What is the postal code of Salmsach?

Salmsach has 3 postal codes: 8580, 8599, 9322.

What is the tax rate in Salmsach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Salmsach is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Salmsach?

A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Salmsach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Salmsach have?

Salmsach has 1'631 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Salmsach?

Salmsach has 515 foreign residents, a share of 31.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Salmsach

8580–9322

TG CANTON8580 8599 9322

Residents

1'631

Area

2.7 km²

Population density

602 pop./km²

Elevation

415 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

147%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

787 48.3%

Men

844 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

339 20.8%

Swiss citizens

1'116 68.4%

Foreign residents

515 31.6%

Population density

602 pop./km²

0–19 · 339 · 20.8%20–64 · 985 · 60.4%65+ · 307 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 31.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Salmsach

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.7% · strongest party

SVP39.7%

SP15.6%

Mitte11.0%

GRÜNE10.1%

Übrige7.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier147%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

147%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 44 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'254 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 43 of 80 in the canton · 597 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'254 CHF(~13.3%)

SalmsachCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Salmsach	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.6%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	15.4%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.6%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020981 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

433 m

Mean elevation

414 m

Relief

38 m

Mean slope

1.5°

Flat share

96.5%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 38 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

20.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'600

21 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

24.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.7 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.5 Rp./kWh

24.93 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft EW Romanshorn

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.43 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

768

Built before 194626.0%

Built since 200125.7%

1.43 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 105 min · Car 85 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 6/80 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesalmsach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'631 #54 TG · #1107 CH Families & children20.8% #45 TG · #885 CH Age structure18.8% #52 TG · #1482 CH Women share48.3% #68 TG · #1783 CH Foreign residents31.6% #13 TG · #246 CH Population density602/km² #16 TG · #427 CH Tax burden13'254 #46 TG · #600 CH Taxes147% #44 TG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #23 TG · #634 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #50 TG · #2058 CH Rainiest municipalities981 mm #36 TG · #1709 CH Voter turnout50.9% #67 TG · #1610 CH Against Switzerland25% #24 TG · #264 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #47 TG · #1211 CH SVP strongholds39.7% #57 TG · #680 CH SP strongholds15.6% #4 TG · #883 CH Centre strongholds11% #71 TG · #1112 CH FDP strongholds7.1% #58 TG · #1696 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #74 TG · #1461 CH Green strongholds10.1% #14 TG · #563 CH Largest by area2.7 km² #74 TG · #1923 CH Highest municipalities415 m #67 TG · #1815 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #6 TG · #330 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #74 TG · #1790 CH Highest peaks433 m #77 TG · #2049 CH Highest-lying municipalities414 m #77 TG · #1935 CH Greatest vertical range38 m #76 TG · #2070 CH Steepest municipalities1.5° #77 TG · #2048 CH Solar potential21 GWh #53 TG · #989 CH Cheapest electricity24.93 Rp./kWh #3 TG · #286 CH Most expensive electricity24.93 Rp./kWh #78 TG · #1821 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Amriswil8580 Egnach9322 Salmsach8599

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Salmsach?: Salmsach has 3 postal codes: 8580, 8599, 9322.
What is the tax rate in Salmsach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Salmsach is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Salmsach?: A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Salmsach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Salmsach have?: Salmsach has 1'631 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Salmsach?: Salmsach has 515 foreign residents, a share of 31.58% (2025).

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