Income tax / Schwyz
Income tax in Schwyz
Of a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person without children in Schwyz has CHF 6’777 left a month. Income tax and social contributions take 18.7% of the salary, which puts Schwyz 2nd among the 26 cantonal capitals.
The figures are for employees who file a tax return in Schwyz: Swiss citizens and C permit holders. With a B or L permit you pay withholding tax: net salary in Schwyz.
Gross salary and what's left in Schwyz
| Gross salary per year | Single | Married, 2 children |
|---|---|---|
| CHF 60’000 | 4’23415.3% | 4’49010.2% |
| CHF 80’000 | 5’50717.4% | 5’94210.9% |
| CHF 100’000 | 6’77718.7% | 7’33112.0% |
| CHF 120’000 | 8’04919.5% | 8’66413.4% |
| CHF 150’000 | 9’92220.6% | 10’59215.3% |
| CHF 200’000 | 13’01821.9% | 13’78217.3% |
The table shows what is left per month in Schwyz 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 Schwyz calculates the tax
- The canton's multiplier is 110% of the simple tax. Communes add between 64% and 195%, and Schwyz adds 175%.
- Married couples and single parents pay the rate that applies to their income divided by 1.9.
- Two children lower the income tax of a married couple with a salary of CHF 100’000 in Schwyz by CHF 3’943 a year.
- On a salary of CHF 100’000 in Schwyz, church members pay another CHF 582 (Roman Catholic) or CHF 560 (Protestant) a year.
- Paying the pillar 3a maximum of CHF 7’258 on a salary of CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’252 of tax in Schwyz.
Deductions for employees in Schwyz
- Professional expenses on a CHF 100’000 salaryCHF 6’900
- Commuting, maximumCHF 8’000
- Meals away from home, maximumCHF 3’200
- Childcare per child, maximumCHF 8’000
- Second-earner deduction on a second salary of CHF 50’000CHF 2’100
These amounts apply to cantonal and communal tax in Schwyz. 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 10’196 of income tax a year in Schwyz and has CHF 10’360 left a month.
Cheapest and most expensive communes in Schwyz
On a gross salary of CHF 100’000, a single person pays CHF 3’896 of cantonal and communal tax a year in Freienbach and CHF 6’829 in Steinen. The difference is CHF 2’933 a year. Schwyz is number 26 of 30 communes.
| Commune | Multiplier | Tax per year |
|---|---|---|
| Freienbach | 64% | 3’896 |
| Wollerau | 64% | 3’896 |
| Feusisberg | 69% | 4’008 |
| Altendorf | 115% | 5’038 |
| Lachen | 125% | 5’262 |
| 20 more communes | ||
| Schwyz | 175% | 6’381 |
| Reichenburg | 180% | 6’493 |
| Schübelbach | 180% | 6’493 |
| Illgau | 195% | 6’829 |
| Steinen | 195% | 6’829 |
Schwyz compared with other capitals
In Zug you keep CHF 184 more a month, in Appenzell CHF 181 less. The deductions of every canton are in the table of deductions for employees. For the self-employed: sole proprietors in Schwyz.
All 30 communes of Schwyz
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 Freienbach to Steinen. Federal tax of CHF 1’688 comes on top in every commune.
Show the list of 30 communes
- Freienbach3’896
- Wollerau3’896
- Feusisberg4’008
- Altendorf5’038
- Lachen5’262
- Oberiberg5’262
- Riemenstalden5’485
- Innerthal5’597
- Arth5’709
- Gersau5’709
- Küssnacht (SZ)5’709
- Muotathal5’821
- Tuggen5’911
- Alpthal5’933
- Galgenen5’933
- Rothenthurm5’933
- Sattel5’933
- Steinerberg5’933
- Unteriberg5’933
- Ingenbohl6’157
- Morschach6’157
- Vorderthal6’157
- Wangen (SZ)6’157
- Einsiedeln6’269
- Lauerz6’381
- Schwyz6’381
- Reichenburg6’493
- Schübelbach6’493
- Illgau6’829
- Steinen6’829