Cantons / Basel-Stadt
Net salary in Basel-Stadt
With CHF 100’000 a year, a single person without children in Basel-Stadt takes home CHF 6’410 a month. Withholding tax is 13.43% of gross pay, and Basel-Stadt ranks 19th of 26 cantons for this salary.
Gross to net in Basel-Stadt
| Gross per year | Single | Married, 2 children |
|---|---|---|
| CHF 60’000 | 4’100tax 8.6% | 4’532tax 0.0% |
| CHF 80’000 | 5’243tax 11.6% | 6’012tax 0.1% |
| CHF 100’000 | 6’410tax 13.4% | 7’224tax 3.7% |
| CHF 150’000 | 9’272tax 17.0% | 10’228tax 9.3% |
| CHF 200’000 | 12’080tax 19.5% | 13’152tax 13.1% |
Net per month in CHF, 12 salaries, age 34, no church tax. Married: one income. Pension fund and accident insurance are estimates.
Basel-Stadt compared with other cantons
For a single person earning CHF 100’000, Basel-Stadt ranks 19th of 26. That's CHF 10 a month less than in Geneva, and CHF 3 more than in Basel-Landschaft. See all 26 cantons.
Withholding tax in Basel-Stadt
- Basel-Stadt sets the rate from your monthly pay. In the month you get a 13th salary, it's added to that month's pay, so the rate for that month is higher.
- Basel-Stadt publishes tariffs with and without church tax. You pay church tax only if you belong to a recognised church.
- Cross-border commuters from Germany with a residence certificate (Gre-1) pay Swiss withholding tax of at most 4.5%.
- Under an agreement between Basel-Stadt and France, cross-border commuters who live in France pay income tax there if they give their employer the residence certificate 2041-AS. Swiss withholding tax is then 0.
If you live in Switzerland and earn CHF 120’000 gross a year or more, you have to file a tax return after the year ends, and the tax office calculates your final tax. This federal rule applies in every canton.
Tax rates in the city of Basel
Cantonal and municipal tax are usually a multiple of the cantonal base rate. In Basel for 2026:
- Canton100%
- Municipality of Baselincluded in the cantonal tax
- Protestant church8% of the cantonal tax two years earlier
- Roman Catholic church8% of the cantonal tax two years earlier
Source: ESTV, tax multipliers of cantonal capitals 2026. Withholding tax is the same in every commune of the canton. These rates matter if you're taxed the ordinary way, for example with a C permit.
Family allowances
- Child allowanceCHF 275
- Education allowanceCHF 325
Per child and month, paid with your salary. The education allowance replaces the child allowance once the child is in post-compulsory education, up to age 25. Source: BSV, family allowances 2026.
Official information
For the tariff tables and questions about your own case, contact the cantonal tax office: withholding tax in Basel-Stadt.