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Tax Calculator

How high is your tax burden?

The tax calculator estimates your taxes on income and wealth. You enter your place of residence, marital status, religious denomination, children and year of birth, and you see the burden by municipality, canton and Confederation.

The tax calculator at a glance

  • Income and wealth: You enter gross income and gross wealth, and if you wish your taxable income as well.
  • Tax basis: Place of residence, marital status, religious denomination, children and year of birth determine the calculation.
  • Result: Municipal tax, church tax, cantonal tax, direct federal tax, wealth tax and personal tax.

The calculator also shows how many days a year you work to pay your taxes.

How the tax calculator works

1

Enter income and wealth

  • Enter your gross annual income and your gross wealth. If you know your taxable income, switch to "Taxable".

2

Choose the tax basis

  • Choose your place of residence, marital status, religious denomination, children and year of birth.

3

Read the result

  • The calculator shows the total tax burden and how it is split. The tabs "Change" and "Next steps" take you further.

Worked example: taxes in Zurich

Assumptions: single, no religious denomination, residing in 8000 Zurich, no wealth. Only gross income changes. The figures come from the tax calculator above and are guide values.

Gross income CHF 60'000

  • Total burden: CHF 4'447
  • Municipal tax: CHF 2'248
  • Cantonal tax: CHF 1'795
  • Direct federal tax: CHF 380
  • Personal tax: CHF 24
  • Working days for taxes: 30 days

Gross income CHF 100'000

  • Total burden: CHF 11'304
  • Municipal tax: CHF 5'404
  • Cantonal tax: CHF 4'314
  • Direct federal tax: CHF 1'562
  • Personal tax: CHF 24
  • Working days for taxes: 47 days

Gross income CHF 150'000

  • Total burden: CHF 23'170
  • Municipal tax: CHF 10'205
  • Cantonal tax: CHF 8'147
  • Direct federal tax: CHF 4'794
  • Personal tax: CHF 24
  • Working days for taxes: 64 days

Reading the result correctly

The tax calculator estimates your taxes based on your details. It replaces neither the tax return nor the assessment by the tax authority. Deductions that you do not enter are not taken into account.

In the example, the total burden rises from around 7% (gross income CHF 60'000) to around 15% (CHF 150'000). The reason: as income rises, the tax rate rises.

How pillar 3a contributions affect your taxes is shown on our page on the tax benefits of pillar 3a. You can plan your budget with the budget calculator.

The calculator gives a guide value based on the details you enter. The tax authority sets the actual tax in the assessment. Deductions and personal circumstances that you do not enter are not taken into account.

The calculator shows municipal tax, church tax, cantonal tax, direct federal tax, wealth tax and personal tax.

Yes. Besides income, you can also enter your gross wealth. Wealth tax then appears as a separate item in the result.

You select your place of residence in the calculator. Municipal and cantonal tax depend on that place of residence.

Our advisors help you put your result into context and show which topics matter for your tax situation. More on tax advice in Zurich. The first conversation is always free of charge and without obligation.

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As of 05.10.2026. The tax calculator provides guide values and does not replace tax law advice. The examples come from the calculator with the stated assumptions.

In connection with the tax return, smzh ag provides an administrative support service. No tax law advice is given, there is no representation before tax authorities, and the tax return is not filed on the client's behalf. The review, signing and filing of the tax return is carried out exclusively by the client.