Taxes in Schenkon

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

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne, FSO no. 1099

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 10’860

10.86 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 7’7439.68 %	9.68 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’86010.86 %	10.86 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 20’17913.45 %	13.45 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 6’3976.40 %	6.40 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’3318.66 %	8.66 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’6109.61 %	9.61 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 15’7669.85 %	9.85 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 9’8406.56 %	6.56 %

About Schenkon

Schenkon ranks 2 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 186. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 11’046 11.05 %
2024CHF 10’944 10.94 %
2025CHF 10’703 10.70 %
2026CHF 10’860 10.86 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 7’827	CHF 7’774	CHF 7’625	CHF 7’743	-CHF 84 -0.10 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 11’046	CHF 10’944	CHF 10’703	CHF 10’860	-CHF 186 -0.19 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 20’462	CHF 20’306	CHF 19’913	CHF 20’179	-CHF 283 -0.19 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’768	CHF 6’647	CHF 6’303	CHF 6’397	-CHF 371 -0.37 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’508	CHF 4’457	CHF 4’280	CHF 4’331	-CHF 177 -0.35 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 9’823	CHF 9’701	CHF 9’460	CHF 9’610	-CHF 213 -0.21 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 16’133	CHF 15’912	CHF 15’531	CHF 15’766	-CHF 367 -0.23 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 10’647	CHF 10’399	CHF 9’701	CHF 9’840	-CHF 807 -0.54 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	16 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’892	CHF 3’075	CHF 4’367	CHF 4’706	45 %
Municipal tax	CHF 4’217	CHF 2’651	CHF 3’764	CHF 4’057	39 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	0 %
Total tax	CHF 10’860	CHF 6’397	CHF 9’610	CHF 9’840

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 Schenkon, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’420 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 1’420	CHF 1’164	CHF 2’342
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 1’931	CHF 1’637	CHF 1’616
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’272	CHF 1’130

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 79 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Schenkon	CHF 10’86010.86 %	10.86 %
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 %