Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'700
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 90.10
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 18.70
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 6.80
Total tax
- CHF 166
Net pay
* CHF 1'534
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
9.7%
90.3%
Net pay
9.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 1'534
Net pay
CHF 259
Tax the employer pays
CHF 166
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 425
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 259 to pay you CHF 1'700. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.7% tax rate now rises to 21.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 1'700 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 166. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'534 per year, or CHF 128 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.7% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'700
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'700
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'700
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'700
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'700
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'678
1.3%
6
Spain
CHF 1'592
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'560
8.2%
8
Italy
CHF 1'544
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'535
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'513
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'512
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'479
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'386
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'369
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'335
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'329
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'266
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'177
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'156
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 1'090
35.9%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'070
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 994
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 1'553
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 1'544
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'700
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'700
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'700
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'690
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'615
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'596
6.1%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'560
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'550
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'518
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CHF 1'498
11.9%
10
New Zealand
CHF 1'498
11.9%
11
India
CHF 1'496
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'476
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'445
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'381
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'346
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'660
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'572
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'565
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'564
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'539
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'537
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'522
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'513
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'487
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'411
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'401
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'392
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'683
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'594
6.3%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'585
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'487
12.5%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'484
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'434
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'415
16.8%
7
Senegal
CHF 1'388
18.4%
8
Ghana
CHF 1'382
18.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 1'376
19.0%
10
Angola
CHF 1'322
22.2%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'261
25.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'700
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'615
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'615
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'564
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'564
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'513
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'476
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'421
16.4%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'352
20.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'150
32.3%
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.