Taxes in the canton of Nidwalden

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

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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 10’591

10.59 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 7’4659.33 %	9.33 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’59110.59 %	10.59 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 20’01313.34 %	13.34 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 5’9485.95 %	5.95 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’0518.10 %	8.10 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’6099.61 %	9.61 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 16’16410.10 %	10.10 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 10’3586.91 %	6.91 %

About Nidwalden

Among the 26 cantons, the canton of Nidwalden ranks 3 by the tax of its median municipality for a single person on CHF 100’000.

Compared with the Swiss median the burden is lower.

Across its 11 municipalities, the lowest burden is in Hergiswil (NW) (CHF 9’105) and the highest in Wolfenschiessen (CHF 11’614). From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 409.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 11’000 11.00 %
2024CHF 10’934 10.93 %
2025CHF 10’886 10.89 %
2026CHF 10’591 10.59 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 7’731	CHF 7’713	CHF 7’701	CHF 7’465	-CHF 266 -0.33 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 11’000	CHF 10’934	CHF 10’886	CHF 10’591	-CHF 409 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 20’623	CHF 20’515	CHF 20’436	CHF 20’013	-CHF 610 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’388	CHF 6’345	CHF 6’266	CHF 5’948	-CHF 440 -0.44 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’268	CHF 4’253	CHF 4’241	CHF 4’051	-CHF 217 -0.43 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 10’085	CHF 10’042	CHF 9’978	CHF 9’609	-CHF 476 -0.48 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 16’821	CHF 16’701	CHF 16’623	CHF 16’164	-CHF 657 -0.41 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 11’067	CHF 10’974	CHF 10’774	CHF 10’358	-CHF 709 -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	16 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’038	CHF 3’007	CHF 4’633	CHF 5’289	48 %
Municipal tax	CHF 3’802	CHF 2’270	CHF 3’497	CHF 3’992	36 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	0 %
Total tax	CHF 10’591	CHF 5’948	CHF 9’609	CHF 10’358

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 Nidwalden, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’446 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 1’446	CHF 1’175	CHF 2’549
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 1’965	CHF 1’629	CHF 1’774
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’411	CHF 1’774

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 Nidwalden by tax burden
Rank	Municipality	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Hergiswil (NW)	CHF 9’1059.11 %	9.11 %
2	2.Ennetbürgen	CHF 9’6849.68 %	9.68 %
3	3.Beckenried	CHF 10’24410.24 %	10.24 %
4	4.Ennetmoos	CHF 10’26310.26 %	10.26 %
5	5.Stansstad	CHF 10’39810.40 %	10.40 %
6	6.Buochs	CHF 10’59110.59 %	10.59 %
7	7.Oberdorf (NW)	CHF 10’64910.65 %	10.65 %
8	8.Emmetten	CHF 11’07411.07 %	11.07 %
9	9.Stans	CHF 11’32511.32 %	11.32 %
10	10.Dallenwil	CHF 11’42111.42 %	11.42 %
11	11.Wolfenschiessen	CHF 11’61411.61 %	11.61 %

Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.