Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 13'700
Cantonal tax
- CHF 15.20
Communal tax
- CHF 19
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 726
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 151
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 54.80
Total tax
- CHF 966
Net pay
* CHF 12'734
Marginal tax rate
10.4%
Average tax rate
7.0%
93.0%
Net pay
7.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 12'734
Net pay
CHF 2'087
Tax the employer pays
CHF 966
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'053
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'087 to pay you CHF 13'700. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7% tax rate now rises to 19.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 13'700 a year living in the region of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 966. That means that your net pay will be CHF 12'734 per year, or CHF 1'061 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.1% and your marginal tax rate is 10.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of CHF 100 in your salary will be taxed CHF 10.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 89.60.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 896 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'480 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 13'683
0.1%
1
Ireland
CHF 13'595
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CHF 12'731
7.1%
3
Spain
CHF 12'578
8.2%
4
France
CHF 12'070
11.9%
5
Norway
CHF 11'999
12.4%
6
Russia
CHF 11'919
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 11'803
13.9%
8
Austria
CHF 11'606
15.3%
9
Italy
CHF 11'366
17.0%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 11'278
17.7%
11
Hungary
CHF 11'166
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 11'028
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 10'970
19.9%
14
Greece
CHF 10'396
24.1%
15
Sweden
CHF 10'317
24.7%
16
Poland
CHF 9'846
28.1%
17
Portugal
CHF 9'409
31.3%
18
Finland
CHF 9'334
31.9%
19
Belgium
CHF 9'212
32.8%
20
Denmark
CHF 9'164
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CHF 8'621
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 8'014
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'040
12.1%
1
Canada
CHF 10'315
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 13'018
5.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 13'013
5.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 12'636
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CHF 12'489
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 11'930
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CHF 11'836
13.6%
6
New Zealand
CHF 11'626
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CHF 11'607
15.3%
8
Indonesia
CHF 11'580
15.5%
9
Japan
CHF 11'093
19.0%
10
Philippines
CHF 11'087
19.1%
11
Singapore
CHF 10'953
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 10'873
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 10'499
23.4%
14
India
CHF 9'821
28.3%
15
China
CHF 9'688
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'441
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'386
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CHF 12'283
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CHF 12'262
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'180
11.1%
5
Panama
CHF 11'818
13.7%
6
Chile
CHF 11'180
18.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'157
18.6%
8
Uruguay
CHF 10'768
21.4%
9
Peru
CHF 10'632
22.4%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'427
23.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 8'899
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 11'720
14.5%
1
Mozambique
CHF 10'350
24.5%
2
Morocco
CHF 10'177
25.7%
3
Angola
CHF 10'119
26.1%
4
Kenya
CHF 10'036
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 9'971
27.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 9'930
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CHF 9'436
31.1%
8
Nigeria
CHF 9'428
31.2%
9
Uganda
CHF 9'164
33.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 9'084
33.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 8'683
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 13'015
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 13'015
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 12'604
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 12'604
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12'330
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 12'193
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 11'898
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 10'518
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 10'442
23.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 7'703
43.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Appenzell Ausserrhoden tables of Switzerland, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.