Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 33'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 93.40
Cantonal tax
- CHF 940
Communal tax
- CHF 1'169
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'749
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 363
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 132
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 395
Total tax
- CHF 4'842
Net pay
* CHF 28'158
Marginal tax rate
25.2%
Average tax rate
14.7%
85.3%
Net pay
14.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 28'158
Net pay
CHF 5'423
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'842
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 10'264
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'423 to pay you CHF 33'000. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.7% tax rate now rises to 26.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 33'000 a year living in the region of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'842. That means that your net pay will be CHF 28'158 per year, or CHF 2'347 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.7% and your marginal tax rate is 25.2%. 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 25.22, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 74.78.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 748 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'739 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 28'750
12.9%
1
Russia
CHF 28'710
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 27'430
16.9%
3
Hungary
CHF 26'895
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 26'760
18.9%
5
France
CHF 26'589
19.4%
6
Ukraine
CHF 26'565
19.5%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 25'560
22.6%
8
Norway
CHF 25'485
22.8%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 25'040
24.1%
10
Spain
CHF 24'888
24.6%
11
Austria
CHF 23'930
27.5%
12
Sweden
CHF 23'332
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 22'733
31.1%
14
Denmark
CHF 22'239
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 22'032
33.2%
16
Poland
CHF 21'772
34.0%
17
Italy
CHF 21'106
36.0%
18
Netherlands
CHF 20'766
37.1%
19
Finland
CHF 20'719
37.2%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'981
39.5%
21
Romania
CHF 19'305
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'769
49.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 26'512
19.7%
1
Canada
CHF 24'078
27.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 30'393
7.9%
1
Taiwan
CHF 29'250
11.4%
2
Thailand
CHF 28'003
15.1%
3
Australia
CHF 27'120
17.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 27'011
18.2%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 26'499
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 26'305
20.3%
7
Singapore
CHF 25'577
22.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 25'531
22.6%
9
Pakistan
CHF 25'263
23.4%
10
Japan
CHF 24'987
24.3%
11
Malaysia
CHF 24'646
25.3%
12
Philippines
CHF 24'101
27.0%
13
Vietnam
CHF 23'119
29.9%
14
China
CHF 21'909
33.6%
15
India
CHF 20'783
37.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 29'836
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 28'365
14.1%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 28'195
14.6%
3
Ecuador
CHF 27'327
17.2%
4
Chile
CHF 26'673
19.2%
5
Panama
CHF 26'419
19.9%
6
Colombia
CHF 26'054
21.1%
7
Peru
CHF 24'935
24.4%
8
Mexico
CHF 24'678
25.2%
9
Brazil
CHF 24'420
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 23'245
29.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 21'444
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 24'706
25.1%
1
Angola
CHF 24'160
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 23'546
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CHF 23'398
29.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 22'708
31.2%
5
Nigeria
CHF 22'556
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 22'313
32.4%
7
Morocco
CHF 21'988
33.4%
8
Uganda
CHF 21'296
35.5%
9
Cameroon
CHF 21'177
35.8%
10
Senegal
CHF 20'807
37.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 20'552
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 31'350
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 31'350
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 30'360
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 30'360
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 29'700
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 29'370
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 26'738
19.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 24'993
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 24'917
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 19'388
41.3%
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.