Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'750
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 92.75
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 19.25
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 7
Total tax
- CHF 119
Net pay
* CHF 1'631
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 1'631
Net pay
CHF 267
Tax the employer pays
CHF 119
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 386
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 267 to pay you CHF 1'750. 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 1'750 a year living in the region of Glarus, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 119. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'631 per year, or CHF 136 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Schaffhausen
CHF 1'571
10.2%
1
Solothurn
CHF 1'561
10.8%
2
Fribourg
CHF 1'543
11.8%
3
Uri
CHF 1'531
12.5%
4
Aargau
CHF 1'631
6.8%
5
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 1'631
6.8%
6
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 1'631
6.8%
7
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 1'631
6.8%
8
Basel-Stadt
CHF 1'631
6.8%
9
Bern
CHF 1'631
6.8%
10
Glarus
CHF 1'631
6.8%
11
Graubünden
CHF 1'631
6.8%
12
Jura
CHF 1'631
6.8%
13
Obwalden
CHF 1'631
6.8%
14
Schwyz
CHF 1'631
6.8%
15
St. Gallen
CHF 1'631
6.8%
16
Thurgau
CHF 1'631
6.8%
17
Vaud
CHF 1'631
6.8%
18
Zug
CHF 1'631
6.8%
19
Neuchâtel
CHF 1'621
7.4%
20
Ticino
CHF 1'611
7.9%
21
Zurich
CHF 1'607
8.2%
22
Valais
CHF 1'597
8.7%
23
Geneva
CHF 1'596
8.8%
24
Lucerne
CHF 1'581
9.7%
25
Nidwalden
CHF 1'581
9.7%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'750
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'750
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'750
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'750
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'750
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'713
2.1%
6
Spain
CHF 1'639
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'607
8.2%
8
Italy
CHF 1'589
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'580
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'558
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'557
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'523
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'426
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'409
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'374
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'368
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'303
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'212
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'190
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 1'124
35.8%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'102
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 1'024
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 1'598
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 1'586
9.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'750
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'750
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'750
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'740
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'662
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'644
6.1%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'606
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'595
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'563
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CHF 1'543
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 1'542
11.9%
11
India
CHF 1'540
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'519
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'488
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'422
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'386
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'708
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'619
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'611
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'610
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'585
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'582
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'566
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'557
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'531
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'452
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'442
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'433
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'733
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 1'632
6.7%
2
Zambia
CHF 1'628
7.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'529
12.6%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'527
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'477
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'456
16.8%
7
Senegal
CHF 1'423
18.7%
8
Ghana
CHF 1'421
18.8%
9
Uganda
CHF 1'408
19.5%
10
Angola
CHF 1'360
22.3%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'296
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'750
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'662
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'662
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'610
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'610
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'557
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'520
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'461
16.5%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'387
20.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'182
32.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Glarus 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.