Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'600
Cantonal tax
- CHF 40
Communal tax
- CHF 43.60
Church tax
- CHF 7.80
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'039
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 216
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 78.40
Total tax
- CHF 1'474
Net pay
* CHF 18'126
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 18'126
Net pay
CHF 2'986
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'474
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'460
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'986 to pay you CHF 19'600. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.28 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 19'600 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'474. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'126 per year, or CHF 1'510 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 18'108
7.6%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'959
8.4%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'815
9.1%
3
Russia
CHF 17'052
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'813
14.2%
5
Norway
CHF 16'598
15.3%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'253
17.1%
7
Austria
CHF 16'165
17.5%
8
Hungary
CHF 15'974
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 15'961
18.6%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'778
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'644
20.2%
12
Italy
CHF 14'736
24.8%
13
Germany
CHF 14'581
25.6%
14
Greece
CHF 14'334
26.9%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'270
27.2%
16
Poland
CHF 13'613
30.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 13'133
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 13'086
33.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'927
34.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'334
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'245
37.5%
22
Romania
CHF 11'466
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'562
15.5%
1
Canada
CHF 14'563
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'547
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'666
9.9%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'625
10.1%
3
Australia
CHF 17'481
10.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'613
15.2%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'412
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CHF 16'207
17.3%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'986
18.4%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'834
19.2%
9
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'645
20.2%
10
Japan
CHF 15'640
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'552
20.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 15'137
22.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'514
26.0%
14
China
CHF 13'803
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'172
32.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'721
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'520
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'477
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 17'060
13.0%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'648
15.1%
5
Panama
CHF 16'282
16.9%
6
Chile
CHF 15'847
19.2%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'512
20.9%
8
Peru
CHF 15'072
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'705
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'358
26.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'734
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'968
18.5%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'598
25.5%
2
Angola
CHF 14'412
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'166
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'867
29.3%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'855
29.3%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'844
29.4%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'441
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 13'019
33.6%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'999
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'750
35.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'311
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'620
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'620
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'032
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'032
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'640
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'444
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'852
14.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'943
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'867
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'435
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.