Taxes in Hochwald

Name: Taxes in Hochwald (SO): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Solothurn, FSO no. 2475

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 16’410

16.41 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 11’63114.54 %	14.54 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 16’41016.41 %	16.41 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 30’37720.25 %	20.25 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’0579.06 %	9.06 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 6’30412.61 %	12.61 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’79613.80 %	13.80 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 24’49015.31 %	15.31 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 16’03210.69 %	10.69 %

About Hochwald

Hochwald ranks 35 of 104 municipalities in the canton of Solothurn for a single person on CHF 100’000, where rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

Compared with the canton median the burden is similar, compared with the Swiss median it is higher.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 309. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 16’719 16.72 %
2024CHF 16’633 16.63 %
2025CHF 16’585 16.59 %
2026CHF 16’410 16.41 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 11’843	CHF 11’805	CHF 11’801	CHF 11’631	-CHF 212 -0.27 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 16’719	CHF 16’633	CHF 16’585	CHF 16’410	-CHF 309 -0.31 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 30’832	CHF 30’704	CHF 30’623	CHF 30’377	-CHF 455 -0.30 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’468	CHF 9’405	CHF 9’379	CHF 9’057	-CHF 411 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’512	CHF 6’477	CHF 6’465	CHF 6’304	-CHF 208 -0.42 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 14’226	CHF 14’143	CHF 14’106	CHF 13’796	-CHF 430 -0.43 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 25’037	CHF 24’877	CHF 24’817	CHF 24’490	-CHF 547 -0.34 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 16’700	CHF 16’567	CHF 16’502	CHF 16’032	-CHF 668 -0.45 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	10 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 6’939	CHF 3’974	CHF 5’818	CHF 7’065	42 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’740	CHF 4’432	CHF 6’489	CHF 7’880	47 %
Personal tax	CHF 30	CHF 30	CHF 60	CHF 60	0 %
Total tax	CHF 16’410	CHF 9’057	CHF 13’796	CHF 16’032

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 Hochwald, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’125 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 2’125	CHF 1’732	CHF 3’772
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’891	CHF 2’390	CHF 2’600
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 2’390	CHF 2’600

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: 35 of 104 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Hochwald	CHF 16’41016.41 %	16.41 %
Canton median	CHF 16’71716.72 %	16.72 %
Lowest in the canton: Kammersrohr	CHF 13’02713.03 %	13.03 %
Highest in the canton: Bolken	CHF 18’37518.38 %	18.38 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %