Taxes in Sargans

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

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, FSO no. 3296

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 14’642

14.64 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 10’01412.52 %	12.52 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’64214.64 %	14.64 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 27’76218.51 %	18.51 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’2577.26 %	7.26 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’55311.11 %	11.11 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’84811.85 %	11.85 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 21’01913.14 %	13.14 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’7588.51 %	8.51 %

About Sargans

Sargans ranks 64 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 714. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 15’356 15.36 %
2024CHF 14’748 14.75 %
2025CHF 14’648 14.65 %
2026CHF 14’642 14.64 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’559	CHF 10’082	CHF 10’017	CHF 10’014	-CHF 545 -0.68 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 15’356	CHF 14’748	CHF 14’648	CHF 14’642	-CHF 714 -0.71 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 28’788	CHF 27’909	CHF 27’771	CHF 27’762	-CHF 1’026 -0.68 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 8’013	CHF 7’386	CHF 7’257	CHF 7’257	-CHF 756 -0.76 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’911	CHF 5’597	CHF 5’553	CHF 5’553	-CHF 358 -0.72 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’617	CHF 11’989	CHF 11’848	CHF 11’848	-CHF 769 -0.77 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 22’207	CHF 21’198	CHF 21’025	CHF 21’019	-CHF 1’188 -0.74 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’882	CHF 12’996	CHF 12’758	CHF 12’758	-CHF 1’124 -0.75 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 7’134	CHF 3’658	CHF 5’744	CHF 6’467	49 %
Total tax	CHF 14’642	CHF 7’257	CHF 11’848	CHF 12’758

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 Sargans, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’999 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 1’999	CHF 1’424	CHF 3’288
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’734	CHF 1’902	CHF 2’274
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’902	CHF 2’274

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Sargans	CHF 14’64214.64 %	14.64 %
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 %