Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 7'100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 376
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 78.10
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 28.40
Total tax
- CHF 483
Net pay
* CHF 6'617
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 6'617
Net pay
CHF 1'082
Tax the employer pays
CHF 483
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'564
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'082 to pay you CHF 7'100. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 7'100 a year living in the region of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 483. That means that your net pay will be CHF 6'617 per year, or CHF 551 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 7'100
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 7'100
0.0%
2
Spain
CHF 6'649
6.4%
3
Norway
CHF 6'615
6.8%
4
Switzerland
CHF 6'593
7.1%
5
Italy
CHF 6'448
9.2%
6
France
CHF 6'411
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 6'319
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 6'307
11.2%
9
Russia
CHF 6'177
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 6'037
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 5'786
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 5'715
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 5'703
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 5'607
21.0%
15
Poland
CHF 5'575
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 5'549
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 5'237
26.2%
18
Finland
CHF 4'917
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 4'828
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 4'723
33.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 4'468
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 4'153
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 6'470
8.9%
1
Canada
CHF 5'486
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 7'100
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 7'100
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 6'718
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CHF 6'631
6.6%
4
Taiwan
CHF 6'472
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 6'266
11.8%
6
South Korea
CHF 6'263
11.8%
7
New Zealand
CHF 6'256
11.9%
8
Philippines
CHF 6'214
12.5%
9
Indonesia
CHF 6'183
12.9%
10
Japan
CHF 5'769
18.7%
11
India
CHF 5'723
19.4%
12
Vietnam
CHF 5'715
19.5%
13
Singapore
CHF 5'683
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 5'623
20.8%
15
China
CHF 5'084
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 6'536
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 6'532
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 6'429
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 6'419
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 6'354
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 6'319
11.0%
6
Peru
CHF 6'212
12.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 6'150
13.4%
8
Brazil
CHF 6'099
14.1%
9
Chile
CHF 5'850
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 5'673
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 4'609
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 6'554
7.7%
1
Morocco
CHF 5'901
16.9%
2
Mozambique
CHF 5'593
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 5'515
22.3%
4
Cameroon
CHF 5'510
22.4%
5
Kenya
CHF 5'428
23.6%
6
Angola
CHF 5'304
25.3%
7
Ghana
CHF 5'264
25.9%
8
Nigeria
CHF 4'939
30.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 4'874
31.4%
10
Senegal
CHF 4'847
31.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 4'744
33.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 6'745
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 6'745
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 6'532
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 6'532
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 6'390
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 6'319
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 6'166
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 5'559
21.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 5'492
22.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'247
40.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Basel-Stadt 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.