Tourist tax›United States›checked 5 Nov 2026
Tourist tax in Salt Lake City
This is the tax inside Salt Lake City's own boundary. Neighbouring towns, including the ones near the airport, set their own; it follows where your accommodation is.
Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.
- 15.52% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers
Do children pay the tourist tax in Salt Lake City?
It is charged per room (or as a share of the room price), not per person, so children don't change it.
How do you pay the tourist tax in Salt Lake City?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Utah State and Salt Lake City-area sales tax on hotel rooms (8.45%) (Utah state and local sales and use tax (Salt Lake City, code 18-122))
Set by Utah State Tax Commission (state and local sales and use tax) · 1 rate
Utah State and Salt Lake City-area sales tax on hotel rooms (8.45%) (Utah state and local sales and use tax (Salt Lake City, code 18-122))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 8.45% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12 (Sales and Use Tax Act); temporary lodging under 30 days taxable; Q4 2026 rate chart, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Utah statewide transient room tax (1.07%) (Statewide transient room tax)
Set by Utah State Tax Commission (state transient room tax) · 1 rate
Utah statewide transient room tax (1.07%) (Statewide transient room tax)
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 1.07% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12 Part 3 (transient room tax), as summarised in Tax Commission Pub 56, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Utah additional transient room tax in Salt Lake County (0.25%) (Additional state transient room tax in a first-class county (Salt Lake County))
Set by Utah State Tax Commission (state transient room tax) · 1 rate
Utah additional transient room tax in Salt Lake County (0.25%) (Additional state transient room tax in a first-class county (Salt Lake County))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 0.25% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12 Part 3 (additional state transient room tax in a county of the first class), as summarised in Pub 56, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Salt Lake County transient room tax (4.75%) (Salt Lake County transient room tax (incl. tourism transient room tax))
Set by Salt Lake County (transient room tax, collected by the Utah State Tax Commission) · 1 rate
Salt Lake County transient room tax (4.75%) (Salt Lake County transient room tax (incl. tourism transient room tax))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 4.75% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12 Part 3 (county transient room tax) and tourism transient room tax, as summarised in Pub 56, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Salt Lake City transient room tax (1%) (Municipal transient room tax (Salt Lake City))
Set by Salt Lake City (municipal transient room tax, collected by the Utah State Tax Commission) · 1 rate
Salt Lake City transient room tax (1%) (Municipal transient room tax (Salt Lake City))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 1% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Utah Code Title 59 Chapter 12 Part 3 (municipal transient room tax, up to 1%), as summarised in Pub 56, checked 5 Nov 2026.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · next check due by 3 Feb 2027.