Grand Rapids, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a Grand Rapids resident pays $891 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $600 exemption) × 1.5%. Someone who lives outside Grand Rapids but works there pays the nonresident rate, 0.75%: $445.50 a year.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in Grand Rapids
$1,815.38
$47,200 a year. Total taxes take 21.3% of gross pay, including $891 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 |
| Grand Rapids income tax (resident) | −$34.27 | −$891 |
| Take-home pay | $1,815.38 | $47,200 |
Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.
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Grand Rapids rates
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Resident rate | 1.5% |
| Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city) | 0.75% |
| Exemption per person | $600 |
| In effect | Rate in effect since July 1, 2010; full tax year 2026 |
| County | Kent County |
| Status | Single official source |
Single official source: Several documents agree, but all from the same publisher (the city), and no independent table lists it.
Source note: No 2026-dated document states the rate (2026 GR-1040ES voucher has no rate), but the city's withholder guide says 1.5%/0.75% 'July 1, 2010 - Present'.
Residents vs people who work in the city
- Residents pay 1.5% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $600 exemption for each person on the return.
- Nonresidents pay 0.75% only on wages earned in Grand Rapids.
- 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 Grand Rapids, work in Walker: total city tax $891 (Walker income tax (nonresident) $297; Grand Rapids income tax (resident) $891; Grand Rapids credit for tax paid to Walker -$297). Live in Walker, work in Grand Rapids: $742.50 (Grand Rapids income tax (nonresident) $445.50; Walker income tax (resident) $594; Walker credit for tax paid to Grand Rapids -$297).
Grand Rapids city tax at other salaries
| Salary | Resident | Nonresident working here |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $441 | $220.50 |
| $45,000 | $666 | $333 |
| $60,000 | $891 | $445.50 |
| $80,000 | $1,191 | $595.50 |
| $100,000 | $1,491 | $745.50 |
| $150,000 | $2,241 | $1,120.50 |
Nearest other taxing cities
| City | Distance | Resident | Nonresident | Resident tax on $60,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | 6 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Ionia | 29 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $593 |
| Muskegon Heights | 34 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Muskegon | 35 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Portland | 39 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $590 |
| Springfield | 49 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $592.50 |
Sources and verification
- 2025 Grand Rapids Resident Tax Return (printable, with instructions)
- Grand Rapids Income Tax Guide for Withholders
- Grand Rapids Withholding Tax Tables effective 07/01/10
- 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.