Taxes in Pfaffnau

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

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne, FSO no. 1139

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 14’402

14.40 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’38212.98 %	12.98 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’40214.40 %	14.40 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 26’05617.37 %	17.37 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’6238.62 %	8.62 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’86811.74 %	11.74 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’77212.77 %	12.77 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’77112.98 %	12.98 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 13’2488.83 %	8.83 %

About Pfaffnau

Pfaffnau ranks 72 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 higher, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax stayed about the same. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’275 14.28 %
2024CHF 14’668 14.67 %
2025CHF 14’417 14.42 %
2026CHF 14’402 14.40 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’235	CHF 10’546	CHF 10’393	CHF 10’382	+CHF 147 +0.18 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’275	CHF 14’668	CHF 14’417	CHF 14’402	+CHF 127 +0.13 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 25’812	CHF 26’482	CHF 26’075	CHF 26’056	+CHF 244 +0.16 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’889	CHF 9’071	CHF 8’640	CHF 8’623	-CHF 266 -0.27 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’951	CHF 6’113	CHF 5’898	CHF 5’868	-CHF 83 -0.17 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’730	CHF 13’035	CHF 12’772	CHF 12’772	+CHF 42 +0.04 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 20’725	CHF 21’187	CHF 20’776	CHF 20’771	+CHF 46 +0.03 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’956	CHF 14’167	CHF 13’281	CHF 13’248	-CHF 708 -0.47 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	12 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’892	CHF 3’075	CHF 4’367	CHF 4’706	34 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’759	CHF 4’877	CHF 6’926	CHF 7’465	54 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	0 %
Total tax	CHF 14’402	CHF 8’623	CHF 12’772	CHF 13’248

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 Pfaffnau, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’798 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 1’798	CHF 1’532	CHF 3’027
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’456	CHF 2’156	CHF 2’088
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’650	CHF 1’413

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: 72 of 79 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Pfaffnau	CHF 14’40214.40 %	14.40 %
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 %