Taxes in Sarnen

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

Municipality in the canton of Obwalden, FSO no. 1407

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 11’325

11.32 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 8’32910.41 %	10.41 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’32511.32 %	11.32 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 20’21813.48 %	13.48 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’8907.89 %	7.89 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’07810.16 %	10.16 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’02811.03 %	11.03 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 17’24310.78 %	10.78 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’5198.35 %	8.35 %

About Sarnen

Sarnen ranks 1 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 lower, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 119. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 11’444 11.44 %
2024CHF 11’513 11.51 %
2025CHF 11’329 11.33 %
2026CHF 11’325 11.32 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 8’346	CHF 8’432	CHF 8’329	CHF 8’329	-CHF 17 -0.02 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 11’444	CHF 11’513	CHF 11’329	CHF 11’325	-CHF 119 -0.12 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 20’411	CHF 20’517	CHF 20’224	CHF 20’218	-CHF 193 -0.13 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 7’959	CHF 8’018	CHF 7’890	CHF 7’890	-CHF 69 -0.07 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’105	CHF 5’157	CHF 5’078	CHF 5’078	-CHF 27 -0.05 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’108	CHF 11’200	CHF 11’028	CHF 11’028	-CHF 80 -0.08 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 17’419	CHF 17’502	CHF 17’244	CHF 17’243	-CHF 176 -0.11 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 12’686	CHF 12’754	CHF 12’519	CHF 12’519	-CHF 167 -0.11 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 4’399	CHF 3’323	CHF 4’388	CHF 5’253	39 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’225	CHF 3’946	CHF 5’211	CHF 6’239	46 %
Total tax	CHF 11’325	CHF 7’890	CHF 11’028	CHF 12’519

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 Sarnen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’369 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 1’369	CHF 1’239	CHF 2’435
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 1’861	CHF 1’708	CHF 1’679
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’579	CHF 1’679

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Sarnen	CHF 11’32511.32 %	11.32 %
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 %