Canton
Vaud, more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et Patrie" on a white-green bicolour.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'414 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax on the mean of the municipalities, weighted by residents (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Vaud has 863'650 residents.
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
Source: FSO