Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 33'743
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 98.45
Cantonal tax
- CHF 847
Communal tax
- CHF 926
Church tax
- CHF 164
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'788
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 371
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 135
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 432
Total tax
- CHF 4'812
Net pay
* CHF 28'931
Marginal tax rate
28.4%
Average tax rate
14.3%
85.7%
Net pay
14.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 28'931
Net pay
CHF 5'573
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'812
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 10'385
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'573 to pay you CHF 33'743. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.3% tax rate now rises to 26.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 33'743 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'812. That means that your net pay will be CHF 28'931 per year, or CHF 2'411 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.4%. 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 28.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 71.60.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 716 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'580 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 29'356
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 29'327
13.1%
2
Ireland
CHF 27'866
17.4%
3
Hungary
CHF 27'501
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 27'256
19.2%
5
Ukraine
CHF 27'163
19.5%
6
France
CHF 27'060
19.8%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 26'110
22.6%
8
Norway
CHF 25'975
23.0%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 25'450
24.6%
10
Spain
CHF 25'368
24.8%
11
Austria
CHF 24'364
27.8%
12
Sweden
CHF 23'853
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 23'142
31.4%
14
Denmark
CHF 22'739
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 22'425
33.5%
16
Poland
CHF 22'150
34.4%
17
Italy
CHF 21'395
36.6%
18
Netherlands
CHF 21'234
37.1%
19
Finland
CHF 21'096
37.5%
20
Portugal
CHF 20'331
39.8%
21
Romania
CHF 19'740
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 17'075
49.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 27'062
19.8%
1
Canada
CHF 24'559
27.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 31'019
8.1%
1
Taiwan
CHF 29'858
11.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 28'560
15.4%
3
Australia
CHF 27'607
18.2%
4
South Korea
CHF 27'580
18.3%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 27'101
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 26'815
20.5%
7
Singapore
CHF 26'119
22.6%
8
Indonesia
CHF 26'035
22.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 25'765
23.6%
10
Japan
CHF 25'494
24.5%
11
Malaysia
CHF 25'131
25.5%
12
Philippines
CHF 24'587
27.1%
13
Vietnam
CHF 23'584
30.1%
14
China
CHF 22'370
33.7%
15
India
CHF 21'205
37.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 30'508
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 28'947
14.2%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 28'760
14.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 27'865
17.4%
4
Chile
CHF 27'352
18.9%
5
Panama
CHF 26'981
20.0%
6
Colombia
CHF 26'574
21.3%
7
Peru
CHF 25'475
24.5%
8
Mexico
CHF 25'177
25.4%
9
Brazil
CHF 24'958
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 23'696
29.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 21'927
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 25'162
25.4%
1
Angola
CHF 24'701
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 24'066
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CHF 23'881
29.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 23'199
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CHF 23'061
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 22'773
32.5%
7
Morocco
CHF 22'438
33.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 21'705
35.7%
9
Cameroon
CHF 21'630
35.9%
10
Senegal
CHF 21'253
37.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 21'009
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 32'056
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 32'056
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 31'044
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 31'044
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 30'369
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 30'031
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 27'261
19.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 25'551
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 25'474
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 19'821
41.3%
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.