East Lansing, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a East Lansing resident pays $594 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $600 exemption) × 1%. Someone who lives outside East Lansing but works there pays the nonresident rate, 0.5%: $297 a year.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in East Lansing
$1,826.80
$47,497 a year. Total taxes take 20.8% of gross pay, including $594 of local tax.
| Line | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,307.69 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$193.08 | −$5,020 |
| Social Security | −$143.08 | −$3,720 |
| Medicare | −$33.46 | −$870 |
| State income tax | −$88.43 | −$2,299 |
| East Lansing income tax (resident) | −$22.85 | −$594 |
| Take-home pay | $1,826.80 | $47,497 |
Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.
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East Lansing rates
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Resident rate | 1% |
| Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city) | 0.5% |
| Exemption per person | $600 |
| In effect | Full tax year 2026 (tax effective 1/1/2019; city says it expires after 12 years) |
| County | Ingham County, Clinton County |
| Status | Verified |
Source note: Individual fact sheet (DocumentCenter/View/8032) also says 'Exemptions allowed - $600 each'.
Residents vs people who work in the city
- Residents pay 1% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $600 exemption for each person on the return.
- Nonresidents pay 0.5% only on wages earned in East Lansing.
- Living in one taxing city and working in another: you pay the work city's nonresident tax, and your home city credits it, up to its own nonresident rate (Michigan's uniform city income tax ordinance).
Worked example, $60,000. Live in East Lansing, work in Lansing: total city tax $594 (Lansing income tax (nonresident) $297; East Lansing income tax (resident) $594; East Lansing credit for tax paid to Lansing -$297). Live in Lansing, work in East Lansing: $594 (East Lansing income tax (nonresident) $297; Lansing income tax (resident) $594; Lansing credit for tax paid to East Lansing -$297).
East Lansing city tax at other salaries
| Salary | Resident | Nonresident working here |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $294 | $147 |
| $45,000 | $444 | $222 |
| $60,000 | $594 | $297 |
| $80,000 | $794 | $397 |
| $100,000 | $994 | $497 |
| $150,000 | $1,494 | $747 |
Nearest other taxing cities
Sources and verification
- 2026 Estimated Payments Form
- 2025 General Instructions
- City of East Lansing - Income Tax page
- Second source: City of Grand Rapids Income Tax Dept. — Other Michigan Cities with Income Tax (undated web table)
- Michigan Treasury: cities that impose an income tax
Rates as of tax year 2026 (2025 return instructions where 2026 not yet published; see each record); checked . "Verified" means a second, independent publisher shows the same rate; "single official source" means only the official register lists it so far, so confirm with the tax collector before relying on it. See how local rates are checked.