Basel pensions
In the Basel region, retirement provision rests on the three Swiss pillars: AHV, the occupational pension fund and private savings. This page brings together this year’s federal parameters, the funds of reference, the tax on lump-sum withdrawals and our articles on pensions.
The area borders Germany and France: for those who cross the border every day, the rules and prices on both sides matter. Official sources publish in German and French; data, notices and articles are collected here and updated when they change.
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Pension parameters 2026
Federal amounts and rates valid across Switzerland: first pillar (AHV), second pillar (BVG) and pillar 3a.
- Minimum AHV pension (monthly): 1,260 CHF
- Maximum AHV pension (monthly): 2,520 CHF
- Employee share of AHV/IV/EO contributions: 5.3%
- BVG entry threshold (annual salary): 22,680 CHF
- BVG coordination deduction: 26,460 CHF
- Minimum BVG conversion rate: 6.8%
- Maximum pillar 3a payment (with a pension fund): 7,258 CHF
- Maximum pillar 3a payment (without a pension fund): 36,288 CHF
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Source: AHV/IV Information Centre and Federal Social Insurance Office
Cantonal funds
The AHV compensation fund and the public pension fund of reference, with their official websites.
- SVA Basel-Landschaft — Compensation fund
- Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse (BLPK) — Public pension fund
- Ausgleichskasse Basel-Stadt — Compensation fund
- Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt (PKBS) — Public pension fund
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Tax on lump-sum withdrawals 2026
Tax due on a lump-sum pension withdrawal at 65, for a single person without children living in the cantonal capital.
- Withdrawal of 100,000 CHF (Liestal): 3,837 CHF
- Withdrawal of 250,000 CHF (Liestal): 12,151 CHF
- Withdrawal of 500,000 CHF (Liestal): 33,601 CHF
- Withdrawal of 100,000 CHF (Basel): 5,287 CHF
- Withdrawal of 250,000 CHF (Basel): 20,651 CHF
- Withdrawal of 500,000 CHF (Basel): 47,251 CHF
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Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA)
Official notices
Latest releases on this topic from the canton’s administrations and public bodies, linked to the source. Titles are in the original wording.
- Aspekte Ausgabe Juli 2026
- Die blpk investiert nicht in verbotene Waffen
- Schneller, einfacher, effizienter: Unsere Grundbuchgeschäfte werden digital
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