State income tax
None
State-level property tax collections
$4,714,436,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes
General sales tax collections
$23,381,238,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
State tax collections per resident
$4,920
2025 · Census tax collections
State tax collections
$39,361,742,000
2025 · Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Income Tax
Personal income tax.
State income tax
None
Capital gains tax
7% above $270k
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Top marginal income tax rate (%) | 0.0 | 4.6 |
- •Washington has no personal income tax, but since 2022 it levies a 7% tax on large long-term capital gains.
Property Tax
Tax on real estate.
State-level property tax collections
$4,714,436,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes
Effective property tax
0.87%
Median tax bill
$4,470
State-level property tax collections
1990–2025$4,714,436,000▲ 327%
Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes (FRED WAPROPTAX).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate (%) | 0.87 | 0.99 |
- •Washington caps regular property tax growth at 1% per year per district, shifting funding pressure to sales and business taxes.
Sales Tax
Consumption tax.
General sales tax collections
$23,381,238,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
State sales tax
6.5%
Average combined
9.38%
Rank
4th highest combined
General sales tax collections
1990–2025$23,381,238,000▲ 423%
Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED WASALESTAX).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Average combined sales tax (%) | 9.38 | 7.5 |
- •With no income tax, Washington relies heavily on sales tax — among the highest combined rates in the country.
Tax Burden
Overall taxes paid.
State tax collections per resident
$4,920
2025 · Census tax collections
Total tax burden
9.0% of income
Rank
29th in the U.S.
State tax collections per resident
1990–2025$4,920▲ 225%
Census tax collections (WATOTLTAX) divided by Census resident population (WAPOP).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| State-local tax burden (%) | 9.0 | 9.9 |
- •Washington's tax mix is unusually regressive: no income tax, high sales tax and a gross-receipts B&O business tax.
Tax Revenue
Government income.
State tax collections
$39,361,742,000
2025 · Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Largest source
Income tax
State tax collections
1990–2025$39,361,742,000▲ 430%
Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, fiscal years (FRED WATOTLTAX).
| Indicator | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| State tax revenue per capita (USD) | 3700 | 3600 |
- •Washington ran a record budget surplus of roughly $7 billion in 2023.