Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 18'950
Cantonal tax
- CHF 191
Communal tax
- CHF 237
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'004
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 208
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 75.80
Total tax
- CHF 1'716
Net pay
* CHF 17'234
Marginal tax rate
17.4%
Average tax rate
9.1%
90.9%
Net pay
9.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'234
Net pay
CHF 2'887
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'716
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'603
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'887 to pay you CHF 18'950. 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 9.1% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 18'950 a year living in the region of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'716. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'234 per year, or CHF 1'436 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.1% and your marginal tax rate is 17.4%. 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 17.35, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 82.65.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 827 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'133 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'684
6.7%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'394
8.2%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'381
8.3%
3
Russia
CHF 16'486
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'291
14.0%
5
Norway
CHF 16'135
14.9%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 15'787
16.7%
7
Austria
CHF 15'713
17.1%
8
Spain
CHF 15'508
18.2%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'444
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'255
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'163
20.0%
12
Italy
CHF 14'366
24.2%
13
Germany
CHF 14'214
25.0%
14
Greece
CHF 13'910
26.6%
15
Sweden
CHF 13'835
27.0%
16
Poland
CHF 13'198
30.4%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'696
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'682
33.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'574
33.7%
20
Belgium
CHF 11'973
36.8%
21
Netherlands
CHF 11'925
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'086
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'072
15.2%
1
Canada
CHF 14'081
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 17'942
5.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'104
9.7%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'089
9.8%
3
Australia
CHF 16'967
10.5%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'105
15.0%
5
New Zealand
CHF 15'885
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'740
16.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'513
18.1%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'390
18.8%
9
Japan
CHF 15'140
20.1%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'119
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'046
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'698
22.4%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'078
25.7%
14
China
CHF 13'349
29.6%
15
India
CHF 12'803
32.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'133
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 16'944
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 16'922
10.7%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'546
12.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'171
14.7%
5
Panama
CHF 15'790
16.7%
6
Chile
CHF 15'333
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'033
20.7%
8
Peru
CHF 14'583
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'233
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 13'917
26.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'311
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'516
18.1%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'130
25.4%
2
Angola
CHF 13'939
26.4%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'711
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'473
28.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'427
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'414
29.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 12'999
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'623
33.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'576
33.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'353
34.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 11'911
37.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'002
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'003
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'434
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'434
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'055
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 16'866
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'352
13.7%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'456
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'379
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'023
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.