Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'690
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 84.49
Cantonal tax
- CHF 684
Communal tax
- CHF 769
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'680
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 349
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 127
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 330
Total tax
- CHF 4'021
Net pay
* CHF 27'669
Marginal tax rate
23.6%
Average tax rate
12.7%
87.3%
Net pay
12.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 27'669
Net pay
CHF 5'157
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'021
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 9'179
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'157 to pay you CHF 31'690. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.7% tax rate now rises to 24.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 31'690 a year living in the region of Glarus, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'021. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'669 per year, or CHF 2'306 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.7% and your marginal tax rate is 23.6%. 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 23.62, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 76.38.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 764 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'819 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 27'734
12.5%
1
Russia
CHF 27'570
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'516
16.3%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 25'885
18.3%
4
Hungary
CHF 25'827
18.5%
5
France
CHF 25'760
18.7%
6
Ukraine
CHF 25'510
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 24'620
22.3%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 24'591
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 24'257
23.5%
10
Spain
CHF 24'035
24.2%
11
Austria
CHF 23'212
26.8%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'416
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 21'936
30.8%
14
Denmark
CHF 21'351
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 21'321
32.7%
16
Poland
CHF 21'080
33.5%
17
Italy
CHF 20'523
35.2%
18
Finland
CHF 20'053
36.7%
19
Netherlands
CHF 19'942
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'309
39.1%
21
Romania
CHF 18'539
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'352
48.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'543
19.4%
1
Canada
CHF 23'230
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 29'273
7.6%
1
Taiwan
CHF 28'117
11.3%
2
Thailand
CHF 27'020
14.7%
3
Australia
CHF 26'262
17.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 26'009
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 25'438
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 25'406
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CHF 24'641
22.2%
8
Singapore
CHF 24'619
22.3%
9
Pakistan
CHF 24'379
23.1%
10
Japan
CHF 24'095
24.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 23'791
24.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 23'245
26.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 22'298
29.6%
14
China
CHF 21'097
33.4%
15
India
CHF 20'039
36.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 28'651
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 27'338
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 27'192
14.2%
3
Ecuador
CHF 26'378
16.8%
4
Chile
CHF 25'475
19.6%
5
Panama
CHF 25'428
19.8%
6
Colombia
CHF 25'137
20.7%
7
Peru
CHF 23'984
24.3%
8
Mexico
CHF 23'797
24.9%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'470
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'449
29.2%
11
Argentina
CHF 20'592
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 23'903
24.6%
1
Angola
CHF 23'207
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 22'629
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'546
28.9%
4
Ghana
CHF 21'841
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CHF 21'665
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'501
32.2%
7
Morocco
CHF 21'194
33.1%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'576
35.1%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'380
35.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 20'021
36.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 19'747
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 30'106
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 30'105
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 29'155
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 29'155
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 28'521
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 28'204
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 25'815
18.5%
7
Egypt
CHF 24'011
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 23'934
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'625
41.2%
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.