Taxes in the canton of Schaffhausen

Name: Taxes in the canton of Schaffhausen: 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 12’457

12.46 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 8’41310.52 %	10.52 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’45712.46 %	12.46 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 24’09516.06 %	16.06 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 6’6586.66 %	6.66 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’5969.19 %	9.19 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’20910.21 %	10.21 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 18’03411.27 %	11.27 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 11’4917.66 %	7.66 %

About Schaffhausen

Among the 26 cantons, the canton of Schaffhausen ranks 7 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 26 municipalities, the lowest burden is in Buchberg (CHF 10’060) and the highest in Oberhallau (CHF 13’625). From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 794.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 13’251 13.25 %
2024CHF 12’693 12.69 %
2025CHF 12’461 12.46 %
2026CHF 12’457 12.46 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 8’914	CHF 8’554	CHF 8’413	CHF 8’413	-CHF 501 -0.63 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 13’251	CHF 12’693	CHF 12’461	CHF 12’457	-CHF 794 -0.79 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 25’491	CHF 24’509	CHF 24’101	CHF 24’095	-CHF 1’396 -0.93 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 7’105	CHF 6’787	CHF 6’658	CHF 6’658	-CHF 447 -0.45 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’888	CHF 4’680	CHF 4’595	CHF 4’596	-CHF 292 -0.58 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 10’840	CHF 10’396	CHF 10’209	CHF 10’209	-CHF 631 -0.63 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 19’168	CHF 18’353	CHF 18’035	CHF 18’034	-CHF 1’134 -0.71 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 12’314	CHF 11’743	CHF 11’491	CHF 11’491	-CHF 823 -0.55 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	14 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’672	CHF 2’611	CHF 3’809	CHF 4’544	38 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’024	CHF 3’366	CHF 4’911	CHF 5’860	48 %
Personal tax	CHF 60	CHF 60	CHF 60	CHF 60	0 %
Total tax	CHF 12’457	CHF 6’658	CHF 10’209	CHF 11’491

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 Schaffhausen, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’846 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 1’846	CHF 1’181	CHF 2’859
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’495	CHF 1’602	CHF 1’971
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’529	CHF 1’971

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 Schaffhausen by tax burden
Rank	Municipality	Total tax% of income	% of income
1	1.Buchberg	CHF 10’06010.06 %	10.06 %
2	2.Stetten (SH)	CHF 10’42910.43 %	10.43 %
3	3.Neuhausen am Rheinfall	CHF 11’22811.23 %	11.23 %
4	4.Rüdlingen	CHF 11’35111.35 %	11.35 %
5	5.Schaffhausen	CHF 11’53511.54 %	11.54 %
6	6.Büttenhardt	CHF 11’65811.66 %	11.66 %
7	7.Hemishofen	CHF 11’90411.90 %	11.90 %
8	8.Beringen	CHF 12’02712.03 %	12.03 %
9	9.Thayngen	CHF 12’08812.09 %	12.09 %
10	10.Löhningen	CHF 12’15012.15 %	12.15 %
11	11.Stein am Rhein	CHF 12’27312.27 %	12.27 %
12	12.Buch (SH)	CHF 12’33412.33 %	12.33 %
13	13.Dörflingen	CHF 12’45712.46 %	12.46 %
13	13.Lohn (SH)	CHF 12’45712.46 %	12.46 %
15	15.Neunkirch	CHF 12’51912.52 %	12.52 %
15	15.Ramsen	CHF 12’51912.52 %	12.52 %
17	17.Bargen (SH)	CHF 12’70312.70 %	12.70 %
18	18.Siblingen	CHF 12’88712.89 %	12.89 %
19	19.Merishausen	CHF 13’19513.20 %	13.20 %
20	20.Hallau	CHF 13’31813.32 %	13.32 %
20	20.Trasadingen	CHF 13’31813.32 %	13.32 %
20	20.Wilchingen	CHF 13’31813.32 %	13.32 %
23	23.Beggingen	CHF 13’44113.44 %	13.44 %
24	24.Gächlingen	CHF 13’50213.50 %	13.50 %
24	24.Schleitheim	CHF 13’50213.50 %	13.50 %
26	26.Oberhallau	CHF 13’62513.63 %	13.63 %

Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.