Bern · Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli · BFS commune no. 784^[7]

Innertkirchen

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’730per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’56116.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 559adult, per month

Residents^[4]1’07910.1% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]138 minto Thun

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Innertkirchen has 1’079 residents, making it the 190th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

10% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 29% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’561 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 11 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Bern.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 559 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Thun, about 138 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	5’758 11.5%	11’809 14.8%	16’561 16.6%	30’806 20.5%	47’714 23.9%	85’215 28.4%
Married, single income, no children	3’486 7.0%	8’674 10.8%	12’467 12.5%	24’018 16.0%	40’060 20.0%	76’251 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	2’997 6.0%	8’049 10.1%	11’690 11.7%	22’454 15.0%	36’468 18.2%	71’418 23.8%
Married, single income, 2 children	475 0.9%	4’815 6.0%	8’083 8.1%	18’536 12.4%	32’890 16.4%	68’886 23.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 160%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 23%, Roman Catholic 20%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 3 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 512	CHF 559
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 119	CHF 138

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Thun	138
Luzern	152
Bern	162
Visp	170

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[4]
WolfenschiessenNW	11’614	480	2’174
GöschenenUR	12’090	481	482
WassenUR	12’090	481	425
EngelbergOW	12’394	484	4’377
KernsOW	12’462	484	6’557
ObergomsVS	14’257	504	662
Innertkirchen	16’561	559	1’079
Guttannen	16’723	559	236
Grindelwald	16’853	559	3’942
Meiringen	17’210	559	4’791
Schattenhalb	17’665	559	580
Hasliberg	18’185	559	1’125

Population

Residents1’079^[4]

Foreign nationals10.1%

Aged 0–1917.5%

Aged 20–6453.8%

Aged 65+28.6%

Area236.59 km²^[5]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Innertkirchen COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.