Taxes in Waldkirch

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

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, FSO no. 3444

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 14’255

14.26 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’74212.18 %	12.18 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 14’25514.26 %	14.26 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 27’08118.05 %	18.05 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 7’0597.06 %	7.06 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’39710.79 %	10.79 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 11’53611.54 %	11.54 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 20’47512.80 %	12.80 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’4078.27 %	8.27 %

About Waldkirch

Waldkirch ranks 56 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 421. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’676 14.68 %
2024CHF 14’359 14.36 %
2025CHF 14’261 14.26 %
2026CHF 14’255 14.26 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’076	CHF 9’808	CHF 9’744	CHF 9’742	-CHF 334 -0.42 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’676	CHF 14’359	CHF 14’261	CHF 14’255	-CHF 421 -0.42 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 27’604	CHF 27’226	CHF 27’091	CHF 27’081	-CHF 523 -0.35 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 7’645	CHF 7’185	CHF 7’059	CHF 7’059	-CHF 586 -0.59 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’632	CHF 5’440	CHF 5’397	CHF 5’397	-CHF 235 -0.47 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’060	CHF 11’674	CHF 11’536	CHF 11’536	-CHF 524 -0.52 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 21’244	CHF 20’651	CHF 20’481	CHF 20’475	-CHF 769 -0.48 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 13’245	CHF 12’640	CHF 12’407	CHF 12’407	-CHF 838 -0.56 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	41 %
Municipal tax	CHF 6’747	CHF 3’460	CHF 5’432	CHF 6’116	47 %
Total tax	CHF 14’255	CHF 7’059	CHF 11’536	CHF 12’407

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 Waldkirch, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’953 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 1’953	CHF 1’388	CHF 3’207
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’670	CHF 1’854	CHF 2’217
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’854	CHF 2’217

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

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Waldkirch	CHF 14’25514.26 %	14.26 %
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 %