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Bern · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau · BFS commune no. 337[7]

Coat of arms of Roggwil (BE)Roggwil (BE)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’373per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’91816.9% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 559adult, per month
Residents[4]4’51420.0% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]70 minto Olten

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Roggwil (BE) ranks for your household →
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AarwangenLangenthalWynauPfaffnauMurgenthal AarwangenLangenthalWynauPfaffnauMurgenthal Roggwil (BE)

Roggwil (BE) has 4’514 residents, making it the 50th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’918 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 5 neighbouring communes.

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 Olten, about 70 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children5’892
11.8%		12’071
15.1%		16’918
16.9%		31’427
21.0%		48’626
24.3%		86’745
28.9%
Married, single income, no children3’568
7.1%		8’872
11.1%		12’743
12.7%		24’517
16.3%		40’834
20.4%		77’610
25.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children3’069
6.1%		8’237
10.3%		11’958
12.0%		22’938
15.3%		37’204
18.6%		72’717
24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children487
1.0%		4’931
6.2%		8’277
8.3%		18’938
12.6%		33’550
16.8%		70’125
23.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 171%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 19%, Roman Catholic 19%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

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

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 512CHF 559
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 119CHF 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]

HubMinutes
Olten70
Bern76
Solothurn83
Aarau86
Luzern92
Liestal95
Basel SBB97
Zürich Altstetten101

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
MurgenthalAG13’4855643’188
PfaffnauLU14’4025012’792
Langenthal16’04155916’233
Aarwangen16’4635594’873
Roggwil (BE)16’9185594’514
Wynau17’2105591’694

Population

Residents4’514[4]
Foreign nationals20.0%
Aged 0–1921.1%
Aged 20–6457.0%
Aged 65+21.9%
Area7.84 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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