Net salary in every canton

Tax year 2026 · Data updated 14 Nov 2026 · Source: ESTV

A single person without children earning CHF 100’000 a year takes home the most in Zug: CHF 7’160 a month. In Neuchâtel it's CHF 6’210, a difference of CHF 950 a month. The table uses withholding tax and employee social contributions. To try your own salary or compare two cantons, open the canton comparison.

#	Canton	Withholding tax	Net per month
1	Zug	4.4%	7’160
2	Schwyz	6.0%	7’032
3	Zurich	8.9%	6’783
4	Nidwalden	9.4%	6’748
5	Uri	10.1%	6’692
6	Appenzell Innerrhoden	10.4%	6’663
7	Aargau	10.7%	6’638
8	Obwalden	10.8%	6’630
9	Graubünden	10.8%	6’625
10	Schaffhausen	11.2%	6’592
11	Lucerne	11.3%	6’589
12	Glarus	11.5%	6’573
13	Thurgau	11.6%	6’561
14	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	12.3%	6’503
15	St. Gallen	12.5%	6’490
16	Valais	12.4%	6’482
17	Ticino	13.1%	6’438
18	Geneva	13.3%	6’420
19	Basel-Stadt	13.4%	6’410
20	Basel-Landschaft	13.5%	6’407
21	Vaud	13.8%	6’373
22	Bern	14.3%	6’338
23	Solothurn	14.8%	6’296
24	Fribourg	15.0%	6’282
25	Jura	15.6%	6’228
26	Neuchâtel	15.8%	6’210

CHF 100’000 gross a year in 12 salaries, single, no children, no church tax, age 34. Jura tariffs always include church tax. Pension fund and accident insurance are estimates. For your own numbers, use the calculator.