Taxes in Lens

Name: Taxes in Lens (VS): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Valais, FSO no. 6240

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 13’973

13.97 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’29011.61 %	11.61 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’97313.97 %	13.97 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 29’19019.46 %	19.46 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 6’3286.33 %	6.33 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 4’8069.61 %	9.61 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 10’86510.87 %	10.87 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 18’16211.35 %	11.35 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 9’3676.24 %	6.24 %

About Lens

Lens ranks 15 of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais 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 1’035. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 15’008 15.01 %
2024CHF 14’657 14.66 %
2025CHF 14’273 14.27 %
2026CHF 13’973 13.97 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’007	CHF 9’764	CHF 9’529	CHF 9’290	-CHF 717 -0.90 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 15’008	CHF 14’657	CHF 14’273	CHF 13’973	-CHF 1’035 -1.03 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 31’010	CHF 30’424	CHF 29’636	CHF 29’190	-CHF 1’820 -1.21 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’929	CHF 6’712	CHF 6’492	CHF 6’328	-CHF 601 -0.60 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 5’372	CHF 5’210	CHF 5’028	CHF 4’806	-CHF 566 -1.13 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 11’759	CHF 11’420	CHF 11’095	CHF 10’865	-CHF 894 -0.89 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 20’097	CHF 19’251	CHF 18’600	CHF 18’162	-CHF 1’935 -1.21 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 10’555	CHF 10’082	CHF 9’718	CHF 9’367	-CHF 1’188 -0.79 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 6’301	CHF 2’733	CHF 4’915	CHF 4’034	45 %
Municipal tax	CHF 5’947	CHF 2’950	CHF 4’497	CHF 4’282	43 %
Personal tax	CHF 24	CHF 24	CHF 24	CHF 24	0 %
Total tax	CHF 13’973	CHF 6’328	CHF 10’865	CHF 9’367

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 Lens, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 2’153 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 2’153	CHF 1’186	CHF 2’806
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’921	CHF 1’642	CHF 1’945
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’219	CHF 1’446

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: 15 of 122 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Lens	CHF 13’97313.97 %	13.97 %
Canton median	CHF 15’41315.41 %	15.41 %
Lowest in the canton: Brig-Glis	CHF 13’69013.69 %	13.69 %
Highest in the canton: Grächen	CHF 17’30217.30 %	17.30 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %