Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 16'900
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 896
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 186
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 67.60
Total tax
- CHF 1'149
Net pay
* CHF 15'751
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 15'751
Net pay
CHF 2'575
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'149
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'724
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'575 to pay you CHF 16'900. 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 16'900 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'149. That means that your net pay will be CHF 15'751 per year, or CHF 1'313 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 16'535
2.2%
1
United Kingdom
CHF 16'013
5.3%
2
Switzerland
CHF 15'583
7.8%
3
Russia
CHF 14'703
13.0%
4
France
CHF 14'643
13.4%
5
Norway
CHF 14'533
14.0%
6
Austria
CHF 14'277
15.5%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 14'256
15.7%
8
Spain
CHF 14'051
16.9%
9
Hungary
CHF 13'774
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 13'646
19.3%
11
Ukraine
CHF 13'605
19.5%
12
Italy
CHF 13'200
21.9%
13
Germany
CHF 13'033
22.9%
14
Greece
CHF 12'540
25.8%
15
Sweden
CHF 12'462
26.3%
16
Poland
CHF 11'889
29.7%
17
Finland
CHF 11'351
32.8%
18
Portugal
CHF 11'345
32.9%
19
Denmark
CHF 11'317
33.0%
20
Belgium
CHF 10'908
35.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 10'635
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 9'887
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 14'516
14.1%
1
Canada
CHF 12'561
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 16'033
5.1%
1
Australia
CHF 15'375
9.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 15'376
9.0%
3
Taiwan
CHF 15'327
9.3%
4
South Korea
CHF 14'502
14.2%
5
Pakistan
CHF 14'236
15.8%
6
New Zealand
CHF 14'222
15.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 14'021
17.0%
8
Malaysia
CHF 13'967
17.4%
9
Japan
CHF 13'564
19.7%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 13'458
20.4%
11
Singapore
CHF 13'450
20.4%
12
Philippines
CHF 13'315
21.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 12'702
24.8%
14
China
CHF 11'920
29.5%
15
India
CHF 11'639
31.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 15'280
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 15'173
10.2%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 15'126
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CHF 14'908
11.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 14'636
13.4%
5
Panama
CHF 14'239
15.7%
6
Chile
CHF 13'712
18.9%
7
Mexico
CHF 13'522
20.0%
8
Peru
CHF 13'040
22.8%
9
Brazil
CHF 12'747
24.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 12'585
25.5%
11
Argentina
CHF 10'979
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 14'088
16.6%
1
Mozambique
CHF 12'654
25.1%
2
Angola
CHF 12'447
26.4%
3
Kenya
CHF 12'276
27.4%
4
Morocco
CHF 12'206
27.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 12'077
28.5%
6
Ghana
CHF 12'058
28.7%
7
Nigeria
CHF 11'605
31.3%
8
Cameroon
CHF 11'375
32.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 11'244
33.5%
10
Senegal
CHF 11'086
34.4%
11
Zambia
CHF 10'651
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 16'055
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 16'055
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 15'548
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 15'548
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 15'210
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 15'041
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 14'677
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 12'918
23.6%
8
Lebanon
CHF 12'842
24.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 9'727
42.4%
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.