Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'300
Cantonal tax
- CHF 35.50
Communal tax
- CHF 38.80
Church tax
- CHF 6.90
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'023
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 212
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 77.20
Total tax
- CHF 1'444
Net pay
* CHF 17'856
Marginal tax rate
10.2%
Average tax rate
7.5%
92.5%
Net pay
7.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'856
Net pay
CHF 2'940
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'444
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'384
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'940 to pay you CHF 19'300. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.5% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'300 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'444. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'856 per year, or CHF 1'488 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.5% and your marginal tax rate is 10.2%. 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 10.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 89.80.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 898 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'490 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'912
7.2%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'699
8.3%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'615
8.7%
3
Russia
CHF 16'791
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'572
14.1%
5
Norway
CHF 16'394
15.1%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'038
16.9%
7
Austria
CHF 15'956
17.3%
8
Spain
CHF 15'752
18.4%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'730
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'537
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'422
20.1%
12
Italy
CHF 14'565
24.5%
13
Germany
CHF 14'412
25.3%
14
Greece
CHF 14'138
26.8%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'069
27.1%
16
Poland
CHF 13'422
30.5%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'931
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'900
33.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'764
33.9%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'145
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'119
37.2%
22
Romania
CHF 11'291
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'336
15.4%
1
Canada
CHF 14'340
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'268
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'406
9.8%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'377
10.0%
3
Australia
CHF 17'244
10.7%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'379
15.1%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'169
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'991
17.2%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'767
18.3%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'629
19.0%
9
Japan
CHF 15'409
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'402
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'319
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'935
22.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'313
25.8%
14
China
CHF 13'594
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'002
32.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'449
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'254
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'221
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'823
12.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'428
14.9%
5
Panama
CHF 16'055
16.8%
6
Chile
CHF 15'610
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'291
20.8%
8
Peru
CHF 14'846
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'487
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'154
26.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'539
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'759
18.4%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'382
25.5%
2
Angola
CHF 14'193
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'956
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'686
29.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'657
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'645
29.3%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'237
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'836
33.5%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'804
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'566
34.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'127
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'335
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'335
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'756
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'756
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'370
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'177
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'621
13.9%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'718
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'642
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'245
41.7%
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.