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Springfield, Michigan city income tax 2026

On $60,000, a Springfield resident pays $592.50 a year in city income tax.

Single filer: ($60,000 − $750 exemption) × 1%. Someone who lives outside Springfield but works there pays the nonresident rate, 0.5%: $296.25 a year.

Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .

Take-home pay per paycheck in Springfield

$1,826.86

$47,498 a year. Total taxes take 20.8% of gross pay, including $593 of local tax.

Pay breakdown per paycheck and per year
LinePer paycheckPer 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
Springfield income tax (resident)−$22.79−$593
Take-home pay$1,826.86$47,498

Michigan city tax is modeled on wages; 401(k) deferrals are included (UCITO), section 125 is excluded.

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Springfield rates

Springfield city income tax
Item2026
Resident rate1%
Nonresident rate (wages earned in the city)0.5%
Exemption per person$750
In effectFull tax year 2026
CountyCalhoun County
StatusVerified

Residents vs people who work in the city

  • Residents pay 1% on all wages, wherever they work, after a $750 exemption for each person on the return.
  • Nonresidents pay 0.5% only on wages earned in Springfield.
  • 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 Springfield, work in Battle Creek: total city tax $592.50 (Battle Creek income tax (nonresident) $296.25; Springfield income tax (resident) $592.50; Springfield credit for tax paid to Battle Creek -$296.25). Live in Battle Creek, work in Springfield: $592.50 (Springfield income tax (nonresident) $296.25; Battle Creek income tax (resident) $592.50; Battle Creek credit for tax paid to Springfield -$296.25).

Springfield city tax at other salaries

City tax at other salaries
SalaryResidentNonresident working here
$30,000$292.50$146.25
$45,000$442.50$221.25
$60,000$592.50$296.25
$80,000$792.50$396.25
$100,000$992.50$496.25
$150,000$1,492.50$746.25

Nearest other taxing cities

Nearest taxing cities
CityDistanceResidentNonresidentResident tax on $60,000
Battle Creek2 mi1%0.5%$592.50
Albion25 mi1%0.5%$594
Portland41 mi1%0.5%$590
Jackson43 mi1%0.5%$594
Lansing44 mi1%0.5%$594
Ionia46 mi1%0.5%$593

Sources and verification

  1. Springfield 2026 Estimate Instructions
  2. 2025 Resident SF-1040 (common form)
  3. Second source: City of Grand Rapids Income Tax Dept. — Other Michigan Cities with Income Tax (undated web table)
  4. 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.