Taxes in Wolfenschiessen

Name: Taxes in Wolfenschiessen (NW): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden, FSO no. 1511

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 11’614

11.61 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 8’21810.27 %	10.27 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’61411.61 %	11.61 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 21’74314.50 %	14.50 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 6’5586.56 %	6.56 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’4768.95 %	8.95 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’55010.55 %	10.55 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 17’70011.06 %	11.06 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 11’4327.62 %	7.62 %

About Wolfenschiessen

Wolfenschiessen ranks 11 of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden 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 fell by CHF 366. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 11’980 11.98 %
2024CHF 11’914 11.91 %
2025CHF 11’866 11.87 %
2026CHF 11’614 11.61 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 8’454	CHF 8’436	CHF 8’424	CHF 8’218	-CHF 236 -0.29 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 11’980	CHF 11’914	CHF 11’866	CHF 11’614	-CHF 366 -0.37 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 22’271	CHF 22’163	CHF 22’084	CHF 21’743	-CHF 528 -0.35 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’994	CHF 6’951	CHF 6’867	CHF 6’558	-CHF 436 -0.44 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’683	CHF 4’668	CHF 4’656	CHF 4’476	-CHF 207 -0.41 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’000	CHF 10’957	CHF 10’889	CHF 10’550	-CHF 450 -0.45 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 18’295	CHF 18’175	CHF 18’096	CHF 17’700	-CHF 595 -0.37 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 12’121	CHF 12’028	CHF 11’814	CHF 11’432	-CHF 689 -0.46 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	15 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’038	CHF 3’007	CHF 4’633	CHF 5’289	43 %
Municipal tax	CHF 4’825	CHF 2’880	CHF 4’438	CHF 5’066	42 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	0 %
Total tax	CHF 11’614	CHF 6’558	CHF 10’550	CHF 11’432

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 Wolfenschiessen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’562 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 1’562	CHF 1’285	CHF 2’776
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’125	CHF 1’782	CHF 1’933
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’540	CHF 1’933

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: 11 of 11 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Wolfenschiessen	CHF 11’61411.61 %	11.61 %
Canton median	CHF 10’59110.59 %	10.59 %
Lowest in the canton: Hergiswil (NW)	CHF 9’1059.11 %	9.11 %
Highest in the canton: Wolfenschiessen	CHF 11’61411.61 %	11.61 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %