Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 23'376
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 25.66
Cantonal tax
- CHF 312
Communal tax
- CHF 208
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'239
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 257
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 93.50
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 121
Total tax
- CHF 2'257
Net pay
* CHF 21'119
Marginal tax rate
20.2%
Average tax rate
9.7%
90.3%
Net pay
9.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'119
Net pay
CHF 3'682
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'257
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'939
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'682 to pay you CHF 23'376. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.7% tax rate now rises to 21.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 23'376 a year living in the region of Jura, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'257. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'119 per year, or CHF 1'760 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.7% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
St. Gallen
CHF 21'011
10.1%
1
Zurich
CHF 20'997
10.2%
2
Solothurn
CHF 20'926
10.5%
3
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 20'715
11.4%
4
Bern
CHF 20'530
12.2%
5
Basel-Stadt
CHF 21'640
7.4%
6
Graubünden
CHF 21'626
7.5%
7
Vaud
CHF 21'624
7.5%
8
Geneva
CHF 21'589
7.6%
9
Zug
CHF 21'588
7.6%
10
Aargau
CHF 21'491
8.1%
11
Thurgau
CHF 21'350
8.7%
12
Ticino
CHF 21'322
8.8%
13
Valais
CHF 21'240
9.1%
14
Schaffhausen
CHF 21'201
9.3%
15
Schwyz
CHF 21'171
9.4%
16
Lucerne
CHF 21'149
9.5%
17
Fribourg
CHF 21'126
9.6%
18
Jura
CHF 21'119
9.7%
19
Nidwalden
CHF 21'108
9.7%
20
Glarus
CHF 21'074
9.8%
21
Obwalden
CHF 21'079
9.8%
22
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 21'056
9.9%
23
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 21'071
9.9%
24
Neuchâtel
CHF 21'064
9.9%
25
Uri
CHF 21'063
9.9%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 20'997
10.2%
1
Ireland
CHF 20'575
12.0%
2
Russia
CHF 20'337
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'336
13.0%
4
France
CHF 19'849
15.1%
5
Norway
CHF 19'133
18.2%
6
Hungary
CHF 19'051
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 18'957
18.9%
8
Ukraine
CHF 18'818
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 18'793
19.6%
10
Spain
CHF 18'593
20.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 18'438
21.1%
12
Italy
CHF 16'883
27.8%
13
Sweden
CHF 16'801
28.1%
14
Greece
CHF 16'796
28.2%
15
Germany
CHF 16'717
28.5%
16
Poland
CHF 16'024
31.5%
17
Denmark
CHF 15'674
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 15'430
34.0%
19
Portugal
CHF 14'982
35.9%
20
Netherlands
CHF 14'710
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 13'823
40.9%
22
Romania
CHF 13'675
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 19'391
17.1%
1
Canada
CHF 17'324
25.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 21'998
5.9%
1
Taiwan
CHF 20'930
10.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 20'674
11.6%
3
Australia
CHF 20'464
12.5%
4
South Korea
CHF 19'566
16.3%
5
New Zealand
CHF 19'475
16.7%
6
Pakistan
CHF 18'767
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 18'733
19.9%
8
Kazakhstan
CHF 18'704
20.0%
9
Singapore
CHF 18'446
21.1%
10
Japan
CHF 18'422
21.2%
11
Malaysia
CHF 18'380
21.4%
12
Philippines
CHF 17'686
24.3%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'047
27.1%
14
China
CHF 16'155
30.9%
15
India
CHF 15'317
34.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 21'135
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 20'672
11.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 20'612
11.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'018
14.4%
4
Colombia
CHF 19'317
17.4%
5
Panama
CHF 19'138
18.1%
6
Chile
CHF 18'821
19.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'189
22.2%
8
Peru
CHF 17'913
23.4%
9
Brazil
CHF 17'442
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CHF 16'923
27.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'188
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 18'553
20.6%
1
Angola
CHF 17'159
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'132
26.7%
3
Kenya
CHF 16'809
28.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 16'342
30.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 16'316
30.2%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'156
30.9%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'010
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 15'453
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 15'318
34.5%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'033
35.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 14'633
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 22'207
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 22'207
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 21'506
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 21'506
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 21'038
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 20'805
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 19'726
15.6%
7
Egypt
CHF 17'775
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 17'699
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 13'783
41.0%
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.