Taxes in Zollikon

Name: Taxes in Zollikon (ZH): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Zurich, FSO no. 161

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 9’814

9.81 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 6’5358.17 %	8.17 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 9’8149.81 %	9.81 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 20’13113.42 %	13.42 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 5’4965.50 %	5.50 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 3’2866.57 %	6.57 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’4838.48 %	8.48 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 14’7249.20 %	9.20 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 8’7615.84 %	5.84 %

About Zollikon

Zollikon ranks 6 of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich 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 721. The largest component is the cantonal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 10’535 10.54 %
2024CHF 10’072 10.07 %
2025CHF 10’024 10.02 %
2026CHF 9’814 9.81 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 6’987	CHF 6’679	CHF 6’681	CHF 6’535	-CHF 452 -0.57 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 10’535	CHF 10’072	CHF 10’024	CHF 9’814	-CHF 721 -0.72 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 21’306	CHF 20’569	CHF 20’490	CHF 20’131	-CHF 1’175 -0.78 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 6’031	CHF 5’672	CHF 5’646	CHF 5’496	-CHF 535 -0.53 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 3’610	CHF 3’381	CHF 3’369	CHF 3’286	-CHF 324 -0.65 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 9’143	CHF 8’695	CHF 8’658	CHF 8’483	-CHF 660 -0.66 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 15’857	CHF 15’078	CHF 15’026	CHF 14’724	-CHF 1’133 -0.71 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 9’738	CHF 9’084	CHF 9’011	CHF 8’761	-CHF 977 -0.65 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	17 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’494	CHF 2’695	CHF 3’892	CHF 4’270	46 %
Municipal tax	CHF 3’595	CHF 2’156	CHF 3’114	CHF 3’416	37 %
Personal tax	CHF 24	CHF 24	CHF 48	CHF 48	0 %
Total tax	CHF 9’814	CHF 5’496	CHF 8’483	CHF 8’761

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 Zollikon, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’557 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 1’557	CHF 1’078	CHF 2’326
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’080	CHF 1’483	CHF 1’606
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’483	CHF 1’606

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: 6 of 160 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Zollikon	CHF 9’8149.81 %	9.81 %
Canton median	CHF 11’32711.33 %	11.33 %
Lowest in the canton: Zumikon	CHF 9’5779.58 %	9.58 %
Highest in the canton: Bachs	CHF 12’27312.27 %	12.27 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %