Taxes in Gossau (SG)

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

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, FSO no. 3443

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 13’923

13.92 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’50811.88 %	11.88 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’92313.92 %	13.92 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 26’49817.67 %	17.67 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 6’8896.89 %	6.89 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’26310.53 %	10.53 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’26911.27 %	11.27 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’00912.51 %	12.51 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’1068.07 %	8.07 %

About Gossau (SG)

Gossau (SG) ranks 40 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 similar, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 413. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’336 14.34 %
2024CHF 14’026 14.03 %
2025CHF 13’929 13.93 %
2026CHF 13’923 13.92 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 9’835	CHF 9’573	CHF 9’511	CHF 9’508	-CHF 327 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’336	CHF 14’026	CHF 13’929	CHF 13’923	-CHF 413 -0.41 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 27’012	CHF 26’641	CHF 26’507	CHF 26’498	-CHF 514 -0.34 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 7’461	CHF 7’012	CHF 6’889	CHF 6’889	-CHF 572 -0.57 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’493	CHF 5’305	CHF 5’263	CHF 5’263	-CHF 230 -0.46 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’781	CHF 11’404	CHF 11’269	CHF 11’269	-CHF 512 -0.51 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 20’763	CHF 20’182	CHF 20’015	CHF 20’009	-CHF 754 -0.47 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 12’927	CHF 12’335	CHF 12’106	CHF 12’106	-CHF 821 -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	12 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 5’807	CHF 2’978	CHF 4’675	CHF 5’264	42 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’415	CHF 3’290	CHF 5’165	CHF 5’815	46 %
Total tax	CHF 13’923	CHF 6’889	CHF 11’269	CHF 12’106

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 Gossau (SG), a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’913 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 1’913	CHF 1’357	CHF 3’137
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’614	CHF 1’813	CHF 2’169
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’813	CHF 2’169

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: 40 of 75 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Gossau (SG)	CHF 13’92313.92 %	13.92 %
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 %