Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 156
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 8.36
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1.56
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 0.56
Total tax
- CHF 60.48
Net pay
* CHF 95.52
Marginal tax rate
7.2%
Average tax rate
38.8%
61.2%
Net pay
38.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 95.52
Net pay
CHF 23.70
Tax the employer pays
CHF 60.48
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 84.18
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 23.70 to pay you CHF 156. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 5.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.8% tax rate now rises to 46.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 156 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 60.48. That means that your net pay will be CHF 95.52 per year, or CHF 7.96 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.8% and your marginal tax rate is 7.2%. 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 7.16, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 92.84.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 928 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'642 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 156
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 156
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 156
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 156
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 156
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 156
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 146
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 142
9.2%
8
France
CHF 141
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 139
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 139
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 136
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 127
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CHF 126
19.5%
14
Poland
CHF 122
21.5%
15
Greece
CHF 122
21.9%
16
Switzerland
CHF 122
22.1%
17
Portugal
CHF 116
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 108
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 106
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 98
37.0%
21
Romania
CHF 91
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 22
88.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 154
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 142
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 156
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 156
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 156
0.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 148
5.0%
4
Pakistan
CHF 146
6.1%
5
Indonesia
CHF 142
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 142
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 139
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 137
11.9%
9
India
CHF 137
12.0%
10
China
CHF 135
13.2%
11
Malaysia
CHF 134
14.2%
12
Vietnam
CHF 133
15.0%
13
Japan
CHF 127
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 124
20.8%
15
Philippines
CHF 123
21.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 152
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 144
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 144
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 144
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 141
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 141
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 140
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 139
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 137
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 129
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 129
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 128
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 154
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 148
5.0%
2
Ghana
CHF 147
5.5%
3
Zambia
CHF 147
6.0%
4
Morocco
CHF 145
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 144
7.5%
6
Senegal
CHF 141
9.4%
7
Angola
CHF 138
11.8%
8
Cameroon
CHF 132
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CHF 130
17.0%
10
Mozambique
CHF 128
17.8%
11
Kenya
CHF 127
18.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 156
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 156
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 148
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 148
5.0%
4
Oman
CHF 144
8.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 144
8.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 143
8.3%
7
Kuwait
CHF 139
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 135
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 131
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Luzern 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.