Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 6'900
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 366
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 75.90
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 27.60
Total tax
- CHF 519
Net pay
* CHF 6'381
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
7.5%
92.5%
Net pay
7.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 6'381
Net pay
CHF 1'051
Tax the employer pays
CHF 519
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'570
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'051 to pay you CHF 6'900. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.5% tax rate now rises to 19.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 6'900 a year living in the region of Luzern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 519. That means that your net pay will be CHF 6'381 per year, or CHF 532 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.5% 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 6'900
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 6'900
0.0%
2
Norway
CHF 6'465
6.3%
3
Spain
CHF 6'462
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 6'407
7.2%
5
Italy
CHF 6'266
9.2%
6
France
CHF 6'231
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 6'141
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 6'132
11.1%
9
Russia
CHF 6'003
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 5'867
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 5'623
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 5'554
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 5'542
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 5'457
20.9%
15
Poland
CHF 5'418
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 5'392
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 5'095
26.2%
18
Finland
CHF 4'778
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 4'692
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 4'589
33.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 4'342
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 4'037
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 6'292
8.8%
1
Canada
CHF 5'340
22.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 6'900
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 6'900
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 6'528
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CHF 6'456
6.4%
4
Taiwan
CHF 6'289
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 6'089
11.8%
6
South Korea
CHF 6'088
11.8%
7
New Zealand
CHF 6'080
11.9%
8
Philippines
CHF 6'066
12.1%
9
Indonesia
CHF 6'019
12.8%
10
Japan
CHF 5'607
18.7%
11
India
CHF 5'589
19.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 5'563
19.4%
13
Singapore
CHF 5'524
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 5'465
20.8%
15
China
CHF 4'945
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 6'351
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 6'348
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 6'248
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 6'238
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 6'175
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 6'141
11.0%
6
Peru
CHF 6'037
12.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 5'994
13.1%
8
Brazil
CHF 5'953
13.7%
9
Chile
CHF 5'686
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 5'513
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 4'479
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 6'392
7.4%
1
Morocco
CHF 5'764
16.5%
2
Mozambique
CHF 5'443
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 5'377
22.1%
4
Cameroon
CHF 5'373
22.1%
5
Kenya
CHF 5'288
23.4%
6
Angola
CHF 5'157
25.3%
7
Ghana
CHF 5'122
25.8%
8
Nigeria
CHF 4'803
30.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 4'744
31.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 4'717
31.6%
11
Zambia
CHF 4'631
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 6'555
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 6'555
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 6'348
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 6'348
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 6'210
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 6'141
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 5'993
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 5'404
21.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 5'342
22.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'145
39.9%
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.