Washington Sales Tax Rates: Pierce County
Pierce County, Washington Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 10.4%
A county-wide sales tax rate of 1.6% is applicable to localities in Pierce County, in addition to the 6.5% Washington sales tax.
Some cities and local governments in Pierce County collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 2.3%.Here's how Pierce County's maximum sales tax rate of 10.4% compares to other counties around the United States:
- Higher maximum sales tax than 92% of Washington counties
- Higher maximum sales tax than 91% of counties nationwide
Tax Rates By City in Pierce County, Washington
The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. Washington has a 6.5% sales tax and Pierce County collects an additional 1.6%, so the minimum sales tax rate in Pierce County is 8.1% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in Pierce County, including all local taxes.
| City | Sales Tax Rate | Tax Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 10.4% | Tacoma |
| Puyallup | 10.2% | Puyallup |
| Bonney Lake | 10.2% | Auburnpierce Special Tax Dist |
| Spanaway | 10.1% | Pierce Ptba |
| Lakewood | 10.1% | Lakewood |
| Gig Harbor | 9.1% | Gig Harbor |
| Lakewood | 10.4% | Tacoma |
| Puyallup | 10.1% | Pierce Ptba |
| Graham | 9.5% | Pierce Co Tr |
| University Place | 10.4% | Tacoma |
| Buckley | 9.5% | Bonney Lake |
| Gig Harbor | 9.1% | Gig Harbor Hbz Sp |
| Orting | 9.5% | Pierce Co Tr |
| Sumner | 10.2% | Auburnpierce Special Tax Dist |
| Tacoma | 10.1% | Pierce Ptba |
| Eatonville | 8.1% | Eatonville |
| Roy | 8.2% | Roy |
| Milton | 10.3% | Miltonking Special Tax Dist |
| Gig Harbor | 9.2% | Kitsap |
| Dupont | 9.6% | Dupont |
| Steilacoom | 10.1% | Lakewood |
| Lakebay | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Fox Island | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Vaughn | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Mckenna | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Wauna | 8.1% | Pierce |
| South Prairie | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Tacoma | 10.1% | University Place |
| Anderson Island | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Mcchord Afb | 10.4% | Tacoma |
| Longbranch | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Wilkeson | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Carbonado | 8.1% | Carbonado |
| Ashford | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Kapowsin | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Tacoma | 10.1% | Lakewood |
| Tacoma | 9.5% | Pierce Co Tr |
| Camp Murray | 10.1% | Lakewood |
| Elbe | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Longmire | 8.1% | Pierce |
| Sumner | 9.6% | Sumner |
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Pierce County, Washington has a maximum sales tax rate of 10.4% and an approximate population of 639,099.
Sales tax rates in Pierce County are determined by eighteen different tax jurisdictions, Auburnpierce Special Tax Dist, Bonney Lake, Carbonado, Dupont, Eatonville, Gig Harbor, Gig Harbor Hbz Sp, Kitsap, Lakewood, Miltonking Special Tax Dist, Pierce, Pierce Co Tr, Pierce Ptba, Puyallup, Roy, Sumner, Tacoma and University Place.
Back to Washington Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for Pierce County are current as of June 2026
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