Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'950
Personal Tax
- CHF 35
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 103
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 21.45
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 7.80
Total tax
- CHF 168
Net pay
* CHF 1'782
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
8.6%
91.4%
Net pay
8.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 1'782
Net pay
CHF 297
Tax the employer pays
CHF 168
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 465
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 297 to pay you CHF 1'950. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.6% tax rate now rises to 20.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 1'950 a year living in the region of Geneva, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 168. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'782 per year, or CHF 149 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.6% 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 1'950
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'950
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'950
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'950
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'950
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'851
5.1%
6
Spain
CHF 1'826
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'793
8.0%
8
Italy
CHF 1'771
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'761
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'735
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'735
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'696
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'589
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'570
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'531
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'524
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'452
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'350
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'326
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 1'259
35.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'227
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 1'141
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 1'781
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 1'752
10.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'950
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'950
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'950
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'939
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'853
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'833
6.0%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'791
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'777
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'742
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CHF 1'720
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 1'718
11.9%
11
India
CHF 1'716
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'693
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'657
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'585
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'544
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'904
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'804
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'795
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'794
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'766
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'763
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'745
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'736
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'706
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'618
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'607
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'597
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'931
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 1'819
6.7%
2
Zambia
CHF 1'765
9.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 1'697
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'694
13.1%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'645
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'619
17.0%
7
Ghana
CHF 1'577
19.1%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'560
20.0%
9
Uganda
CHF 1'535
21.3%
10
Angola
CHF 1'511
22.5%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'436
26.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'950
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'853
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'852
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'794
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'794
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'736
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'694
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'619
17.0%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'530
21.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'303
33.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Geneva 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.