Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 12'500
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 663
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 138
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 50
Total tax
- CHF 850
Net pay
* CHF 11'650
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 12'500 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 850. That means that your net pay will be CHF 11'650 per year, or CHF 971 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 12'500
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 12'469
0.3%
2
Spain
CHF 11'706
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CHF 11'626
7.0%
4
France
CHF 11'105
11.2%
5
Norway
CHF 11'038
11.7%
6
Russia
CHF 10'875
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 10'868
13.1%
8
Italy
CHF 10'635
14.9%
9
Austria
CHF 10'628
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 10'390
16.9%
11
Hungary
CHF 10'187
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 10'062
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 10'041
19.7%
14
Greece
CHF 9'592
23.3%
15
Sweden
CHF 9'513
23.9%
16
Poland
CHF 9'079
27.4%
17
Portugal
CHF 8'683
30.5%
18
Finland
CHF 8'606
31.2%
19
Belgium
CHF 8'494
32.1%
20
Denmark
CHF 8'356
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CHF 7'866
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 7'313
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 12'088
3.3%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 11'875
5.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 11'594
7.3%
3
Taiwan
CHF 11'394
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CHF 10'936
12.5%
5
South Korea
CHF 10'919
12.7%
6
Malaysia
CHF 10'691
14.5%
7
New Zealand
CHF 10'653
14.8%
8
Indonesia
CHF 10'636
14.9%
9
Philippines
CHF 10'222
18.2%
10
Japan
CHF 10'143
18.9%
11
Singapore
CHF 10'005
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 9'909
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 9'639
22.9%
14
India
CHF 9'139
26.9%
15
China
CHF 8'851
29.2%
16
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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.