Taxes in Meggen

Name: Taxes in Meggen (LU): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne, FSO no. 1063

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 9’679

9.68 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 6’8638.58 %	8.58 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’6799.68 %	9.68 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 18’21912.15 %	12.15 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 5’6545.65 %	5.65 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 3’8197.64 %	7.64 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’5568.56 %	8.56 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 14’0978.81 %	8.81 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 8’7045.80 %	5.80 %

About Meggen

Meggen ranks 1 of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne 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 lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 857. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 10’536 10.54 %
2024CHF 10’267 10.27 %
2025CHF 10’028 10.03 %
2026CHF 9’679 9.68 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 7’447	CHF 7’269	CHF 7’122	CHF 6’863	-CHF 584 -0.73 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 10’536	CHF 10’267	CHF 10’028	CHF 9’679	-CHF 857 -0.86 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 19’617	CHF 19’184	CHF 18’793	CHF 18’219	-CHF 1’398 -0.93 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’433	CHF 6’206	CHF 5’878	CHF 5’654	-CHF 779 -0.78 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’280	CHF 4’156	CHF 3’985	CHF 3’819	-CHF 461 -0.92 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 9’363	CHF 9’094	CHF 8’857	CHF 8’556	-CHF 807 -0.81 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 15’408	CHF 14’953	CHF 14’577	CHF 14’097	-CHF 1’311 -0.82 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 10’125	CHF 9’714	CHF 9’050	CHF 8’704	-CHF 1’421 -0.95 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	18 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’892	CHF 3’075	CHF 4’367	CHF 4’706	51 %
Municipal tax	CHF 3’036	CHF 1’908	CHF 2’710	CHF 2’921	31 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	1 %
Total tax	CHF 9’679	CHF 5’654	CHF 8’556	CHF 8’704

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 Meggen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’294 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 1’294	CHF 1’040	CHF 2’113
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 1’756	CHF 1’463	CHF 1’458
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’146	CHF 1’035

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 79 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Meggen	CHF 9’6799.68 %	9.68 %
Canton median	CHF 13’05313.05 %	13.05 %
Lowest in the canton: Meggen	CHF 9’6799.68 %	9.68 %
Highest in the canton: Luthern	CHF 14’73914.74 %	14.74 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %