Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 21'744
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 13.25
Cantonal tax
- CHF 223
Communal tax
- CHF 149
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'152
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 239
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 86.98
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 62.44
Total tax
- CHF 1'927
Net pay
* CHF 19'817
Marginal tax rate
20.2%
Average tax rate
8.9%
91.1%
Net pay
8.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 19'817
Net pay
CHF 3'375
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'927
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'302
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'375 to pay you CHF 21'744. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.44 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.9% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 21'744 a year living in the region of Jura, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'927. That means that your net pay will be CHF 19'817 per year, or CHF 1'651 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% and your marginal tax rate is 20.2%. 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 20.22, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 79.78.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 798 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'989 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 19'697
9.4%
1
Ireland
CHF 19'509
10.3%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 19'246
11.5%
3
Russia
CHF 18'917
13.0%
4
France
CHF 18'537
14.8%
5
Norway
CHF 18'054
17.0%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 17'788
18.2%
7
Hungary
CHF 17'721
18.5%
8
Austria
CHF 17'657
18.8%
9
Ukraine
CHF 17'504
19.5%
10
Spain
CHF 17'456
19.7%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 17'231
20.8%
12
Italy
CHF 15'955
26.6%
13
Germany
CHF 15'794
27.4%
14
Greece
CHF 15'732
27.7%
15
Sweden
CHF 15'708
27.8%
16
Poland
CHF 14'982
31.1%
17
Denmark
CHF 14'576
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 14'417
33.7%
19
Portugal
CHF 14'094
35.2%
20
Netherlands
CHF 13'683
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 13'141
39.6%
22
Romania
CHF 12'720
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 18'179
16.4%
1
Canada
CHF 16'152
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 20'511
5.7%
1
Taiwan
CHF 19'519
10.2%
2
Thailand
CHF 19'368
10.9%
3
Australia
CHF 19'175
11.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 18'289
15.9%
5
New Zealand
CHF 18'151
16.5%
6
Pakistan
CHF 17'665
18.8%
7
Indonesia
CHF 17'545
19.3%
8
Kazakhstan
CHF 17'382
20.1%
9
Malaysia
CHF 17'298
20.5%
10
Japan
CHF 17'261
20.6%
11
Singapore
CHF 17'196
20.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 16'584
23.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 15'954
26.6%
14
China
CHF 15'298
29.6%
15
India
CHF 14'390
33.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 19'659
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 19'307
11.2%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 19'297
11.3%
3
Ecuador
CHF 18'755
13.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 18'174
16.4%
5
Panama
CHF 17'904
17.7%
6
Chile
CHF 17'539
19.3%
7
Mexico
CHF 17'072
21.5%
8
Peru
CHF 16'685
23.3%
9
Brazil
CHF 16'259
25.2%
10
Uruguay
CHF 15'814
27.3%
11
Argentina
CHF 14'127
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 20'657
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 20'657
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 20'004
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 20'004
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 19'570
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 19'352
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 18'491
15.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 16'551
23.9%
8
Lebanon
CHF 16'475
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 12'790
41.2%
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.