Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 18'900
Cantonal tax
- CHF 188
Communal tax
- CHF 234
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'002
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 208
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 75.60
Total tax
- CHF 1'707
Net pay
* CHF 17'193
Marginal tax rate
17.9%
Average tax rate
9.0%
91.0%
Net pay
9.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'193
Net pay
CHF 2'879
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'707
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'587
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'879 to pay you CHF 18'900. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 18'900 a year living in the region of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'707. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'193 per year, or CHF 1'433 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.0% and your marginal tax rate is 17.9%. 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 17.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 82.10.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 821 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'105 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'651
6.6%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'350
8.2%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'348
8.2%
3
Russia
CHF 16'443
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'251
14.0%
5
Norway
CHF 16'096
14.8%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 15'751
16.7%
7
Austria
CHF 15'678
17.1%
8
Spain
CHF 15'473
18.1%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'404
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'215
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'126
20.0%
12
Italy
CHF 14'338
24.1%
13
Germany
CHF 14'185
24.9%
14
Greece
CHF 13'877
26.6%
15
Sweden
CHF 13'801
27.0%
16
Poland
CHF 13'166
30.3%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'662
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'651
33.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'546
33.6%
20
Belgium
CHF 11'952
36.8%
21
Netherlands
CHF 11'894
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'057
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'034
15.2%
1
Canada
CHF 14'044
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 17'895
5.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'061
9.7%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'048
9.8%
3
Australia
CHF 16'928
10.4%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'066
15.0%
5
New Zealand
CHF 15'844
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'704
16.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'476
18.1%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'356
18.8%
9
Japan
CHF 15'102
20.1%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'078
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'007
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'665
22.4%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'045
25.7%
14
China
CHF 13'315
29.6%
15
India
CHF 12'775
32.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'088
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 16'900
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 16'880
10.7%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'506
12.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'134
14.6%
5
Panama
CHF 15'752
16.7%
6
Chile
CHF 15'294
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 14'997
20.7%
8
Peru
CHF 14'545
23.0%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'197
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 13'883
26.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'279
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'481
18.1%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'094
25.4%
2
Angola
CHF 13'902
26.4%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'676
27.6%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'443
28.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'394
29.1%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'381
29.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 12'965
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'593
33.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'544
33.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'322
34.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 11'881
37.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 17'955
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 17'955
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'388
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'388
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'010
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 16'821
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'313
13.7%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'418
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'342
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 10'992
41.8%
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.