Michigan Gas Tax
What Michigan and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Michigan’s 71.8¢
| Michigan state excise tax | 52.4¢ |
| Other Michigan taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.0¢ |
| Total Michigan state tax | 53.4¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 71.8¢ |
Prepaid Sales Tax rates on fuels ceased as of January 1, 2026. Environmental protection regulatory fee: $0.0100/gal all products.
How much of a gallon in Michigan is tax
Michigan gasoline currently averages $4.01 a gallon. Against that, the 71.8¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 17.9% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Michigan vs. the other 50 states
Michigan’s state gas tax of 53.4¢ is 19.6¢ above the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 6th-highest, or equivalently the 46th-lowest.
Michigan gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Michigan?
- Michigan charges 53.4¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 52.4¢ of state excise tax plus 1.0¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 71.8¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Michigan's gas tax compare to other states?
- Michigan's state gasoline tax of 53.4¢ per gallon ranks 6th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Michigan?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Michigan, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Michigan is tax?
- With Michigan gasoline averaging $4.01 per gallon, the 71.8¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 17.9% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Michigan charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Michigan as a state where local option taxes are allowed. Its table covers taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes in every state, so treat the figures here as state and federal only.
Related to Michigan gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.