Income tax / Neuchâtel
Income tax in Neuchâtel
Of a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person without children in Neuchâtel has CHF 5’949 left a month. Income tax and social contributions take 28.6% of the salary, which puts Neuchâtel 26th among the 26 cantonal capitals.
The figures are for employees who file a tax return in Neuchâtel: Swiss citizens and C permit holders. With a B or L permit you pay withholding tax: net salary in Neuchâtel.
Gross salary and what's left in Neuchâtel
| Gross salary per year | Single | Married, 2 children |
|---|---|---|
| CHF 60’000 | 3’82023.6% | 4’45211.0% |
| CHF 80’000 | 4’89026.7% | 5’60915.9% |
| CHF 100’000 | 5’94928.6% | 6’78718.6% |
| CHF 120’000 | 6’99330.1% | 7’94820.5% |
| CHF 150’000 | 8’48832.1% | 9’63222.9% |
| CHF 200’000 | 10’86734.8% | 12’25226.5% |
The table shows what is left per month in Neuchâtel 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 Neuchâtel calculates the tax
- The canton's multiplier is 124% of the simple tax. Communes add between 63% and 79%, and Neuchâtel adds 65%.
- Married couples and single parents pay the rate that applies to their income divided by 1.92.
- Two children lower the income tax of a married couple with a salary of CHF 100’000 in Neuchâtel by CHF 4’735 a year.
- On a salary of CHF 100’000 in Neuchâtel, church members pay another CHF 950 of church tax a year, Roman Catholics and Protestants alike.
- Paying the pillar 3a maximum of CHF 7’258 on a salary of CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’349 of tax in Neuchâtel.
Deductions for employees in Neuchâtel
- Professional expenses on a CHF 100’000 salaryCHF 2’681
- Commuting, maximumno limit
- Meals away from home, maximumCHF 3’200
- Childcare per child, maximumCHF 20’400
- Second-earner deduction on a second salary of CHF 50’000CHF 1’200
These amounts apply to cantonal and communal tax in Neuchâtel. 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 23’901 of income tax a year in Neuchâtel and has CHF 9’217 left a month.
Cheapest and most expensive communes in Neuchâtel
On a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person pays CHF 16’144 of cantonal and communal tax a year in La Grande Béroche and CHF 17’525 in Les Verrières. The difference is CHF 1’381 a year. Neuchâtel is number 3 of 24 communes.
| Commune | Multiplier | Tax per year |
|---|---|---|
| La Grande Béroche | 63% | 16’144 |
| Milvignes | 63% | 16’144 |
| Neuchâtel | 65% | 16’316 |
| Cortaillod | 66% | 16’403 |
| Le Landeron | 66% | 16’403 |
| 14 more communes | ||
| Les Ponts-de-Martel | 75% | 17’180 |
| Val-de-Travers | 76% | 17’266 |
| Cressier (NE) | 77% | 17’352 |
| Les Planchettes | 77% | 17’352 |
| Les Verrières | 79% | 17’525 |
Neuchâtel compared with other capitals
In Lausanne you keep CHF 109 more a month. The deductions of every canton are in the table of deductions for employees. For the self-employed: sole proprietors in Neuchâtel.
All 24 communes of Neuchâtel
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 La Grande Béroche to Les Verrières. Federal tax of CHF 1’688 comes on top in every commune.
Show the list of 24 communes
- La Grande Béroche16’144
- Milvignes16’144
- Neuchâtel16’316
- Cortaillod16’403
- Le Landeron16’403
- Val-de-Ruz16’403
- Lignières16’489
- Rochefort16’489
- Boudry16’575
- Laténa16’575
- Le Locle16’662
- Cornaux17’093
- Brot-Plamboz17’180
- La Brévine17’180
- La Chaux-de-Fonds17’180
- La Chaux-du-Milieu17’180
- La Côte-aux-Fées17’180
- La Sagne17’180
- Le Cerneux-Péquignot17’180
- Les Ponts-de-Martel17’180
- Val-de-Travers17’266
- Cressier (NE)17’352
- Les Planchettes17’352
- Les Verrières17’525