Pontiac, Michigan city income tax 2026
On $60,000, a Pontiac resident pays $594 a year in city income tax.
Single filer: ($60,000 − $600 exemption) × 1%. Someone who lives outside Pontiac 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 Pontiac
$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 |
| Pontiac 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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Pontiac 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 |
| County | Oakland 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.
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 Pontiac.
- 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 Pontiac, work in Highland Park: total city tax $891 (Highland Park income tax (nonresident) $594; Pontiac income tax (resident) $594; Pontiac credit for tax paid to Highland Park -$297). Live in Highland Park, work in Pontiac: $1,188 (Pontiac income tax (nonresident) $297; Highland Park income tax (resident) $1,188; Highland Park credit for tax paid to Pontiac -$297).
Pontiac 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
| City | Distance | Resident | Nonresident | Resident tax on $60,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park | 19 mi | 2% | 1% | $1,188 |
| Detroit | 21 mi | 2.4% | 1.2% | $1,425.60 |
| Hamtramck | 21 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Lapeer | 27 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Flint | 33 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
| Port Huron | 49 mi | 1% | 0.5% | $594 |
Sources and verification
- 2026 Estimate Instructions (P-1040ES)
- P-1040R 2025 Instructions
- City of Pontiac Income Tax FAQs
- 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.