Highland Park, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a Highland Park resident pays $1,188 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $600 exemption) × 2%. Someone who lives outside Highland Park but works there pays the nonresident rate, 1%: $594 a year.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in Highland Park
$1,803.95
$46,903 a year. Total taxes take 21.8% of gross pay, including $1,188 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 |
| Highland Park income tax (resident) | −$45.69 | −$1,188 |
| Take-home pay | $1,803.95 | $46,903 |
Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.
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Highland Park rates
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Resident rate | 2% |
| Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city) | 1% |
| Exemption per person | $600 |
| In effect | Full tax year 2026 |
| County | Wayne County |
| Status | Verified |
Residents vs people who work in the city
- Residents pay 2% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $600 exemption for each person on the return.
- Nonresidents pay 1% only on wages earned in Highland Park.
- 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 Highland Park, work in Detroit: total city tax $1,306.80 (Detroit income tax (nonresident) $712.80; Highland Park income tax (resident) $1,188; Highland Park credit for tax paid to Detroit -$594). Live in Detroit, work in Highland Park: $1,425.60 (Highland Park income tax (nonresident) $594; Detroit income tax (resident) $1,425.60; Detroit credit for tax paid to Highland Park -$594).
Highland Park city tax at other salaries
| Salary | Resident | Nonresident working here |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $588 | $294 |
| $45,000 | $888 | $444 |
| $60,000 | $1,188 | $594 |
| $80,000 | $1,588 | $794 |
| $100,000 | $1,988 | $994 |
| $150,000 | $2,988 | $1,494 |
Nearest other taxing cities
Sources and verification
- HP 1040ES Estimated Payment Instructions 2026
- 2025 Highland Park HP-1040 Individual Tax 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.