Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'048
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 30.76
Cantonal tax
- CHF 299
Communal tax
- CHF 194
Church tax
- CHF 138
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'275
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 265
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 96.19
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 145
Total tax
- CHF 2'442
Net pay
* CHF 21'606
Marginal tax rate
20.3%
Average tax rate
10.2%
89.8%
Net pay
10.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'606
Net pay
CHF 3'809
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'442
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 6'250
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'809 to pay you CHF 24'048. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.2% tax rate now rises to 22.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 24'048 a year living in the region of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'442. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'606 per year, or CHF 1'801 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.2% and your marginal tax rate is 20.3%. 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 20.30, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 79.70.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 797 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'985 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nidwalden
CHF 21'644
10.0%
1
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 21'608
10.1%
2
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 21'606
10.2%
3
Glarus
CHF 21'596
10.2%
4
Neuchâtel
CHF 21'591
10.2%
5
Obwalden
CHF 21'575
10.3%
6
Uri
CHF 21'565
10.3%
7
St. Gallen
CHF 21'516
10.5%
8
Zurich
CHF 21'532
10.5%
9
Solothurn
CHF 21'415
10.9%
10
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 21'234
11.7%
11
Bern
CHF 21'004
12.7%
12
Basel-Stadt
CHF 22'237
7.5%
13
Graubünden
CHF 22'220
7.6%
14
Vaud
CHF 22'218
7.6%
15
Geneva
CHF 22'183
7.8%
16
Zug
CHF 22'175
7.8%
17
Aargau
CHF 22'059
8.3%
18
Thurgau
CHF 21'889
9.0%
19
Ticino
CHF 21'860
9.1%
20
Valais
CHF 21'799
9.4%
21
Schaffhausen
CHF 21'749
9.6%
22
Schwyz
CHF 21'720
9.7%
23
Lucerne
CHF 21'680
9.8%
24
Fribourg
CHF 21'669
9.9%
25
Jura
CHF 21'655
9.9%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 21'532
10.5%
1
Ireland
CHF 21'052
12.5%
2
Russia
CHF 20'922
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'784
13.6%
4
France
CHF 20'368
15.3%
5
Hungary
CHF 19'599
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 19'577
18.6%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 19'405
19.3%
8
Ukraine
CHF 19'359
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 19'155
20.4%
10
Spain
CHF 19'037
20.8%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 18'936
21.3%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'252
28.3%
13
Greece
CHF 17'214
28.4%
14
Italy
CHF 17'178
28.6%
15
Germany
CHF 17'094
28.9%
16
Poland
CHF 16'453
31.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'130
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 15'829
34.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'333
36.2%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'133
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'068
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'035
41.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 19'889
17.3%
1
Canada
CHF 17'802
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 22'600
6.0%
1
Taiwan
CHF 21'511
10.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 21'206
11.8%
3
Australia
CHF 20'995
12.7%
4
South Korea
CHF 20'091
16.5%
5
New Zealand
CHF 19'998
16.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 19'248
20.0%
7
Indonesia
CHF 19'222
20.1%
8
Pakistan
CHF 19'221
20.1%
9
Singapore
CHF 18'961
21.2%
10
Japan
CHF 18'887
21.5%
11
Malaysia
CHF 18'823
21.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 18'140
24.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'496
27.2%
14
China
CHF 16'490
31.4%
15
India
CHF 15'699
34.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 21'742
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 21'232
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 21'153
12.0%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'535
14.6%
4
Colombia
CHF 19'787
17.7%
5
Panama
CHF 19'647
18.3%
6
Chile
CHF 19'336
19.6%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'649
22.5%
8
Peru
CHF 18'412
23.4%
9
Brazil
CHF 17'929
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CHF 17'379
27.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'625
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 18'998
21.0%
1
Angola
CHF 17'648
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'578
26.9%
3
Kenya
CHF 17'280
28.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 16'786
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 16'745
30.4%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'563
31.1%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'467
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 15'890
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 15'727
34.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'436
35.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 15'047
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 22'846
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 22'846
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 22'124
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 22'124
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 21'643
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 21'403
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 20'235
15.9%
7
Egypt
CHF 18'279
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 18'203
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 14'175
41.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Basel-Landschaft 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.