Discount Calculator

Enter the original price and the percent-off discount. The calculator subtracts the discount amount from the original price.

A 20% discount means you pay 80% of the original price before taxes, shipping, or other charges.

Chloe finds a $75 jacket marked 20% off. The discount is $75 × 0.20 = $15, so the sale price is $60 before tax or delivery charges.

Two consecutive 20% discounts would leave $48, because the second discount applies to $60. They are equivalent to 36% off the original price, not 40%.

The discount percentage describes the share of the original price being removed. The dollar savings depends on the original price, so the same 20% discount saves $10 on a $50 item and $40 on a $200 item.

The sale price is the original price minus the dollar discount. Looking at both values is useful when comparing promotions across items with different starting prices.

Two successive 20% discounts are not the same as one 40% discount. The second discount is usually applied to the already-reduced price, so the combined reduction is 36% of the original price.

This calculator applies one discount percentage. For a stacked promotion, calculate the first sale price and use that result as the starting price for the next discount.

A store can apply sales tax before or after certain discounts depending on the jurisdiction and promotion rules. Manufacturer coupons, store coupons, rebates, and cashback can also be treated differently.

The calculator shows the price effect of the entered percentage only. Add tax or other promotion rules separately when they matter to the final checkout total.