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title: "Lohnsteuer: der, die or das? It’s die Lohnsteuer | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Lohnsteuer, “wage tax”. Accusative: die Lohnsteuer; dative: der Lohnsteuer. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lohnsteuer/
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# Lohnsteuer: der, die or das?

die Lohnsteuer

Wage tax

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Lohnsteuer takes the article die (die Lohnsteuer). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “wage tax” in English.

## Lohnsteuer: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Wage tax
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Lohnsteuer in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Lohnsteuer)
- [Lohnsteuer in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Lohnsteuer)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Lohnsteuer take die?

Lohnsteuer is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Steuer → die Lohnsteuer.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Lohnsteuer in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Lohnsteuer |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Lohnsteuer |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Lohnsteuer |

## More words ending in -steuer

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Steuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/steuer/) [die Mehrwertsteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mehrwertsteuer/) [die Einkommensteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einkommensteuer/) [die Kirchensteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kirchensteuer/) [die Grundsteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grundsteuer/) [die Aussteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/aussteuer/)

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