Florida Gas Tax
What Florida and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Florida’s 58.5¢
| Florida state excise tax | 22.0¢ |
| Other Florida taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 18.1¢ |
| Total Florida state tax | 40.1¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 58.5¢ |
For 2026, the gasoline and diesel state taxes are the excise and sales taxes added together. Other fees and pollutant taxes: Ninth-Cent fee (diesel only) $0.01/gal; Petroleum Inspection fee (gasoline, kerosene and No. 1 fuel oil only) $0.00125/gal; Local Option fee $0.06/gal; State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System Tax (SCETS) $0.099/gal; Coastal Protection tax $0.00048/gal; Inland Protection tax $0.01904/gal; Water Quality tax $0.00119. The listed gasoline rate does not include additional local option taxes above the statewide minimum of $0.06/gal.
How much of a gallon in Florida is tax
Florida gasoline currently averages $4.10 a gallon. Against that, the 58.5¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 14.3% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Florida vs. the other 50 states
Florida’s state gas tax of 40.1¢ is 6.3¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 12th-highest, or equivalently the 40th-lowest.
Florida gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Florida?
- Florida charges 40.1¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 22.0¢ of state excise tax plus 18.1¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 58.5¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Florida's gas tax compare to other states?
- Florida's state gasoline tax of 40.1¢ per gallon ranks 12th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Florida?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Florida, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Florida is tax?
- With Florida gasoline averaging $4.10 per gallon, the 58.5¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 14.3% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Florida charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes — EIA flags Florida as a state where local option taxes are allowed, so some counties and cities add their own tax on top of the 40.1¢ state rate. EIA's table covers state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes, so a driver in some Florida cities pays more than the figure shown here.
Related to Florida gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.