Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'348
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 33.04
Cantonal tax
- CHF 291
Communal tax
- CHF 280
Personal Tax
- CHF 50
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'290
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 268
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 97.39
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 156
Total tax
- CHF 2'465
Net pay
* CHF 21'883
Marginal tax rate
20.3%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'883
Net pay
CHF 3'865
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'465
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 6'330
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'865 to pay you CHF 24'348. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.1% tax rate now rises to 22.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 24'348 a year living in the region of Nidwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'465. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'883 per year, or CHF 1'824 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% and your marginal tax rate is 20.3%. 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 20.34, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 79.66.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 797 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'983 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Fribourg
CHF 21'912
10.0%
1
Lucerne
CHF 21'916
10.0%
2
Jura
CHF 21'895
10.1%
3
Nidwalden
CHF 21'883
10.1%
4
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 21'854
10.2%
5
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 21'845
10.3%
6
Glarus
CHF 21'830
10.3%
7
Neuchâtel
CHF 21'827
10.4%
8
Obwalden
CHF 21'796
10.5%
9
Uri
CHF 21'790
10.5%
10
Zurich
CHF 21'771
10.6%
11
St. Gallen
CHF 21'741
10.7%
12
Solothurn
CHF 21'633
11.1%
13
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 21'465
11.8%
14
Bern
CHF 21'215
12.9%
15
Basel-Stadt
CHF 22'504
7.6%
16
Graubünden
CHF 22'485
7.7%
17
Vaud
CHF 22'483
7.7%
18
Geneva
CHF 22'448
7.8%
19
Zug
CHF 22'437
7.9%
20
Aargau
CHF 22'312
8.4%
21
Thurgau
CHF 22'130
9.1%
22
Ticino
CHF 22'100
9.2%
23
Valais
CHF 22'048
9.4%
24
Schaffhausen
CHF 21'993
9.7%
25
Schwyz
CHF 21'965
9.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 21'771
10.6%
1
Ireland
CHF 21'266
12.7%
2
Russia
CHF 21'183
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'984
13.8%
4
France
CHF 20'599
15.4%
5
Hungary
CHF 19'844
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 19'775
18.8%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 19'603
19.5%
8
Ukraine
CHF 19'600
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 19'312
20.7%
10
Spain
CHF 19'233
21.0%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 19'158
21.3%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'453
28.3%
13
Greece
CHF 17'400
28.5%
14
Italy
CHF 17'305
28.9%
15
Germany
CHF 17'262
29.1%
16
Poland
CHF 16'645
31.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'335
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 16'006
34.3%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'489
36.4%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'322
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'244
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'125
42.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 20'110
17.4%
1
Canada
CHF 18'016
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 22'868
6.1%
1
Taiwan
CHF 21'770
10.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 21'440
11.9%
3
Australia
CHF 21'232
12.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 20'326
16.5%
5
New Zealand
CHF 20'226
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 19'491
20.0%
7
Indonesia
CHF 19'440
20.2%
8
Pakistan
CHF 19'423
20.2%
9
Singapore
CHF 19'190
21.2%
10
Japan
CHF 19'092
21.6%
11
Malaysia
CHF 19'020
21.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 18'342
24.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'697
27.3%
14
China
CHF 16'640
31.7%
15
India
CHF 15'869
34.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 22'013
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 21'482
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 21'395
12.1%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'766
14.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 19'997
17.9%
5
Panama
CHF 19'874
18.4%
6
Chile
CHF 19'563
19.7%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'854
22.6%
8
Peru
CHF 18'632
23.5%
9
Brazil
CHF 18'147
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CHF 17'583
27.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'820
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 19'197
21.2%
1
Angola
CHF 17'866
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'774
27.0%
3
Kenya
CHF 17'490
28.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 16'985
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 16'936
30.4%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'745
31.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'671
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 16'085
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 15'910
34.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'616
35.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 15'231
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 23'131
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 23'131
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 22'400
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 22'400
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 21'913
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 21'670
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 20'462
16.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 18'504
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 18'428
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 14'349
41.1%
10
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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.