Zug, Switzerland
🇨🇭 Tax calculator · current to September 2026

Income tax in Switzerland, on your number.

Enter your income. The 10 addresses in Switzerland recalculate: the tax, the effective rate, what is left, and the rank among 100 places.

In short, current to September 2026

  • On $1M a year, Zug keeps $783,478 after 22% income tax. Montreux keeps $584,823 after 42%.
  • Zug ranks 22 of the 100 places on the board on what is left of $1M.
  • Switzerland does not tax a resident's capital gains on listed securities at any of the 10 addresses. A wealth tax applies, top rate 0.22% to 0.90% of net assets a year.
  • 9 of the 10 addresses offer a regime for new arrivals. Each address page names its regime.

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Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Switzerland income tax calculator 2026: 10 addresses compared, patrician.ch/calculator/switzerland/, September 2026.

On $1,000,000 a year, Zug leaves you $783,478 after 22% income tax. That ranks 22 of 100 places.

Rank of 100AddressIncome taxEffectiveYou keep
22Zug$216,52222%$783,478
27Lucerne$275,86728%$724,133
28St. Moritz$277,05928%$722,941
47Lugano$353,48935%$646,511
48Verbier$355,00035%$645,000
48Zermatt$355,00035%$645,000
50Gstaad$365,13237%$634,868
51Zurich$367,98437%$632,016
55Geneva$400,37640%$599,624
56Montreux$415,17742%$584,823

Income tax only, single filer, indicative 2026 headline rates, built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000 and converted at the board's reference rates. Places level on what is left share a rank. Where an address is modeled on its regime for new arrivals, its page names the regime. Published comparison research, not tax, legal or immigration advice.

By income

Effective income tax at each address.

Address$300K$1M$3M$10MKept of $1M
Zug17%22%22%22%$783,478
Lucerne22%28%28%28%$724,133
St. Moritz23%28%28%28%$722,941
Lugano28%35%36%37%$646,511
Verbier31%35%36%36%$645,000
Zermatt31%35%36%36%$645,000
Gstaad30%37%38%38%$634,868
Zurich28%37%38%39%$632,016
Geneva31%40%42%43%$599,624
Montreux33%42%42%42%$584,823

Beyond income tax.

Switzerland does not tax a resident's capital gains on listed securities at any of the 10 addresses. A wealth tax applies, top rate 0.22% to 0.90% of net assets a year. Inheritance tax depends on the address.

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Questions

The short answers.

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Switzerland?

22% at Zug, where $783,478 is kept, up to 42% at Montreux, where $584,823 is kept.

Single filer, income tax only, before social contributions. Zug ranks 22 of the 100 places on the board on what is left.

What is the income tax rate in Switzerland at $300K, $3M and $10M?

Effective income tax is 17% to 33% on $300,000, 22% to 42% on $3,000,000 and 22% to 43% on $10,000,000, across the 10 addresses.

Those are effective rates, the tax divided by the income, on the same single-filer model.

How is a US citizen taxed on income in Switzerland?

The US taxes its citizens wherever they live. With US citizen ticked, the calculator charges the higher of the tax in Switzerland and the US federal tax on the same income.

On $1M at Zug that comes to $325,957, 33% effective. State tax, credits and treaty relief are not modeled.

Does Switzerland have a tax regime for new arrivals?

9 of the 10 addresses offer a regime for new arrivals. Each address page names its regime.

Where an address is modeled on its regime, its page says so.

What does the calculator leave out?

Social contributions, most deductions, wealth tax, capital gains and treaties. It is built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000.

Amounts convert at the board's fixed reference rates, CHF 1 to $1.18.

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