Ionia, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a Ionia resident pays $593 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $700 exemption) × 1%. Someone who lives outside Ionia but works there pays the nonresident rate, 0.5%: $296.50 a year.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in Ionia
$1,826.84
$47,498 a year. Total taxes take 20.8% of gross pay, including $593 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 |
| Ionia income tax (resident) | −$22.81 | −$593 |
| Take-home pay | $1,826.84 | $47,498 |
Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.
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Ionia rates
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Resident rate | 1% |
| Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city) | 0.5% |
| Exemption per person | $700 |
| In effect | Full tax year 2026 |
| County | Ionia County |
| Status | Verified |
Source note: Exemption ($700) confirmed only for tax year 2025; no 2026 document states it. Grand Rapids' cross-city table says Ionia prorates the exemption for part-year residents.
Residents vs people who work in the city
- Residents pay 1% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $700 exemption for each person on the return.
- Nonresidents pay 0.5% only on wages earned in Ionia.
- 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 Ionia, work in Portland: total city tax $593 (Portland income tax (nonresident) $295; Ionia income tax (resident) $593; Ionia credit for tax paid to Portland -$295). Live in Portland, work in Ionia: $591.50 (Ionia income tax (nonresident) $296.50; Portland income tax (resident) $590; Portland credit for tax paid to Ionia -$295).
Ionia city tax at other salaries
| Salary | Resident | Nonresident working here |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $293 | $146.50 |
| $45,000 | $443 | $221.50 |
| $60,000 | $593 | $296.50 |
| $80,000 | $793 | $396.50 |
| $100,000 | $993 | $496.50 |
| $150,000 | $1,493 | $746.50 |
Nearest other taxing cities
| City | Distance | Resident | Nonresident | Resident tax on $60,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 12 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $590 |
| Grand Rapids | 29 mi | 1.5% | 0.75% | $891 |
| Lansing | 32 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| East Lansing | 34 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Walker | 34 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Springfield | 46 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $592.50 |
Sources and verification
- 2026 City of Ionia Employer's Withholding Tax Forms and Instructions
- 2025 Individual Income Tax Form and Instructions
- City of Ionia - City 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.