Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 360
Personal Tax
- CHF 35
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 19
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 3.60
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 1.80
Total tax
- CHF 59.40
Net pay
* CHF 301
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
16.5%
83.5%
Net pay
16.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 301
Net pay
CHF 54.41
Tax the employer pays
CHF 59.40
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 114
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 54.41 to pay you CHF 360. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.16 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.5% tax rate now rises to 27.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 360 a year living in the region of Geneva, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 59.40. That means that your net pay will be CHF 301 per year, or CHF 25.05 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ticino
CHF 316
12.3%
1
Zurich
CHF 312
13.4%
2
Valais
CHF 302
16.2%
3
Geneva
CHF 301
16.5%
4
Lucerne
CHF 286
20.7%
5
Nidwalden
CHF 286
20.7%
6
Schaffhausen
CHF 276
23.4%
7
Solothurn
CHF 266
26.2%
8
Fribourg
CHF 248
31.2%
9
Uri
CHF 236
34.6%
10
Aargau
CHF 336
6.8%
11
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 336
6.8%
12
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 336
6.8%
13
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 336
6.8%
14
Basel-Stadt
CHF 336
6.8%
15
Bern
CHF 336
6.8%
16
Glarus
CHF 336
6.8%
17
Graubünden
CHF 336
6.8%
18
Jura
CHF 336
6.8%
19
Obwalden
CHF 336
6.8%
20
Schwyz
CHF 336
6.8%
21
St. Gallen
CHF 336
6.8%
22
Thurgau
CHF 336
6.8%
23
Vaud
CHF 336
6.8%
24
Zug
CHF 336
6.8%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 326
9.6%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 360
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 360
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 360
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 360
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 360
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 360
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 337
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 327
9.2%
8
France
CHF 325
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 320
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 320
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 313
13.0%
12
Switzerland
CHF 312
13.4%
13
Hungary
CHF 293
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 290
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 283
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 281
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 268
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 249
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 245
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 226
37.2%
21
Romania
CHF 211
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 177
51.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 354
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 329
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 360
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 360
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 360
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 350
2.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 342
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 328
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 328
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 322
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 317
11.9%
9
India
CHF 317
12.0%
10
Malaysia
CHF 316
12.3%
11
Philippines
CHF 314
12.8%
12
China
CHF 313
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 306
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 293
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 285
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 351
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 333
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 331
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 331
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 326
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 325
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 322
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 320
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 315
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 299
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 297
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 295
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 360
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 342
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 342
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 331
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 331
8.0%
5
Egypt
CHF 326
9.3%
6
Lebanon
CHF 322
10.4%
7
Kuwait
CHF 320
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 313
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 303
15.8%
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.