Self-employed in every canton

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

Of CHF 100’000 profit, a single person has CHF 6’881 left a month in Zug and CHF 5’829 in Neuchâtel. That is a difference of CHF 12’622 a year. To use your own profit, open the canton comparison.

#	Canton	Single, per month	Tax and contributions	Married, 2 children	Family allowance fund	Cheapest commune	Range in the canton
1	ZugZug	6’881	17.4%	7’385	1.35%	Baar	382
2	SchwyzSchwyz	6’659	20.1%	7’240	1.3%	Freienbach	3’234
3	Appenzell InnerrhodenAppenzell	6’468	22.4%	6’960	1.6%	Appenzell	2’380
4	ObwaldenSarnen	6’427	22.9%	6’871	1.4%	Sarnen	1’902
5	UriAltdorf	6’423	22.9%	6’949	1.3%	Schattdorf	1’305
6	ZurichZurich	6’412	23.1%	7’076	1.025%	Zumikon	2’727
7	LucerneLucerne	6’410	23.1%	7’015	1.35%	Meggen	5’135
8	NidwaldenStans	6’395	23.3%	7’023	1.5%	Hergiswil (NW)	2’610
9	SchaffhausenSchaffhausen	6’382	23.4%	7’075	1.6%	Buchberg	3’654
10	AargauAarau	6’323	24.1%	7’047	1.45%	Oberwil-Lieli	4’336
11	GraubündenChur	6’289	24.5%	7’176	1.5%	Rongellen	5’641
12	GlarusGlarus	6’281	24.6%	6’913	1.4%	Glarus	190
13	ThurgauFrauenfeld	6’268	24.8%	6’987	1.4%	Warth-Weiningen	3’755
14	TicinoBellinzona	6’156	26.1%	7’138	0.85%	Porza	3’040
15	Appenzell AusserrhodenHerisau	6’146	26.3%	6’826	1.6%	Teufen (AR)	3’316
16	ValaisSion	6’134	26.4%	7’053	1.52%	Bister	3’681
17	St. GallenSt. Gallen	6’089	26.9%	6’955	1.6%	Balgach	5’258
18	Basel-StadtBasel	6’088	27.0%	6’944	1.65%	Bettingen	1’696
19	SolothurnSolothurn	6’035	27.6%	6’939	1.25%	Kammersrohr	5’388
20	GenevaGeneva	6’027	27.7%	7’185	2.22%	Cologny	2’026
21	Basel-LandschaftLiestal	6’004	28.0%	6’936	1.3%	Pfeffingen	2’438
22	BernBern	6’000	28.0%	6’720	1.5%	Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	4’281
23	JuraDelémont	5’962	28.5%	6’688	2.75%	Les Breuleux	3’104
24	FribourgFribourg	5’924	28.9%	6’780	2.27%	Greng	5’744
25	VaudLausanne	5’858	29.7%	6’626	2.95%	Eclépens	2’462
26	NeuchâtelNeuchâtel	5’829	30.1%	6’685	1.8%	La Grande Béroche	1’399

CHF 100’000 profit a year, living in the cantonal capital, no church tax and no pillar 3a. Married: two children aged 6 and 10. The range is the difference in cantonal and communal tax per year between the cheapest and the most expensive commune of the canton. It is widest in Fribourg, at CHF 5’744. The data covers all 2’110 communes.