Income tax / Jura

Income tax in Jura

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 Delémont has CHF 6’161 left a month. Income tax and social contributions take 26.1% of the salary, which puts Delémont 20th among the 26 cantonal capitals.

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

Gross salary and what's left in Delémont

Gross salary per yearSingleMarried, 2 children
CHF 60’0003’97920.4%4’41311.7%
CHF 80’0005’07723.8%5’66015.1%
CHF 100’0006’16126.1%6’88617.4%
CHF 120’0007’23027.7%8’08019.2%
CHF 150’0008’74930.0%9’79921.6%
CHF 200’00011’24232.6%12’51524.9%

The table shows what is left per month in Delémont 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 Jura calculates the tax

  • The canton's multiplier is 285% of the simple tax. Communes add between 130% and 235%, and Delémont adds 190%.
  • Married couples and single parents have a lower tariff of their own.
  • Two children lower the income tax of a married couple with a salary of CHF 100’000 in Delémont by CHF 3’596 a year.
  • On a salary of CHF 100’000 in Delémont, church members pay another CHF 528 (Roman Catholic) or CHF 669 (Protestant) a year.
  • Paying the pillar 3a maximum of CHF 7’258 on a salary of CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’132 of tax in Delémont.

Deductions for employees in Jura

  • Professional expenses on a CHF 100’000 salaryCHF 4’100
  • Commuting, maximumno limit
  • Meals away from home, maximumCHF 3’200
  • Childcare per child, maximumCHF 10’600
  • Second-earner deduction on a second salary of CHF 50’000CHF 2’700

These amounts apply to cantonal and communal tax in Jura. 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 20’031 of income tax a year in Delémont and has CHF 9’540 left a month.
  • In Jura the flat amount for professional expenses also covers commuting and meals. If your real costs are higher, they count instead.

Cheapest and most expensive communes in Jura

On a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person pays CHF 12’025 of cantonal and communal tax a year in Les Breuleux and CHF 15’067 in Fontenais. The difference is CHF 3’042 a year. Delémont is number 7 of 51 communes.

CommuneMultiplierTax per year
Les Breuleux130%12’025
Boncourt155%12’749
Muriaux160%12’894
Courtételle165%13’039
Le Noirmont170%13’184
41 more communes
Saignelégier230%14’922
Vendlincourt230%14’922
Basse-Allaine235%15’067
Coeuve235%15’067
Fontenais235%15’067

Delémont compared with other capitals

In Geneva you keep CHF 4 more a month, in Solothurn CHF 53 less. The deductions of every canton are in the table of deductions for employees. For the self-employed: sole proprietors in Jura.

All 51 communes of Jura

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 Les Breuleux to Fontenais. Federal tax of CHF 1’688 comes on top in every commune.

Show the list of 51 communes
  1. Les Breuleux12’025
  2. Boncourt12’749
  3. Muriaux12’894
  4. Courtételle13’039
  5. Le Noirmont13’184
  6. Courchavon13’763
  7. Delémont13’763
  8. Develier13’908
  9. Le Bémont (JU)13’908
  10. Boécourt14’053
  11. Châtillon (JU)14’053
  12. Rossemaison14’053
  13. Cornol14’198
  14. Courgenay14’198
  15. Les Bois14’198
  16. Les Enfers14’198
  17. Les Genevez (JU)14’198
  18. Porrentruy14’198
  19. Basse-Vendline14’342
  20. Haute-Sorne14’342
  21. Pleigne14’342
  22. Clos du Doubs14’487
  23. Courchapoix14’487
  24. Courroux14’487
  25. Damphreux-Lugnez14’487
  26. Haute-Ajoie14’487
  27. La Baroche14’487
  28. Soyhières14’487
  29. Courtedoux14’632
  30. Ederswiler14’632
  31. Lajoux (JU)14’632
  32. Mettembert14’632
  33. Montfaucon14’632
  34. Saulcy14’632
  35. Val Terbi14’632
  36. Alle14’777
  37. Bourrignon14’777
  38. Bure14’777
  39. Courrendlin14’777
  40. Grandfontaine14’777
  41. Mervelier14’777
  42. Movelier14’777
  43. Saint-Brais14’777
  44. Soubey14’777
  45. Fahy14’922
  46. Moutier14’922
  47. Saignelégier14’922
  48. Vendlincourt14’922
  49. Basse-Allaine15’067
  50. Coeuve15’067
  51. Fontenais15’067

Calculate your case in Jura

CHF

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

The pension fund contribution depends on age.

Delémont · Jura

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

CHF6’161
Per year CHF 73’936Tax and contributions 26.1%
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 2’132.

Where your salary goes

  • Left for youAfter income tax and social contributions73’93673.9%
  • Cantonal and communal taxDelémont, Jura13’76313.8%
  • 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-4’100-2’681
Insurance premiums-3’400-1’800
Personal deduction-1’8000
Taxable income80’08784’906
Federal tax1’688
Cantonal tax, multiplier 285%8’258
Communal tax, multiplier 190%5’505
Income tax per year15’451

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
  • 20Jura6’161

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 monthCHF6’161