Taxes in Balgach

Name: Taxes in Balgach (SG): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, FSO no. 3232

Calculated by taxoo from ESTV tax data, tax years 2023 to 2026

Open Balgach in taxoo

Current tax burden

Total tax 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 10’881

10.88 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 7’3679.21 %	9.21 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’88110.88 %	10.88 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 21’15114.10 %	14.10 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 5’3295.33 %	5.33 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’0368.07 %	8.07 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’8208.82 %	8.82 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 15’7389.84 %	9.84 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 9’3496.23 %	6.23 %

About Balgach

Balgach ranks 1 of 75 municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen 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 340. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 11’221 11.22 %
2024CHF 10’972 10.97 %
2025CHF 10’887 10.89 %
2026CHF 10’881 10.88 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 7’620	CHF 7’419	CHF 7’369	CHF 7’367	-CHF 253 -0.32 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 11’221	CHF 10’972	CHF 10’887	CHF 10’881	-CHF 340 -0.34 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 21’586	CHF 21’280	CHF 21’160	CHF 21’151	-CHF 435 -0.29 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 5’776	CHF 5’428	CHF 5’329	CHF 5’329	-CHF 447 -0.45 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 4’215	CHF 4’070	CHF 4’036	CHF 4’036	-CHF 179 -0.36 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 9’224	CHF 8’931	CHF 8’820	CHF 8’820	-CHF 404 -0.40 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 16’350	CHF 15’884	CHF 15’742	CHF 15’738	-CHF 612 -0.38 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 10’007	CHF 9’539	CHF 9’349	CHF 9’349	-CHF 658 -0.44 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	16 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’807	CHF 2’978	CHF 4’675	CHF 5’264	53 %
Municipal tax	CHF 3’373	CHF 1’730	CHF 2’716	CHF 3’058	31 %
Total tax	CHF 10’881	CHF 5’329	CHF 8’820	CHF 9’349

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 Balgach, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’548 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 1’548	CHF 1’073	CHF 2’501
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’108	CHF 1’437	CHF 1’729
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’437	CHF 1’729

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.

Calculate your own savings in My taxes

Canton comparison

Rank in the canton: 1 of 75 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Balgach	CHF 10’88110.88 %	10.88 %
Canton median	CHF 13’86813.87 %	13.87 %
Lowest in the canton: Balgach	CHF 10’88110.88 %	10.88 %
Highest in the canton: Lütisburg	CHF 16’08016.08 %	16.08 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %