Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 12'350
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 655
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 136
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 49.40
Total tax
- CHF 840
Net pay
* CHF 11'510
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 11'510
Net pay
CHF 1'882
Tax the employer pays
CHF 840
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2'721
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'882 to pay you CHF 12'350. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 12'350 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 840. That means that your net pay will be CHF 11'510 per year, or CHF 959 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% 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 12'350
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 12'334
0.1%
2
Spain
CHF 11'566
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CHF 11'486
7.0%
4
France
CHF 10'984
11.1%
5
Norway
CHF 10'918
11.6%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 10'751
13.0%
7
Russia
CHF 10'744
13.0%
8
Italy
CHF 10'544
14.6%
9
Austria
CHF 10'500
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 10'279
16.8%
11
Hungary
CHF 10'065
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 9'942
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 9'920
19.7%
14
Greece
CHF 9'492
23.1%
15
Sweden
CHF 9'412
23.8%
16
Poland
CHF 8'984
27.3%
17
Portugal
CHF 8'592
30.4%
18
Finland
CHF 8'527
31.0%
19
Belgium
CHF 8'395
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 8'256
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CHF 7'771
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 7'225
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 11'972
3.1%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 11'733
5.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 11'464
7.2%
3
Taiwan
CHF 11'257
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CHF 10'823
12.4%
5
South Korea
CHF 10'792
12.6%
6
Malaysia
CHF 10'573
14.4%
7
New Zealand
CHF 10'531
14.7%
8
Indonesia
CHF 10'512
14.9%
9
Philippines
CHF 10'113
18.1%
10
Japan
CHF 10'024
18.8%
11
Singapore
CHF 9'884
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 9'789
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 9'532
22.8%
14
India
CHF 9'054
26.7%
15
China
CHF 8'746
29.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 11'732
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 11'732
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 11'362
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 11'362
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 11'115
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 10'991
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 10'726
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 9'506
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 9'429
23.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 6'850
44.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Obwalden 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.