Maine Sales Tax Calculator 2026
A flat 5.5% applies everywhere in Maine
Calculate Sales Tax
Enter your amount to see the complete sales tax breakdown for Maine
- State rate
- 5.5%
- Avg local add-on
- None
- Combined average
- 5.5%
- Rank of 50
- 42
Maine sales tax rates at a glance
How sales tax works in Maine
Maine has a uniform 5.5% sales tax statewide with no local additions.
This makes Maine one of the simpler states to calculate for: there is a single rate to apply, with no need to check which county or city a sale took place in.
States with a similar combined rate
Worked examples at 5.5%
Adding sales tax
A $100.00 item in Maine costs $105.50 once 5.5% sales tax of $5.50 is added.
Removing sales tax
A receipt totalling $105.50 at 5.5% breaks down to $100.00 before tax plus $5.50 tax.
To remove sales tax, divide the total by 1.0550 rather than subtracting 5.5% — subtracting the percentage from the gross figure gives the wrong answer.
Maine sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Maine?
Maine charges a flat 5.5% statewide. There are no county or city additions, so the rate is the same everywhere in the state.
Does Maine have local sales tax on top of the state rate?
No. Maine is one of the states with a single uniform rate — what you see is what you pay, wherever you are in the state.
Is sales tax high in Maine?
Maine ranks 42 of 50 states by combined rate at 5.5%, which is 1.11 points below the national average of 6.61%. The highest is Louisiana at 10.11%; the lowest that charges anything is Alaska at 1.76%.
Who collects sales tax in Maine?
Retailers collect sales tax from the customer at the point of sale and remit it to the Maine tax authority. The consumer bears the cost; the business acts as collector.
How do I work out the pre-tax price from a Maine receipt?
Divide the total by 1 + the rate. At 5.5%, a $105.50 total works back to $100.00 before tax. The calculator above does this for you in "Remove Sales Tax" mode.