Taxes in the canton of Neuchâtel

Name: Taxes in the canton of Neuchâtel: tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

24 municipalities compared

Calculated by taxoo from ESTV tax data, tax years 2023 to 2026

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Current tax burden

Median municipality 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 18’850

18.85 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 13’43616.80 %	16.80 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 18’85018.85 %	18.85 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 34’76723.18 %	23.18 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’50411.50 %	11.50 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 7’73515.47 %	15.47 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 16’57416.57 %	16.57 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 27’94817.47 %	17.47 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 19’58313.06 %	13.06 %

About Neuchâtel

Among the 26 cantons, the canton of Neuchâtel ranks 26 by the tax of its median municipality for a single person on CHF 100’000.

Compared with the Swiss median the burden is higher.

Across its 24 municipalities, the lowest burden is in Milvignes (CHF 17’898) and the highest in Les Verrières (CHF 19’283). From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 467.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 19’317 19.32 %
2024CHF 19’075 19.07 %
2025CHF 18’941 18.94 %
2026CHF 18’850 18.85 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 13’694	CHF 13’548	CHF 13’499	CHF 13’436	-CHF 258 -0.32 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 19’317	CHF 19’075	CHF 18’941	CHF 18’850	-CHF 467 -0.47 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 35’564	CHF 35’153	CHF 34’923	CHF 34’767	-CHF 797 -0.53 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 11’799	CHF 11’642	CHF 11’560	CHF 11’504	-CHF 295 -0.29 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 7’912	CHF 7’822	CHF 7’772	CHF 7’735	-CHF 177 -0.35 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 16’962	CHF 16’764	CHF 16’651	CHF 16’574	-CHF 388 -0.39 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 28’613	CHF 28’237	CHF 28’075	CHF 27’948	-CHF 665 -0.42 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 20’132	CHF 19’847	CHF 19’678	CHF 19’583	-CHF 549 -0.37 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	9 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 10’740	CHF 6’741	CHF 9’485	CHF 11’471	57 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’409	CHF 4’142	CHF 5’660	CHF 7’085	34 %
Total tax	CHF 18’850	CHF 11’504	CHF 16’574	CHF 19’583

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 the median municipality of the canton of Neuchâtel, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’410 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 2’410	CHF 1’889	CHF 4’169
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 3’301	CHF 2’634	CHF 2’911
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’634	CHF 2’911

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

The 26 cantons by median tax burden
Rank	Canton	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Zug	CHF 5’3495.35 %	5.35 %
2	2.Schwyz	CHF 7’6657.67 %	7.67 %
3	3.Nidwalden	CHF 10’59110.59 %	10.59 %
4	4.Zurich	CHF 11’32711.33 %	11.33 %
5	5.Appenzell Innerrhoden	CHF 11’70711.71 %	11.71 %
6	6.Uri	CHF 11’84211.84 %	11.84 %
7	7.Schaffhausen	CHF 12’45712.46 %	12.46 %
8	8.Obwalden	CHF 12’46212.46 %	12.46 %
9	9.Graubünden	CHF 12’69612.70 %	12.70 %
10	10.Aargau	CHF 12’95212.95 %	12.95 %
11	11.Lucerne	CHF 13’05313.05 %	13.05 %
12	12.Thurgau	CHF 13’20913.21 %	13.21 %
13	13.Glarus	CHF 13’33013.33 %	13.33 %
14	14.Basel-Stadt	CHF 13’36313.36 %	13.36 %
15	15.Appenzell Ausserrhoden	CHF 13’68813.69 %	13.69 %
16	16.St. Gallen	CHF 13’86813.87 %	13.87 %
17	17.Ticino	CHF 13’89913.90 %	13.90 %
18	18.Geneva	CHF 15’21215.21 %	15.21 %
19	19.Valais	CHF 15’41315.41 %	15.41 %
20	20.Vaud	CHF 16’15516.16 %	16.16 %
21	21.Jura	CHF 16’26116.26 %	16.26 %
22	22.Basel-Landschaft	CHF 16’26416.26 %	16.26 %
23	23.Fribourg	CHF 16’44616.45 %	16.45 %
24	24.Solothurn	CHF 16’71716.72 %	16.72 %
25	25.Bern	CHF 17’04817.05 %	17.05 %
26	26.Neuchâtel	CHF 18’85018.85 %	18.85 %

Municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel by tax burden
Rank	Municipality	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Milvignes	CHF 17’89817.90 %	17.90 %
1	1.La Grande Béroche	CHF 17’89817.90 %	17.90 %
3	3.Neuchâtel	CHF 18’07118.07 %	18.07 %
4	4.Cortaillod	CHF 18’15718.16 %	18.16 %
4	4.Le Landeron	CHF 18’15718.16 %	18.16 %
4	4.Val-de-Ruz	CHF 18’15718.16 %	18.16 %
7	7.Rochefort	CHF 18’24418.24 %	18.24 %
7	7.Lignières	CHF 18’24418.24 %	18.24 %
9	9.Boudry	CHF 18’33118.33 %	18.33 %
9	9.Laténa	CHF 18’33118.33 %	18.33 %
11	11.Le Locle	CHF 18’41718.42 %	18.42 %
12	12.Cornaux	CHF 18’85018.85 %	18.85 %
13	13.La Chaux-de-Fonds	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.La Sagne	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.La Brévine	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.Brot-Plamboz	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.Le Cerneux-Péquignot	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.La Chaux-du-Milieu	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.Les Ponts-de-Martel	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
13	13.La Côte-aux-Fées	CHF 18’93718.94 %	18.94 %
21	21.Val-de-Travers	CHF 19’02319.02 %	19.02 %
22	22.Les Planchettes	CHF 19’11019.11 %	19.11 %
22	22.Cressier (NE)	CHF 19’11019.11 %	19.11 %
24	24.Les Verrières	CHF 19’28319.28 %	19.28 %

Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.