Im in bellingham wa and state and city sales tax is 8.8 % and i paid 9 %. DJL found addtional vehicle tax of 0.3 %, but seemingly i paid only 0.2 %. However, bellingham sales tax used to be 8.7 %, so perhaps i paid that. I believe Seattle area is 10+ %, and for example, Lynnwood is 10.6 %.