Taxes in Mels

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

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, FSO no. 3293

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 14’421

14.42 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’85912.32 %	12.32 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’42114.42 %	14.42 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 27’37318.25 %	18.25 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’1447.14 %	7.14 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’46410.93 %	10.93 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’67011.67 %	11.67 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’70812.94 %	12.94 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’5578.37 %	8.37 %

About Mels

Mels ranks 60 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 higher, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 878. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 15’299 15.30 %
2024CHF 14’693 14.69 %
2025CHF 14’427 14.43 %
2026CHF 14’421 14.42 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’519	CHF 10’042	CHF 9’861	CHF 9’859	-CHF 660 -0.82 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 15’299	CHF 14’693	CHF 14’427	CHF 14’421	-CHF 878 -0.88 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 28’690	CHF 27’811	CHF 27’383	CHF 27’373	-CHF 1’317 -0.88 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 7’982	CHF 7’357	CHF 7’144	CHF 7’144	-CHF 838 -0.84 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’888	CHF 5’575	CHF 5’464	CHF 5’464	-CHF 424 -0.85 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’571	CHF 11’944	CHF 11’670	CHF 11’670	-CHF 901 -0.90 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 22’126	CHF 21’119	CHF 20’714	CHF 20’708	-CHF 1’418 -0.89 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’829	CHF 12’946	CHF 12’557	CHF 12’557	-CHF 1’272 -0.85 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	40 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’913	CHF 3’545	CHF 5’566	CHF 6’266	48 %
Total tax	CHF 14’421	CHF 7’144	CHF 11’670	CHF 12’557

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 Mels, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’972 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 1’972	CHF 1’404	CHF 3’241
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’697	CHF 1’875	CHF 2’241
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’875	CHF 2’241

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Mels	CHF 14’42114.42 %	14.42 %
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 %