25%
Max City / Locality Rate	3.63%
Combined Sales Tax:	9.88%

Components of the 9.88% Santa Clara County sales tax

The county-level sales tax rate in Santa Clara County is 0.25%, and all sales in Santa Clara County are also subject to the 6% California sales tax. Cities, towns, and special districts within Santa Clara County collect additional local sales taxes, with a maximum sales tax rate in Santa Clara County of 9.88%. The total sales tax rates for all 44 cities and towns within Santa Clara County are listed in the table below.

City Name	Tax Rate	Population
San Jose, CA	9.38%	345,900
San Jose, CA	9.38%	193,100
San Jose, CA	9.38%	106,900
San Jose, CA	9.88%	99,300
Sunnyvale, CA	9.13%	54,500
Milpitas, CA	9.38%	54,500
Cupertino, CA	9.38%	51,400
Sunnyvale, CA	9.13%	46,300
Santa Clara, CA	9.38%	45,400
Gilroy, CA	9.13%	44,700
Campbell, CA ^†	9.88%	37,800
Morgan Hill, CA	9.38%	35,500
Mountain View, CA ^†	9.13%	35,300
Palo Alto, CA	9.88%	34,100
Saratoga, CA	9.38%	29,600
San Jose, CA	9.38%	28,200
Santa Clara, CA	9.38%	26,800
Mountain View, CA	9.13%	26,300
Palo Alto, CA	9.13%	22,900
Los Gatos, CA	9.88%	22,000
Santa Clara, CA	6.25%	21,600
Los Altos, CA	9.13%	20,700
Los Altos, CA ^†	9.13%	18,400
Palo Alto, CA	9.38%	17,200
Sunnyvale, CA	6.25%	16,700
Los Gatos, CA ^†	9.25%	13,000
Los Gatos, CA	9.5%	7,200
San Martin, CA	9.13%	5,600
Stanford, CA	9.13%	5,100
Morgan Hill, CA ^†	9.13%	1,900
Alviso, CA	9.38%	1,800
Cupertino, CA ^†	9.13%	1,800
Santa Clara, CA ^†	9.13%	1,700
Sunnyvale, CA ^†	9.13%	1,500
Milpitas, CA ^†	9.38%	1,400
Palo Alto, CA	9.13%	1,000
Palo Alto, CA ^†	9.13%	700
Mount Hamilton, CA	9.13%	0
Mountain View, CA	9.13%	0
New Almaden, CA	9.13%	0
Holy City, CA	9.13%	0
Redwood Estates, CA	9.13%	0
Coyote, CA	9.38%	0
Saratoga, CA ^†	9.13%	0

Cities or counties marked with the † symbol have a local sales tax levied by that municipality

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Purchase Amount

Sales Tax Rate

Sales Tax:

$9.88

Purchase Price + Tax:

$109.88

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Santa Clara County, California Sales Tax Rate
2025