Living in Bad Säckingen and working in Switzerland: German cross-border worker (§15a)
Bad Säckingen falls under the §15a DBA Germany-Switzerland cross-border regime: Swiss withholding tax of 4.5% on gross pay (with a residence certificate on file), provided you don't exceed 60 non-return days per year; Source: Lettera BMF (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) del 2023-12-07; articolo 15a DBA Germania-Svizzera; articolo 2 comma 6 OAMal (Optionsrecht assicurazione malattia).
Updated:
- Population
- 17,767
- Distance to crossing
- 2 km
- Bad Säckingen – Stein AG
- Postal code
- 79713
- Waldshut
- Withholding tax
- 4.5%
- Art. 15a
Useful reading
The calculator implements the Italy-Switzerland cross-border regime (Ticino withholding tax plus Italian IRPEF with its allowance). It does not reproduce the regime described on this page, so its result does not apply to residents here.
Homeoffice days do not count as non-return days.
Compared with the nearest towns
Within 14 km of Bad Säckingen there are 6 towns with a page on this site: Murg, Laufenburg (Baden), Wehr, Rheinfelden (Baden), Albbruck and Schopfheim.
Across this group the distance to the border runs from 1 km (Rheinfelden (Baden)) to 14 km (Schopfheim).
Bad Säckingen sits at 2 km: 2 of 7 counting from the lowest, tied with one other.
By population, this town ranks 9 of 34 with 17,767 residents; immediately above: Waldshut-Tiengen and Schopfheim; immediately below: Grenzach-Wyhlen and Wehr; tied with: no town.
By road distance, this town ranks 8 of 34 at 2 km; immediately above: Konstanz and Weil am Rhein; immediately below: Grenzach-Wyhlen and Lörrach; tied with: Laufenburg (Baden).
Within Landkreis Waldshut, the comparable towns besides this page are Waldshut-Tiengen, Wehr, Laufenburg (Baden), Lauchringen, Albbruck, Klettgau, Murg, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald, Wutöschingen, Küssaberg, Stühlingen, Jestetten and Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
The Bad Säckingen – Stein AG route also serves Wehr.
The six nearest towns to this page connect to these crossings: Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG, Bad Säckingen – Stein AG and Rheinfelden (Baden) – Rheinfelden AG, Alte Rheinbrücke.
| Town | Distance from here | Distance to border | Population | Nearest crossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Säckingen (here) | — | 2 km | 17,767 | Bad Säckingen – Stein AG |
| Murg | 5.4 km | 6 km | 6,900 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Laufenburg (Baden) | 8.6 km | 2 km | 9,335 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Wehr | 9.2 km | 12 km | 13,126 | Bad Säckingen – Stein AG |
| Rheinfelden (Baden) | 12 km | 1 km | 34,674 | Rheinfelden (Baden) – Rheinfelden AG, Alte Rheinbrücke |
| Albbruck | 14 km | 6 km | 7,451 | Laufenburg (Baden) – Laufenburg AG |
| Schopfheim | 14 km | 14 km | 20,332 | Rheinfelden (Baden) – Rheinfelden AG, Alte Rheinbrücke |
Straight-line distances computed from the town-centre coordinates in our dataset. Road distance to the nearest crossing and population from the German municipal dataset (Destatis, AGS key).
Estimates for guidance only. Actual taxation depends on family situation, deductions and certificates. Always check with a tax adviser or your canton of employment.