Taxes in Riehen

Name: Taxes in Riehen (BS): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt, FSO no. 2703

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 13’363

13.36 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’20411.51 %	11.51 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’36313.36 %	13.36 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 25’16116.77 %	16.77 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’1058.11 %	8.11 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’6399.28 %	9.28 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’55911.56 %	11.56 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 19’47712.17 %	12.17 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’5758.38 %	8.38 %

About Riehen

Riehen ranks 2 of 3 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Stadt 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 lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 250. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 13’613 13.61 %
2024CHF 13’471 13.47 %
2025CHF 13’367 13.37 %
2026CHF 13’363 13.36 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’365	CHF 9’272	CHF 9’204	CHF 9’204	-CHF 161 -0.20 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 13’613	CHF 13’471	CHF 13’367	CHF 13’363	-CHF 250 -0.25 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 25’487	CHF 25’304	CHF 25’167	CHF 25’161	-CHF 326 -0.22 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’421	CHF 8’245	CHF 8’105	CHF 8’105	-CHF 316 -0.32 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’799	CHF 4’708	CHF 4’639	CHF 4’639	-CHF 160 -0.32 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’904	CHF 11’710	CHF 11’559	CHF 11’559	-CHF 345 -0.35 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 19’968	CHF 19’659	CHF 19’478	CHF 19’477	-CHF 491 -0.31 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’138	CHF 12’818	CHF 12’575	CHF 12’575	-CHF 563 -0.38 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	13 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 6’479	CHF 4’158	CHF 5’628	CHF 6’416	48 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’183	CHF 3’326	CHF 4’502	CHF 5’132	39 %
Total tax	CHF 13’363	CHF 8’105	CHF 11’559	CHF 12’575

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 Riehen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’809 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 1’809	CHF 1’576	CHF 3’321
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’471	CHF 2’190	CHF 2’290
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’190	CHF 2’290

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: 2 of 3 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Riehen	CHF 13’36313.36 %	13.36 %
Canton median	CHF 13’36313.36 %	13.36 %
Lowest in the canton: Bettingen	CHF 13’03913.04 %	13.04 %
Highest in the canton: Basel	CHF 14’65814.66 %	14.66 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %