Taxes in Cortaillod

Name: Taxes in Cortaillod (NE): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel, FSO no. 6408

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 18’157

18.16 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 12’92916.16 %	16.16 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 18’15718.16 %	18.16 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 33’56522.38 %	22.38 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’05611.06 %	11.06 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 7’43514.87 %	14.87 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 15’96215.96 %	15.96 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 26’93316.83 %	16.83 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 18’81712.54 %	12.54 %

About Cortaillod

Cortaillod ranks 4 of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel 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 higher.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 372. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 18’529 18.53 %
2024CHF 18’295 18.30 %
2025CHF 18’161 18.16 %
2026CHF 18’157 18.16 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 13’120	CHF 12’980	CHF 12’929	CHF 12’929	-CHF 191 -0.24 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 18’529	CHF 18’295	CHF 18’161	CHF 18’157	-CHF 372 -0.37 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 34’198	CHF 33’801	CHF 33’571	CHF 33’565	-CHF 633 -0.42 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 11’290	CHF 11’138	CHF 11’056	CHF 11’056	-CHF 234 -0.23 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 7’572	CHF 7’485	CHF 7’435	CHF 7’435	-CHF 137 -0.27 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 16’266	CHF 16’075	CHF 15’962	CHF 15’962	-CHF 304 -0.30 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 27’462	CHF 27’097	CHF 26’934	CHF 26’933	-CHF 529 -0.33 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 19’262	CHF 18’986	CHF 18’817	CHF 18’817	-CHF 445 -0.30 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	59 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’716	CHF 3’694	CHF 5’048	CHF 6’319	31 %
Total tax	CHF 18’157	CHF 11’056	CHF 15’962	CHF 18’817

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 Cortaillod, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’331 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 2’331	CHF 1’821	CHF 4’024
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 3’191	CHF 2’540	CHF 2’809
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’540	CHF 2’809

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: 4 of 24 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Cortaillod	CHF 18’15718.16 %	18.16 %
Canton median	CHF 18’85018.85 %	18.85 %
Lowest in the canton: Milvignes	CHF 17’89817.90 %	17.90 %
Highest in the canton: Les Verrières	CHF 19’28319.28 %	19.28 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %