Income tax / Geneva

Income tax in Geneva

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

Of a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person without children in Geneva has CHF 6’166 left a month. Income tax and social contributions take 26.0% of the salary, which puts Geneva 19th among the 26 cantonal capitals.

The figures are for employees who file a tax return in Geneva: Swiss citizens and C permit holders. With a B or L permit you pay withholding tax: net salary in Geneva.

Gross salary and what's left in Geneva

Gross salary per yearSingleMarried, 2 children
CHF 60’0004’00619.9%4’48810.2%
CHF 80’0005’09023.7%5’94810.8%
CHF 100’0006’16626.0%7’32112.1%
CHF 120’0007’22427.8%8’54314.6%
CHF 150’0008’77229.8%10’26717.9%
CHF 200’00011’25732.5%12’96222.2%

The table shows what is left per month in Geneva and, below it, the share of the salary that goes to income tax and social contributions. We assume one salary per household, no church tax and no pillar 3a payment, and the children are 6 and 10.

How Geneva calculates the tax

  • The canton's multiplier is 147.5% of the simple tax. Communes add between 25% and 51%, and Geneva adds 45.49%.
  • Married couples and single parents pay the rate that applies to their income divided by 2.
  • Two children lower the income tax of a married couple with a salary of CHF 100’000 in Geneva by CHF 6’502 a year.
  • On a salary of CHF 100’000 in Geneva, church members pay another CHF 1’242 of church tax a year, Roman Catholics and Protestants alike.
  • A personal tax of CHF 25 a year comes on top, the same for single people and married couples.
  • Paying the pillar 3a maximum of CHF 7’258 on a salary of CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’234 of tax in Geneva.

Deductions for employees in Geneva

  • Professional expenses on a CHF 100’000 salaryCHF 1’817
  • Commuting, maximumCHF 536
  • Meals away from home, maximumCHF 3’200
  • Childcare per child, maximumCHF 26’392
  • Second-earner deduction on a second salary of CHF 50’000CHF 1’054

These amounts apply to cantonal and communal tax in Geneva. For federal tax the same employee deducts CHF 2’681 for professional expenses, up to CHF 3’300 for commuting, up to CHF 25’800 for childcare per child and CHF 14’100 for the second earner.

  • A married couple with salaries of CHF 100’000 and CHF 50’000 pays CHF 19’059 of income tax a year in Geneva and has CHF 9’621 left a month.

Cheapest and most expensive communes in Geneva

On a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person pays CHF 12’122 of cantonal and communal tax a year in Cologny and CHF 14’141 in Chancy. The difference is CHF 2’019 a year. Geneva is number 30 of 45 communes.

CommuneMultiplierTax per year
Cologny25%12’122
Genthod25%12’122
Vandoeuvres27%12’278
Collonge-Bellerive28%12’355
Anières31%12’588
35 more communes
Aire-la-Ville50%14’063
Vernier50%14’063
Onex50.5%14’102
Avully51%14’141
Chancy51%14’141

Geneva compared with other capitals

In St. Gallen you keep CHF 29 more a month, in Delémont CHF 4 less. The deductions of every canton are in the table of deductions for employees. For the self-employed: sole proprietors in Geneva.

All 45 communes of Geneva

The list gives the cantonal and communal tax per year for a single person with a gross salary of CHF 100’000, without church tax, from Cologny to Chancy. Federal tax of CHF 1’688 comes on top in every commune.

Show the list of 45 communes
  1. Cologny12’122
  2. Genthod12’122
  3. Vandoeuvres12’278
  4. Collonge-Bellerive12’355
  5. Anières12’588
  6. Corsier (GE)12’588
  7. Chêne-Bougeries12’666
  8. Pregny-Chambésy12’666
  9. Céligny12’743
  10. Plan-les-Ouates13’054
  11. Veyrier13’054
  12. Bellevue13’209
  13. Russin13’209
  14. Satigny13’209
  15. Carouge (GE)13’287
  16. Choulex13’287
  17. Presinge13’287
  18. Troinex13’287
  19. Jussy13’365
  20. Cartigny13’442
  21. Hermance13’442
  22. Meinier13’442
  23. Meyrin13’442
  24. Bardonnex13’520
  25. Perly-Certoux13’520
  26. Laconnex13’598
  27. Le Grand-Saconnex13’598
  28. Soral13’598
  29. Thônex13’598
  30. Genève13’713
  31. Versoix13’714
  32. Chêne-Bourg13’753
  33. Collex-Bossy13’753
  34. Confignon13’753
  35. Gy13’753
  36. Lancy13’830
  37. Bernex13’908
  38. Dardagny13’908
  39. Avusy13’986
  40. Puplinge13’986
  41. Aire-la-Ville14’063
  42. Vernier14’063
  43. Onex14’102
  44. Avully14’141
  45. Chancy14’141

Calculate your case in Geneva

CHF

Everything your employer pays before deductions, with the 13th salary and bonus.

The pension fund contribution depends on age.

Genève · Geneva

Marital status
Children under 18
0
Pillar 3a payment
More options
CHF

Season ticket or car costs for the way to work. Federal tax accepts up to CHF 3’300, and most cantons have their own limit.

CHF

CHF 15 per working day if you can't eat at home, at most CHF 3’200 a year. Half of that if your employer pays part of the meal.

CHF

Leave empty to use the assumption of the federal tax calculator: CHF 4’560 per adult and CHF 1’200 per child.

Left per month

CHF6’166
Per year CHF 73’986Tax and contributions 26.0%
18%

Set aside 18% of your net salary for income tax. Your employer doesn't deduct this tax. The bill follows your tax return.

A pillar 3a payment of CHF 7’258, the most you can deduct, would lower your tax by CHF 2’234.

Where your salary goes

  • Left for youAfter income tax and social contributions73’98674.0%
  • Cantonal and communal taxGenève, Geneva13’71313.7%
  • Federal taxDirect federal tax, the same everywhere in Switzerland1’6881.7%
  • AHV / IV / EO and ALVOld age, disability and income loss 5.3%, unemployment insurance 1.1%6’4006.4%
  • Pension fundLegal minimum for your age. Your pension fund may charge more.3’2133.2%
  • Accident insuranceNon-occupational accidents, estimated at 1%1’0001.0%
  • Gross salary per year100’000100%

Of the next CHF 1’000 of salary, CHF 635 is left for you.

Income tax in detail

CantonFederal
Net salary89’38789’387
Professional expenses, flat rate-1’817-2’681
Insurance premiums-4’560-1’800
Taxable income83’01084’906
Federal tax1’688
Cantonal tax, multiplier 147.5%10’156
Communal tax, multiplier 45.49%3’532
Personal tax25
Income tax per year15’401

Same salary in every canton

Left per month if you live in the cantonal capital.

  • 1Zug6’961
  • 2Schwyz6’777
  • 3Appenzell Innerrhoden6’596
  • 4Nidwalden6’509
  • 5Obwalden6’508
  • 6Uri6’499
  • 7Lucerne6’491
  • 19Geneva6’166

This is an estimate and doesn't replace tax advice. It covers your salary only. Other income, wealth tax and deductions that aren't listed above are left out. Your pension fund sets your real contribution, and your tax office sets the final tax.

Left per monthCHF6’166