Taxes in Laufen

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

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, FSO no. 2787

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 16’173

16.17 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’93613.67 %	13.67 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 16’17316.17 %	16.17 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 31’62721.08 %	21.08 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’6817.68 %	7.68 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’44510.89 %	10.89 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’65811.66 %	11.66 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 22’69814.19 %	14.19 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 16’17310.78 %	10.78 %

About Laufen

Laufen ranks 33 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 361. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 16’534 16.53 %
2024CHF 16’336 16.34 %
2025CHF 16’184 16.18 %
2026CHF 16’173 16.17 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 11’163	CHF 11’032	CHF 10’942	CHF 10’936	-CHF 227 -0.28 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 16’534	CHF 16’336	CHF 16’184	CHF 16’173	-CHF 361 -0.36 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 32’122	CHF 31’849	CHF 31’641	CHF 31’627	-CHF 495 -0.33 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’050	CHF 7’843	CHF 7’690	CHF 7’681	-CHF 369 -0.37 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’632	CHF 5’530	CHF 5’450	CHF 5’445	-CHF 187 -0.37 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’060	CHF 11’841	CHF 11’667	CHF 11’658	-CHF 402 -0.40 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 23’287	CHF 22’943	CHF 22’710	CHF 22’698	-CHF 589 -0.37 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 16’719	CHF 16’415	CHF 16’184	CHF 16’173	-CHF 546 -0.36 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	11 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 9’102	CHF 4’440	CHF 6’433	CHF 9’526	56 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’370	CHF 2’620	CHF 3’796	CHF 5’620	33 %
Total tax	CHF 16’173	CHF 7’681	CHF 11’658	CHF 16’173

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 Laufen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’294 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 2’294	CHF 1’676	CHF 3’952
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 3’114	CHF 2’288	CHF 2’736
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’288	CHF 2’736

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: 33 of 86 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Laufen	CHF 16’17316.17 %	16.17 %
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 %