Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'600
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 84.80
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 17.60
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 6.40
Total tax
- CHF 109
Net pay
* CHF 1'491
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 1'491
Net pay
CHF 244
Tax the employer pays
CHF 109
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 353
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 244 to pay you CHF 1'600. 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 1'600 a year living in the region of Jura, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 109. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'491 per year, or CHF 124 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 1'431
10.6%
1
Solothurn
CHF 1'421
11.2%
2
Fribourg
CHF 1'403
12.3%
3
Uri
CHF 1'391
13.1%
4
Aargau
CHF 1'491
6.8%
5
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 1'491
6.8%
6
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 1'491
6.8%
7
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 1'491
6.8%
8
Basel-Stadt
CHF 1'491
6.8%
9
Bern
CHF 1'491
6.8%
10
Glarus
CHF 1'491
6.8%
11
Graubünden
CHF 1'491
6.8%
12
Jura
CHF 1'491
6.8%
13
Obwalden
CHF 1'491
6.8%
14
Schwyz
CHF 1'491
6.8%
15
St. Gallen
CHF 1'491
6.8%
16
Thurgau
CHF 1'491
6.8%
17
Vaud
CHF 1'491
6.8%
18
Zug
CHF 1'491
6.8%
19
Neuchâtel
CHF 1'481
7.4%
20
Ticino
CHF 1'471
8.1%
21
Zurich
CHF 1'467
8.3%
22
Valais
CHF 1'457
8.9%
23
Geneva
CHF 1'456
9.0%
24
Lucerne
CHF 1'441
9.9%
25
Nidwalden
CHF 1'441
9.9%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'600
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'600
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'600
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'600
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'600
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'589
0.7%
6
Spain
CHF 1'498
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'467
8.3%
8
Italy
CHF 1'453
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'445
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'424
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'423
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'392
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'304
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'288
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'256
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'250
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'191
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'108
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'088
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 1'023
36.1%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'007
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 936
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 1'461
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 1'461
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'600
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'600
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'600
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'590
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'520
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'500
6.2%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'468
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'458
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'429
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 1'410
11.9%
10
Malaysia
CHF 1'409
11.9%
11
India
CHF 1'408
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'389
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'360
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'300
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'267
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'562
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'480
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'473
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'472
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'449
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'447
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'432
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'424
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'400
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'328
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'318
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'310
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'584
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'504
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'492
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'405
12.2%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'397
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'350
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'334
16.7%
7
Senegal
CHF 1'317
17.7%
8
Uganda
CHF 1'313
18.0%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'304
18.5%
10
Angola
CHF 1'247
22.1%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'190
25.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'600
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'520
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'520
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'472
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'472
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'424
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'390
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'342
16.1%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'280
20.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'085
32.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Jura 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.