# Pile of salt price

> Pile of salt Grand Exchange price right now (65,000 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/pile-of-salt
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 4689.

Examine: “A little heap of salt.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Pile of salt is 110% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 65,000 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 79–100,000 gp |
| 30-day average | 30,924 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 80,000 gp (2026-10-29 16:26 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 50,000 gp (2026-10-11 00:54 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | – / 495 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 15 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1,600 gp
- You receive: 78,400 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 28,400 gp
- Per buy limit: 426,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 12
- Low alch value: 8
- Profit per cast: -80,140 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Pile of salt price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

Not enough history yet to draw the 7-day chart.

## Pile of salt price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 405 gp and the highest buy average 100,000 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | – | 599 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | – | 495 |

Range plotted: 1 to 100,000 gp, over 55 points.

## Questions

### How much is Pile of salt worth in OSRS?

About 65,000 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 80,000 gp and the last instant sell 50,000 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Pile of salt?

15 every 4 hours.

### Is Pile of salt worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 12 coins. Buying one at 80,000 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 80,140 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Pile of salt?

1,600 gp each at 80,000 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 78,400 gp.

Item id 4689. Prices update every five minutes.

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