Taxes in Gsteig

Name: Taxes in Gsteig (BE): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Bern, FSO no. 841

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 15’586

15.59 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 11’09413.87 %	13.87 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 15’58615.59 %	15.59 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 29’11519.41 %	19.41 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’45410.45 %	10.45 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 6’55813.12 %	13.12 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’14814.15 %	14.15 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 23’58514.74 %	14.74 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 16’11710.74 %	10.74 %

About Gsteig

Gsteig ranks 11 of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern for a single person on CHF 100’000, where rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

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

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 1’246. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 16’832 16.83 %
2024CHF 15’860 15.86 %
2025CHF 15’599 15.60 %
2026CHF 15’586 15.59 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 11’992	CHF 11’284	CHF 11’102	CHF 11’094	-CHF 898 -1.12 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 16’832	CHF 15’860	CHF 15’599	CHF 15’586	-CHF 1’246 -1.25 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 31’324	CHF 29’608	CHF 29’147	CHF 29’115	-CHF 2’209 -1.47 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 11’435	CHF 10’652	CHF 10’461	CHF 10’454	-CHF 981 -0.98 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 7’125	CHF 6’672	CHF 6’559	CHF 6’558	-CHF 567 -1.13 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 15’328	CHF 14’391	CHF 14’155	CHF 14’148	-CHF 1’180 -1.18 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 25’604	CHF 24’036	CHF 23’615	CHF 23’585	-CHF 2’019 -1.26 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 17’764	CHF 16’468	CHF 16’135	CHF 16’117	-CHF 1’647 -1.10 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 9’663	CHF 6’843	CHF 8’851	CHF 10’501	62 %
Municipal tax	CHF 4’222	CHF 2’990	CHF 3’868	CHF 4’589	27 %
Total tax	CHF 15’586	CHF 10’454	CHF 14’148	CHF 16’117

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 Gsteig, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’008 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 2’008	CHF 1’554	CHF 3’430
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’719	CHF 2’076	CHF 2’422
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’076	CHF 2’422

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: 11 of 334 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Gsteig	CHF 15’58615.59 %	15.59 %
Canton median	CHF 17’04817.05 %	17.05 %
Lowest in the canton: Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	CHF 14’25514.26 %	14.26 %
Highest in the canton: Schelten	CHF 18’51018.51 %	18.51 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %