To calculate New Jersey sales tax, use our calculator. It takes into account the statewide sales tax rate which is 6.625% for NJ, while other sales tax rates (countywide or some local) can be entered by yourself according to the data below.
What is New Jersey sales tax?
New Jersey sales tax rate is currently 6.625%, but it can vary from 6.625% to 8.625% due to local tax rates up to 2.625%. Almost all counties have a base sales tax rate. None of them charge county-level sales taxes, while local sales taxes are applied only in one county.
Check the table below to choose county and local sales tax rates you need.
How to calculate New Jersey sales tax?
NJ sales tax is statewide tax rate which is made up of a basic rate plus mandatory local rate. New Jersey sales tax calculator takes into account only statewide tax rate so for more accurate result you should write down the local tax rates (depending on your county/district/city, etc.).
This table might be helpful for using NJ sales tax calculator:
| County Name | Maximum Tax Rate | County-wide sales tax rate | Additional local sales taxes |
| Atlantic County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Bergen County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Burlington County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Camden County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Cape May County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Cumberland County | 8.625% | 0% | Up to 2% |
| Essex County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Gloucester County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Hudson County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Hunterdon County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Mercer County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Middlesex County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Monmouth County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Morris County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Ocean County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Passaic County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Salem County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Somerset County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Sussex County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Union County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
| Warren County | 6.625% | 0% | 0% |
Please note that the calculator helps users for informational purposes only. Exact calculation results may vary by current location and may change over time as the tax rate changes.
More specific NJ sales tax rate is established for a specific location. For example: sales tax in Newark (Essex County) is 6.625%, including all basic New Jersey sales tax rates.
