Taxes in Glarus

Name: Taxes in Glarus (GL): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Glarus, FSO no. 1632

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 13’141

13.14 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’23211.54 %	11.54 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’14113.14 %	13.14 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 24’64016.43 %	16.43 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’2498.25 %	8.25 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’9689.94 %	9.94 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’52211.52 %	11.52 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 19’61912.26 %	12.26 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 13’4008.93 %	8.93 %

About Glarus

Glarus ranks 1 of 3 municipalities in the canton of Glarus 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 rose by CHF 280. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 12’861 12.86 %
2024CHF 12’763 12.76 %
2025CHF 12’674 12.67 %
2026CHF 13’141 13.14 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 8’988	CHF 8’926	CHF 8’889	CHF 9’232	+CHF 244 +0.30 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 12’861	CHF 12’763	CHF 12’674	CHF 13’141	+CHF 280 +0.28 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 24’100	CHF 23’972	CHF 23’833	CHF 24’640	+CHF 540 +0.36 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’367	CHF 8’031	CHF 7’933	CHF 8’249	-CHF 118 -0.12 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’867	CHF 4’818	CHF 4’776	CHF 4’968	+CHF 101 +0.20 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’696	CHF 11’216	CHF 11’108	CHF 11’522	-CHF 174 -0.17 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 19’603	CHF 19’081	CHF 18’929	CHF 19’619	+CHF 16 +0.01 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’635	CHF 13’090	CHF 12’892	CHF 13’400	-CHF 235 -0.16 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 5’658	CHF 3’773	CHF 4’992	CHF 6’120	43 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’782	CHF 3’855	CHF 5’101	CHF 6’253	44 %
Total tax	CHF 13’141	CHF 8’249	CHF 11’522	CHF 13’400

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 Glarus, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’751 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 1’751	CHF 1’342	CHF 3’214
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’391	CHF 1’871	CHF 2’212
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’871	CHF 2’212

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Glarus	CHF 13’14113.14 %	13.14 %
Canton median	CHF 13’33013.33 %	13.33 %
Lowest in the canton: Glarus	CHF 13’14113.14 %	13.14 %
Highest in the canton: Glarus Süd	CHF 13’33013.33 %	13.33 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %