Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 7'150
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 379
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 78.65
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 28.60
Total tax
- CHF 486
Net pay
* CHF 6'664
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 6'664
Net pay
CHF 1'089
Tax the employer pays
CHF 486
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'576
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'089 to pay you CHF 7'150. 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 7'150 a year living in the region of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 486. That means that your net pay will be CHF 6'664 per year, or CHF 555 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 7'150
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 7'150
0.0%
2
Spain
CHF 6'696
6.4%
3
Norway
CHF 6'654
6.9%
4
Switzerland
CHF 6'640
7.1%
5
Italy
CHF 6'493
9.2%
6
France
CHF 6'456
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 6'364
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 6'351
11.2%
9
Russia
CHF 6'221
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 6'079
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 5'827
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 5'756
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 5'743
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 5'645
21.1%
15
Poland
CHF 5'612
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 5'588
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 5'272
26.3%
18
Finland
CHF 4'951
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 4'862
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 4'757
33.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 4'499
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 4'183
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 6'514
8.9%
1
Canada
CHF 5'523
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 7'150
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 7'150
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 6'766
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CHF 6'675
6.6%
4
Taiwan
CHF 6'517
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 6'310
11.8%
6
South Korea
CHF 6'306
11.8%
7
New Zealand
CHF 6'300
11.9%
8
Philippines
CHF 6'251
12.6%
9
Indonesia
CHF 6'225
12.9%
10
Japan
CHF 5'810
18.7%
11
India
CHF 5'757
19.5%
12
Vietnam
CHF 5'753
19.5%
13
Singapore
CHF 5'723
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 5'663
20.8%
15
China
CHF 5'119
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 6'582
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 6'578
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 6'474
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 6'464
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 6'399
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 6'364
11.0%
6
Peru
CHF 6'256
12.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 6'189
13.4%
8
Brazil
CHF 6'136
14.2%
9
Chile
CHF 5'892
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 5'713
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 4'641
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 6'594
7.8%
1
Morocco
CHF 5'935
17.0%
2
Mozambique
CHF 5'631
21.3%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 5'549
22.4%
4
Cameroon
CHF 5'545
22.5%
5
Kenya
CHF 5'463
23.6%
6
Angola
CHF 5'341
25.3%
7
Ghana
CHF 5'299
25.9%
8
Nigeria
CHF 4'973
30.5%
9
Uganda
CHF 4'906
31.4%
10
Senegal
CHF 4'880
31.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 4'772
33.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 6'792
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 6'792
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 6'578
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 6'578
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 6'435
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 6'364
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 6'210
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 5'597
21.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 5'529
22.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'272
40.3%
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.