Taxes in Birsfelden

Name: Taxes in Birsfelden (BL): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, FSO no. 2766

Calculated by taxoo from ESTV tax data, tax years 2023 to 2026

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Current tax burden

Total tax 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 16’446

16.45 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 11’12513.91 %	13.91 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 16’44616.45 %	16.45 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 32’12921.42 %	21.42 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’8147.81 %	7.81 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’54111.08 %	11.08 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’85111.85 %	11.85 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 23’07214.42 %	14.42 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 16’45910.97 %	10.97 %

About Birsfelden

Birsfelden ranks 54 of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft for a single person on CHF 100’000, where rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

Compared with the canton median the burden is similar, compared with the Swiss median it is higher.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 366. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 16’812 16.81 %
2024CHF 16’611 16.61 %
2025CHF 16’457 16.46 %
2026CHF 16’446 16.45 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 11’356	CHF 11’223	CHF 11’131	CHF 11’125	-CHF 231 -0.29 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 16’812	CHF 16’611	CHF 16’457	CHF 16’446	-CHF 366 -0.37 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 32’630	CHF 32’354	CHF 32’144	CHF 32’129	-CHF 501 -0.33 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’189	CHF 7’979	CHF 7’823	CHF 7’814	-CHF 375 -0.38 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’732	CHF 5’628	CHF 5’546	CHF 5’541	-CHF 191 -0.38 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’259	CHF 12’037	CHF 11’860	CHF 11’851	-CHF 408 -0.41 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 23’669	CHF 23’321	CHF 23’085	CHF 23’072	-CHF 597 -0.37 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 17’012	CHF 16’704	CHF 16’470	CHF 16’459	-CHF 553 -0.37 pp

Component split

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026

Component	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, Retired	2 Adults, 2 Kids	Share (1A0K)
Federal tax	CHF 1’701	CHF 621	CHF 1’429	CHF 1’027	10 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 9’102	CHF 4’440	CHF 6’433	CHF 9’526	55 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’643	CHF 2’753	CHF 3’989	CHF 5’906	34 %
Total tax	CHF 16’446	CHF 7’814	CHF 11’851	CHF 16’459

Church tax is not included in these figures.

Federal tax is the same in every municipality for a given household.

Ways to save tax

In Birsfelden, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’329 in tax for 2026 by paying the maximum into pillar 3a.

Tax saved per year, 2026
Lever	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, 2 Kids
Pillar 3a in fullCHF 7’258 per employed person	CHF 2’329	CHF 1’703	CHF 4’016
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 3’161	CHF 2’325	CHF 2’780
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’325	CHF 2’780

Savings of the model households, calculated with the same engine as the tax figures. A buy-in needs a gap in the pension fund. Your saving depends on your income and deductions.

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Canton comparison

Rank in the canton: 54 of 86 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Birsfelden	CHF 16’44616.45 %	16.45 %
Canton median	CHF 16’26416.26 %	16.26 %
Lowest in the canton: Pfeffingen	CHF 14’89914.90 %	14.90 %
Highest in the canton: Waldenburg	CHF 17’35617.36 %	17.36 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %