Preview · City of Zurich · 2026/2027

2027 is a forecast for singles in the city of Zurich. The city's 119% tax multiplier is a Budget proposal, not a final decision.

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City of Zurich · single · no children · ordinary assessment · no church tax. Not a withholding-tax calculation.

Reference age

Ages 18 to 64. The same age is used in both years, so a BVG age-band transition is not presented as a policy change.

Occupational pension (BVG)

Without an actual contribution: a savings illustration with assumed 50/50 funding; risk and administration costs are excluded.

Explain the BVG assumption

The illustration uses statutory age credits with assumed 50/50 funding. Risk, administration and extra-mandatory contributions are excluded. It is not a statutory employee contribution rate. Below age 25, zero savings does not mean zero risk contributions.

Without an actual amount: 0.4% of gross pay as an illustration, not a statutory flat rate.

Non-occupational accident insurance (NBU) · Assumptions and actual contributions

Annual employee NBU deduction (CHF) · 2026Annual employee NBU deduction (CHF) · 2027

Actual employee deduction for each year. Blank: illustration at 0.4% of gross, not a statutory universal rate. 0 means no employee deduction. This profile assumes at least eight working hours per week.

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Single · City of Zurich

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Fixed chart profile: city of Zurich · single · reference age 35 in both years · ordinary assessment · no children or church tax. Same gross pay in 2026 and 2027, BVG savings illustration and 0.4% NBU assumption. Personal inputs above do not change this chart profile.

2027 is a forecast: the city of Zurich’s 119% multiplier is a Budget proposal. Health insurance and living costs are not deducted from salary net. See the deduction explanations below for the detailed assumptions.

CHF 40,000–100,000 in 5,000 steps, then 10,000 steps to 200,000 and 25,000 steps to 350,000. The line shows the annual net-pay change, not a salary increase.

Source: https://www.obolusfinanz.de/en/taxsim/switzerland-net-pay-forecast

Which rules are decided and which are assumptions?

2027 federal tariff: Published on 22 September 2026; applies from 1 January 2027.
2027 BVG limits: Decided by the Federal Council on 2 October 2026; applies from 1 January 2027. The limits do not prescribe a universal employee contribution.
Canton Zurich: 95% cantonal multiplier for 2026 and 2027. This is a share of simple tax, not of salary.
City of Zurich 2027: 119% under the Budget proposal; not treated as a final decision. Source position: 17 October 2026.

Taxes and contributions explained

How each item works. Reviewed 17 October 2026. The preview applies to the disclosed profile and assumptions.

Direct federal tax

How is it calculated?: Progressive tax applies to taxable income after eligible deductions. Gross salary and taxable income are different amounts.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: Tariff relief reduces tax, not social contributions. Do not add a withholding tariff as another tax on top of ordinary assessment.
2027 status: The preview uses the official tariffs and deductions in ESTV circular 220. Taxable income is floored to CHF 100 and annual tax to five rappen; amounts below CHF 25 are not collected.

Source: Direct federal tax

Zurich cantonal tax

How is it calculated?: The cantonal taxable income determines a simple tax amount, then the cantonal multiplier applies. A 95% multiplier does not mean 95% of your income.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: Cantonal deductions and brackets can differ from federal rules. Simple tax is a calculation base, not an additional third tax.
2027 status: The preview uses 95% in both years and the Zurich tariff effective from 2026. Insurance deductions use the lower caps; special deductions remain outside this profile.

Source: Zurich cantonal tax

City of Zurich municipal tax

How is it calculated?: The municipality also applies its multiplier to simple tax. This draft covers the city of Zurich, not every municipality in the canton.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: Changing municipality can change total tax even with identical gross pay and federal tax. Church tax is excluded from this profile.
2027 status: The city's 2027 budget proposal retains 119%. Final approval still needs checking; the proposal is not presented as an approved annual parameter.

Source: City of Zurich municipal tax

Personal tax

How is it calculated?: Zurich generally charges CHF 24 per liable person each year. This fixed amount is not multiplied by cantonal or municipal rates.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: Personal tax is separate from progressive income tax. Statutory exemptions include people unable to work who have neither income nor assets.
2027 status: The supported full-year employee profile includes CHF 24 annually. Non-working cases and their exemptions are not inferred from gross salary.

Source: Personal tax

AHV · IV · EO

How is it calculated?: Guidance dated 1 January 2026 gives a 5.3% employee share: AHV 4.35%, IV 0.7%, EO 0.25% of contributory pay.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: These payroll deductions are separate from tax. Employers pay their own share additionally.
2027 status: The preview carries the current 5.3% employee rate into 2027; no extra increase is assumed. Special cases such as part-year work are excluded.

Source: AHV · IV · EO

Unemployment insurance (ALV)

How is it calculated?: Current guidance gives a 1.1% employee share up to CHF 148,200 annual insured pay. Part-year employment requires a prorated limit.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: The contribution does not continue rising above the insured ceiling. The employer share is not deducted again from employee take-home pay.
2027 status: The preview carries 1.1% up to CHF 148,200 into both full-year calculations. It does not assume a new rate increase.

Source: Unemployment insurance (ALV)

Occupational pension (BVG)

How is it calculated?: The savings illustration uses each year’s salary limits and age credits of 7/10/15/18%, assuming equal funding. Your actual annual employee deduction replaces the illustration when supplied.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: BVG is pension saving, not a tax tariff. The illustration excludes risk, administration and extra-mandatory contributions. An explicit zero differs from a blank input.
2027 status: Entry and coordination limits change in 2027. Age credits are not prescribed employee contribution rates; plans and funding can differ. Under 25, risk charges can apply despite no retirement savings credit.

Source: Occupational pension (BVG)

Non-occupational accident insurance (NBU)

How is it calculated?: Working at least eight hours weekly for the same employer generally includes leisure-accident cover. The NBU premium depends on insurer and employer; there is no universal employee rate.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: Employees generally bear NBU premiums, although employers may cover them. Occupational-accident premiums are employer-paid. These costs must not be deducted twice.
2027 status: Actual annual employee deductions can be entered separately for 2026 and 2027. Blank uses a labelled 0.4% illustration, not a statutory universal rate. 0 means no employee deduction.

Source: Non-occupational accident insurance (NBU)

Health insurance · separate expense

How is it calculated?: Mandatory basic health insurance is paid through a separate premium, not a general percentage payroll deduction. Zurich profiles differ by premium year, age and deductible.
What does it mean for take-home pay?: The cost-of-living view subtracts the premium separately after salary net. An insurance tax deduction is not another cash expense. Deductibles, co-payments and premium subsidies are separate matters.
2027 status: 2027 premium profiles can already be selected separately in the cost-of-living comparison. A new premium year neither changes the tax year automatically nor establishes a complete 2027 net-pay calculation.

Source: Health insurance · separate expense

Worked example: the same gross pay, different deductions

City of Zurich · single · age 35 in both years · ordinary assessment · no children or church tax. Same gross pay; BVG savings illustration and 0.4% NBU. Health insurance, rent and living costs are not deducted.

Annual gross pay: CHF 85,000.00

2026

Net salary

CHF 67,486.35

2027 · Forecast

Net salary

CHF 67,512.90

Net-pay change: +CHF 26.55

Editorial example, not your personal inputs. Annual values from the forecast model dated 17 October 2026; later changes may alter the results.

In this example annual net pay rises by CHF 26.55: CHF 21 less modelled BVG savings contribution and CHF 5.55 less federal tax. The rounded taxable incomes remain unchanged here. At other incomes, a lower pension deduction may also increase tax.

Frequently asked questions

Does this forecast cover all of Switzerland?

No. It covers single employees working for the full year in the city of Zurich under ordinary assessment. Other municipalities and cantons, families and withholding tax are excluded.

Is health insurance deducted from this net salary?

No. Mandatory health insurance, rent and everyday spending remain separate. You can enter actual BVG and NBU employee deductions independently for each year.

What does a salary increase show?

The mode compares your 2026 gross pay with the 2027 amount you enter. The chart below remains a fixed comparison using the same gross pay in both years. Monthly values are annual averages, not individual payslips.

Switzerland 2027: what changes your Zurich net pay?

Health insurance stays separate

Mandatory health insurance is not mixed into salary net pay as a tax or payroll deduction. The cost-of-living comparison already offers separate Zurich premium profiles for 2026 and 2027.

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What the result shows

The comparison separates annual policy rules from your entered salary increase. Pension plan, accident insurance and municipality affect the outcome. Salary net pay is not a spendable budget after health insurance, rent and daily costs.

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Methodology and sources

Preview for single employees resident in the city of Zurich for the full year: ordinary assessment, no children, church tax, other income or Pillar 3a. Annual earnings must exceed CHF 2,500; special minor-income and part-year cases are excluded. Other occupational expenses (flat deduction): 3% of net wage, CHF 2,000–4,000, capped at pre-tax net wage. Additional commuting and meal deductions are excluded. Insurance deductions assume sufficient eligible expenses, up to CHF 1,800 federal and CHF 2,900 cantonal; higher caps and premium subsidies are not modelled. Wealth tax, special deductions and withholding tax are excluded. Actual employee deductions can be supplied per year. Not tax advice.

Federal tax 2027

ESTV circular 220 publishes the 2027 federal tariffs and deductions. Taxable income is rounded down to CHF 100 and annual federal tax to five rappen. Federal amounts below CHF 25 are not collected. The federal tariff adjustment is not applied to canton bands.

Federal tax 2027

Zurich taxes

The canton lists a 95% cantonal multiplier for 2026 and 2027. The city of Zurich proposes an unchanged 119% for its 2027 budget. A budget proposal remains distinct from final approval.