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What the same salary costs across Switzerland

Federal, cantonal and communal income tax for 2025, from the federal tax administration's own calculator. Choose a household and a salary, then hover the map.

Lowest

CHF 5’536

Zug

Same CHF 100’000 salary, CHF 12’539 a year apart. Highest: Neuchâtel, CHF 18’075

Household
Children
Gross salary
AGBEBLFRGEGLGRJULUNESGSHSOSZTGTIURVDVSZH
CHF 5’536Darker costs moreCHF 18’075

Every canton, cheapest first

Each bar splits the bill into federal, cantonal and communal tax. The line shows how far it moves between the canton's cheapest and priciest commune.

  • Federal
  • Canton
  • Commune and personal tax
010k20kZG5’536SZ8’664AI10’298OW11’329UR11’449NW11’572SH11’907ZH12’074LU12’223GL12’674GR12’760AG12’782TG13’123AR14’377TI14’542VS14’558BS14’663SG15’146GE15’508JU15’560SO15’997BE16’379FR16’436BL16’730VD16’829NE18’075

The same receipt, a different deduction

Federal law sets one limit for the whole country. Each canton sets its own for cantonal tax, and yours may be lower.

Deduction
Pension fund or pillar 3a
  • Above the federal limit
  • Below it

Priced for a single filer, paying into a pension fund or pillar 3a. The limit is the canton's base amount plus its amount per child.

03k5k8kVD6’600FR5’710TI5’500GR4’600BS4’200SH3’750VS3’620AG3’600TG3’500ZG3’500JU3’400SG3’400SZ3’200GL3’100AI2’900ZH2’900AR2’700LU2’600NE2’500SO2’500BE2’450BL2’000NW1’800UR1’800OW1’700Federal CHF 1’800

Geneva is left out: its health premiums are a separate deduction, so there is no single insurance limit to compare.

Income tax figures: federal tax administration calculator, tax year 2025, retrieved 2026-09-16. One earner aged 35, employment income, no wealth, no church tax, and the standard deductions the calculator applies.

Federal limits: ESTV Steuermäppchen 2025 — cantonal comparison of income and wealth tax deductions, table of 28 April 2025. Cantonal limits: each canton's own guide, linked on its page.

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