Grayling, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a Grayling resident pays $570 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $3,000 exemption) × 1%. Someone who lives outside Grayling but works there pays the nonresident rate, 0.5%: $285 a year.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in Grayling
$1,827.72
$47,521 a year. Total taxes take 20.8% of gross pay, including $570 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 |
| Grayling income tax (resident) | −$21.92 | −$570 |
| Take-home pay | $1,827.72 | $47,521 |
Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.
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Grayling rates
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Resident rate | 1% |
| Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city) | 0.5% |
| Exemption per person | $3,000 |
| In effect | Full tax year 2026 (no 2026-dated document found) |
| County | Crawford County |
| Status | Verified |
Source note: $3,000 exemption is unusually large but stated in the 2025 instructions and matches Grand Rapids' cross-city table. Forms page is JS-rendered; blob URLs captured via built-in browser. Second sources confirm rates only, not the exemption.
Residents vs people who work in the city
- Residents pay 1% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $3,000 exemption for each person on the return.
- Nonresidents pay 0.5% only on wages earned in Grayling.
- 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 Grayling, work in Big Rapids: total city tax $582 (Big Rapids income tax (nonresident) $297; Grayling income tax (resident) $570; Grayling credit for tax paid to Big Rapids -$285). Live in Big Rapids, work in Grayling: $594 (Grayling income tax (nonresident) $285; Big Rapids income tax (resident) $594; Big Rapids credit for tax paid to Grayling -$285).
Grayling city tax at other salaries
| Salary | Resident | Nonresident working here |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $270 | $135 |
| $45,000 | $420 | $210 |
| $60,000 | $570 | $285 |
| $80,000 | $770 | $385 |
| $100,000 | $970 | $485 |
| $150,000 | $1,470 | $735 |
Nearest other taxing cities
Sources and verification
- 2025 GR1040 Instructions (Forms & Permits > Income Tax Forms > 2025 FORMS)
- City of Grayling - Income Tax Department page
- 2025 Employer Withholding Booklet
- 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.