Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 23'740
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 28.42
Cantonal tax
- CHF 285
Communal tax
- CHF 321
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'258
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 261
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 94.96
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 134
Total tax
- CHF 2'383
Net pay
* CHF 21'357
Marginal tax rate
22.2%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'357
Net pay
CHF 3'751
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'383
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 6'134
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'751 to pay you CHF 23'740. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 22.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 23'740 a year living in the region of Glarus, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'383. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'357 per year, or CHF 1'780 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% and your marginal tax rate is 22.2%. 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 22.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 77.80.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 778 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'890 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 21'287
10.3%
1
Ireland
CHF 20'831
12.3%
2
Russia
CHF 20'654
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'579
13.3%
4
France
CHF 20'132
15.2%
5
Norway
CHF 19'373
18.4%
6
Hungary
CHF 19'348
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 19'201
19.1%
8
Ukraine
CHF 19'111
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 18'995
20.0%
10
Spain
CHF 18'835
20.7%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 18'708
21.2%
12
Italy
CHF 17'048
28.2%
13
Sweden
CHF 17'045
28.2%
14
Greece
CHF 17'024
28.3%
15
Germany
CHF 16'922
28.7%
16
Poland
CHF 16'257
31.5%
17
Denmark
CHF 15'920
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 15'647
34.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'173
36.1%
20
Netherlands
CHF 14'939
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 13'941
41.3%
22
Romania
CHF 13'888
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 19'661
17.2%
1
Canada
CHF 17'583
25.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 22'325
6.0%
1
Taiwan
CHF 21'245
10.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 20'965
11.7%
3
Australia
CHF 20'752
12.6%
4
South Korea
CHF 19'850
16.4%
5
New Zealand
CHF 19'764
16.8%
6
Pakistan
CHF 19'013
19.9%
7
Kazakhstan
CHF 18'999
20.0%
8
Indonesia
CHF 18'998
20.0%
9
Singapore
CHF 18'725
21.1%
10
Japan
CHF 18'677
21.3%
11
Malaysia
CHF 18'620
21.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 17'932
24.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'290
27.2%
14
China
CHF 16'337
31.2%
15
India
CHF 15'524
34.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 21'464
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 20'975
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 20'905
11.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'298
14.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 19'572
17.6%
5
Panama
CHF 19'414
18.2%
6
Chile
CHF 19'102
19.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'438
22.3%
8
Peru
CHF 18'186
23.4%
9
Brazil
CHF 17'706
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CHF 17'170
27.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'425
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 18'794
20.8%
1
Angola
CHF 17'423
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'374
26.8%
3
Kenya
CHF 17'064
28.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 16'582
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 16'548
30.3%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'376
31.0%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'257
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 15'690
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 15'539
34.5%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'251
35.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 14'857
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 22'553
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 22'553
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 21'841
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 21'841
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 21'366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 21'129
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 20'002
15.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 18'048
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 17'972
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 13'995
41.1%
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.