Income tax / Nidwalden
Income tax in Nidwalden
Of a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person without children in Stans has CHF 6’509 left a month. Income tax and social contributions take 21.9% of the salary, which puts Stans 4th among the 26 cantonal capitals.
The figures are for employees who file a tax return in Nidwalden: Swiss citizens and C permit holders. With a B or L permit you pay withholding tax: net salary in Nidwalden.
Gross salary and what's left in Stans
| Gross salary per year | Single | Married, 2 children |
|---|---|---|
| CHF 60’000 | 4’07718.5% | 4’47410.5% |
| CHF 80’000 | 5’28920.7% | 5’81412.8% |
| CHF 100’000 | 6’50921.9% | 7’11714.6% |
| CHF 120’000 | 7’72822.7% | 8’40316.0% |
| CHF 150’000 | 9’51623.9% | 10’29517.6% |
| CHF 200’000 | 12’43525.4% | 13’32120.1% |
The table shows what is left per month in Stans 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 Nidwalden calculates the tax
- The canton's multiplier is 261% of the simple tax. Communes add between 120% and 250%, and Stans adds 235%.
- Married couples and single parents pay the rate that applies to their income divided by 1.85.
- Two children lower the income tax of a married couple with a salary of CHF 100’000 in Stans by CHF 3’934 a year.
- On a salary of CHF 100’000 in Stans, church members pay another CHF 770 (Roman Catholic) or CHF 500 (Protestant) a year.
- A personal tax of CHF 50 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 1’547 of tax in Stans.
Deductions for employees in Nidwalden
- Professional expenses on a CHF 100’000 salaryCHF 4’469
- Commuting, maximumCHF 6’000
- Meals away from home, maximumCHF 3’200
- Childcare per child, maximumCHF 8’400
- Second-earner deduction on a second salary of CHF 50’000CHF 1’200
These amounts apply to cantonal and communal tax in Nidwalden. 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 15’358 of income tax a year in Stans and has CHF 9’929 left a month.
- Parents in Nidwalden deduct CHF 3’200 per child for looking after their children themselves. The deduction for paid childcare comes on top.
Cheapest and most expensive communes in Nidwalden
On a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person pays CHF 7’380 of cantonal and communal tax a year in Hergiswil (NW) and CHF 9’881 in Wolfenschiessen. The difference is CHF 2’501 a year. Stans is number 9 of 11 communes.
| Commune | Multiplier | Tax per year |
|---|---|---|
| Hergiswil (NW) | 120% | 7’380 |
| Ennetbürgen | 150% | 7’957 |
| Beckenried | 179% | 8’515 |
| Ennetmoos | 180% | 8’534 |
| Stansstad | 187% | 8’669 |
| 1 more communes | ||
| Oberdorf (NW) | 200% | 8’919 |
| Emmetten | 222% | 9’342 |
| Stans | 235% | 9’592 |
| Dallenwil | 240% | 9’688 |
| Wolfenschiessen | 250% | 9’881 |
Stans compared with other capitals
In Appenzell you keep CHF 87 more a month, in Sarnen CHF 1 less. The deductions of every canton are in the table of deductions for employees. For the self-employed: sole proprietors in Nidwalden.
All 11 communes of Nidwalden
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 Hergiswil (NW) to Wolfenschiessen. Federal tax of CHF 1’688 comes on top in every commune.
Show the list of 11 communes
- Hergiswil (NW)7’380
- Ennetbürgen7’957
- Beckenried8’515
- Ennetmoos8’534
- Stansstad8’669
- Buochs8’861
- Oberdorf (NW)8’919
- Emmetten9’342
- Stans9’592
- Dallenwil9’688
- Wolfenschiessen9’881