Taxes in Lungern

Name: Taxes in Lungern (OW): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Obwalden, FSO no. 1405

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 13’206

13.21 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’78012.22 %	12.22 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’20613.21 %	13.21 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 23’19115.46 %	15.46 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’3129.31 %	9.31 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 6’00612.01 %	12.01 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’90512.90 %	12.90 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’05712.54 %	12.54 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 14’7669.84 %	9.84 %

About Lungern

Lungern ranks 7 of 7 municipalities in the canton of Obwalden 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 254. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 13’460 13.46 %
2024CHF 13’394 13.39 %
2025CHF 13’210 13.21 %
2026CHF 13’206 13.21 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’899	CHF 9’881	CHF 9’780	CHF 9’780	-CHF 119 -0.15 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 13’460	CHF 13’394	CHF 13’210	CHF 13’206	-CHF 254 -0.25 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 23’598	CHF 23’490	CHF 23’197	CHF 23’191	-CHF 407 -0.27 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’483	CHF 9’440	CHF 9’312	CHF 9’312	-CHF 171 -0.17 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’100	CHF 6’085	CHF 6’006	CHF 6’006	-CHF 94 -0.19 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 13’120	CHF 13’077	CHF 12’905	CHF 12’905	-CHF 215 -0.21 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 20’434	CHF 20’314	CHF 20’058	CHF 20’057	-CHF 377 -0.24 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 15’094	CHF 15’001	CHF 14’766	CHF 14’766	-CHF 328 -0.22 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	13 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’399	CHF 3’323	CHF 4’388	CHF 5’253	33 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’106	CHF 5’368	CHF 7’088	CHF 8’486	54 %
Total tax	CHF 13’206	CHF 9’312	CHF 12’905	CHF 14’766

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 Lungern, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’549 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 1’549	CHF 1’440	CHF 2’798
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’111	CHF 1’984	CHF 1’930
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’830	CHF 1’930

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: 7 of 7 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Lungern	CHF 13’20613.21 %	13.21 %
Canton median	CHF 12’46212.46 %	12.46 %
Lowest in the canton: Sarnen	CHF 11’32511.32 %	11.32 %
Highest in the canton: Lungern	CHF 13’20613.21 %	13.21 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %