Vaud · District de la Broye-Vully · BFS commune no. 5822^[7]

Payerne

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’274per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’15516.2% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 631adult, per month

Residents^[4]10’93845.2% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]52 minto Yverdon-les-Bains

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Payerne has 10’938 residents, making it the 17th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

45% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 16% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’155 a year in income tax here, less than in 7 of its 8 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 631 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Yverdon-les-Bains, about 52 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	3’823 7.6%	11’427 14.3%	16’155 16.2%	30’810 20.5%	48’428 24.2%	88’242 29.4%
Married, single income, no children	683 1.4%	7’139 8.9%	11’657 11.7%	22’775 15.2%	38’460 19.2%	74’952 25.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	215 0.4%	6’142 7.7%	10’901 10.9%	21’464 14.3%	35’368 17.7%	71’067 23.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’474 3.1%	6’247 6.2%	17’702 11.8%	30’752 15.4%	65’112 21.7%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 70%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Vaud.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 574	CHF 631
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 144	CHF 168

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
Yverdon-les-Bains	52
Fribourg	55
Neuchâtel	77
Lausanne	86
Renens	89
Biel/Bienne	96
Bern	97
Morges	98

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]
Corcelles-près-Payerne	15’822	631	3’110
Payerne	16’155	631	10’938
Grandcour	16’298	631	970
Trey	16’697	631	305
Montagny (FR)FR	16’733	549	3’105
EstavayerFR	16’766	549	10’812
Cugy (FR)FR	16’850	549	2’067
TornyFR	16’850	549	1’112
Fétigny-MénièresFR	16’934	549	1’738

Compare Payerne with: Estavayer

Population

Residents10’938^[4]

Foreign nationals45.2%

Aged 0–1924.3%

Aged 20–6459.7%

Aged 65+16.1%

Area24.18 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 Payerne VD COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.