Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 393
Personal Tax
- CHF 35
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 20.65
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 3.93
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 1.97
Total tax
- CHF 61.55
Net pay
* CHF 331
Marginal tax rate
7.0%
Average tax rate
15.7%
84.3%
Net pay
15.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 331
Net pay
CHF 59.30
Tax the employer pays
CHF 61.55
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 121
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 59.30 to pay you CHF 393. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.07 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.7% tax rate now rises to 26.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 393 a year living in the region of Geneva, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 61.55. That means that your net pay will be CHF 331 per year, or CHF 27.62 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.7% and your marginal tax rate is 7.0%. 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 6.96, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.04.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 930 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'652 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ticino
CHF 346
11.8%
1
Zurich
CHF 342
12.9%
2
Valais
CHF 332
15.4%
3
Geneva
CHF 331
15.7%
4
Lucerne
CHF 316
19.5%
5
Nidwalden
CHF 316
19.5%
6
Schaffhausen
CHF 306
22.0%
7
Solothurn
CHF 296
24.6%
8
Fribourg
CHF 278
29.1%
9
Uri
CHF 266
32.2%
10
Aargau
CHF 366
6.8%
11
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 366
6.8%
12
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 366
6.8%
13
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 366
6.8%
14
Basel-Stadt
CHF 366
6.8%
15
Bern
CHF 366
6.8%
16
Glarus
CHF 366
6.8%
17
Graubünden
CHF 366
6.8%
18
Jura
CHF 366
6.8%
19
Obwalden
CHF 366
6.8%
20
Schwyz
CHF 366
6.8%
21
St. Gallen
CHF 366
6.8%
22
Thurgau
CHF 366
6.8%
23
Vaud
CHF 366
6.8%
24
Zug
CHF 366
6.8%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 356
9.3%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 393
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 393
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 393
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 393
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 393
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 393
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 368
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 357
9.2%
8
France
CHF 355
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 350
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 350
11.1%
11
Switzerland
CHF 342
12.9%
12
Russia
CHF 342
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 320
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 316
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 309
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 307
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 293
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 272
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 267
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 247
37.2%
21
Romania
CHF 230
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 202
48.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 387
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 359
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 393
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 393
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 393
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 383
2.4%
4
Thailand
CHF 373
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 358
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 358
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 351
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 346
11.9%
9
India
CHF 346
12.0%
10
Philippines
CHF 345
12.1%
11
Malaysia
CHF 345
12.2%
12
China
CHF 341
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 334
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 319
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 311
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 384
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 364
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 362
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 362
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 356
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 355
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 352
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 350
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 344
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 326
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 324
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 322
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 389
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 372
5.3%
2
Zambia
CHF 369
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 367
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 364
7.5%
5
Senegal
CHF 358
8.9%
6
Ghana
CHF 357
9.2%
7
Kenya
CHF 348
11.6%
8
Mozambique
CHF 335
14.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 332
15.6%
10
Nigeria
CHF 317
19.3%
11
Angola
CHF 316
19.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 393
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 373
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 373
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 362
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 362
8.0%
5
Egypt
CHF 352
10.5%
6
Lebanon
CHF 351
10.6%
7
Kuwait
CHF 350
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 341
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 331
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.