Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 18'996
Cantonal tax
- CHF 58.90
Communal tax
- CHF 55.91
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'007
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 209
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 75.98
Total tax
- CHF 1'457
Net pay
* CHF 17'539
Marginal tax rate
12.4%
Average tax rate
7.7%
92.3%
Net pay
7.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 18'996 a year living in the region of Nidwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'457. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'539 per year, or CHF 1'462 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% and your marginal tax rate is 12.4%. 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 12.36, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 87.64.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 876 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'382 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'714
6.8%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'435
8.2%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'412
8.3%
3
Russia
CHF 16'527
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'328
14.1%
5
Norway
CHF 16'171
14.9%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 15'820
16.7%
7
Austria
CHF 15'745
17.1%
8
Spain
CHF 15'540
18.2%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'482
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'292
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'197
20.0%
12
Italy
CHF 14'392
24.2%
13
Germany
CHF 14'240
25.0%
14
Greece
CHF 13'940
26.6%
15
Sweden
CHF 13'866
27.0%
16
Poland
CHF 13'227
30.4%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'727
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'711
33.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'599
33.7%
20
Belgium
CHF 11'992
36.9%
21
Netherlands
CHF 11'954
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'113
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'107
15.2%
1
Canada
CHF 14'115
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'175
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 16'985
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 16'962
10.7%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'582
12.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'204
14.7%
5
Panama
CHF 15'825
16.7%
6
Chile
CHF 15'370
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'067
20.7%
8
Peru
CHF 14'618
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'267
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 13'948
26.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'341
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'548
18.2%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'163
25.4%
2
Angola
CHF 13'972
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'743
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'501
28.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'457
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'444
29.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'031
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'651
33.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'606
33.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'381
34.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 11'940
37.2%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nidwalden 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.