Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'219
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5.26
Communal tax
- CHF 5.91
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'019
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 211
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 76.88
Total tax
- CHF 1'318
Net pay
* CHF 17'901
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
6.9%
93.1%
Net pay
6.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'901
Net pay
CHF 2'928
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'318
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'246
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'928 to pay you CHF 19'219. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.9% tax rate now rises to 19.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'219 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'318. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'901 per year, or CHF 1'492 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.9% and your marginal tax rate is 11.9%. 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 11.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 88.10.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 881 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'405 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Aargau
CHF 17'912
6.8%
1
Basel-Stadt
CHF 17'912
6.8%
2
Graubünden
CHF 17'912
6.8%
3
Thurgau
CHF 17'912
6.8%
4
Vaud
CHF 17'912
6.8%
5
Zug
CHF 17'912
6.8%
6
Obwalden
CHF 17'901
6.9%
7
Ticino
CHF 17'892
6.9%
8
Geneva
CHF 17'877
7.0%
9
Solothurn
CHF 17'820
7.3%
10
St. Gallen
CHF 17'824
7.3%
11
Uri
CHF 17'812
7.3%
12
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 17'772
7.5%
13
Glarus
CHF 17'783
7.5%
14
Lucerne
CHF 17'784
7.5%
15
Valais
CHF 17'770
7.5%
16
Schaffhausen
CHF 17'762
7.6%
17
Jura
CHF 17'742
7.7%
18
Neuchâtel
CHF 17'738
7.7%
19
Nidwalden
CHF 17'735
7.7%
20
Schwyz
CHF 17'719
7.8%
21
Fribourg
CHF 17'710
7.9%
22
Zurich
CHF 17'628
8.3%
23
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 17'598
8.4%
24
Bern
CHF 17'521
8.8%
25
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 17'457
9.2%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'859
7.1%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'628
8.3%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'561
8.6%
3
Russia
CHF 16'721
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'507
14.1%
5
Norway
CHF 16'339
15.0%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 15'980
16.9%
7
Austria
CHF 15'900
17.3%
8
Spain
CHF 15'695
18.3%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'663
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'471
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'362
20.1%
12
Italy
CHF 14'519
24.5%
13
Germany
CHF 14'366
25.3%
14
Greece
CHF 14'085
26.7%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'015
27.1%
16
Poland
CHF 13'370
30.4%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'877
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'849
33.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'720
33.8%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'094
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'086
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'243
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'275
15.3%
1
Canada
CHF 14'280
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'192
5.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'336
9.8%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'311
9.9%
3
Australia
CHF 17'180
10.6%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'315
15.1%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'103
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'933
17.1%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'709
18.3%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'574
19.0%
9
Japan
CHF 15'347
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'337
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'256
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'880
22.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'259
25.8%
14
China
CHF 13'537
29.6%
15
India
CHF 12'956
32.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'376
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'182
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'152
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'759
12.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'368
14.8%
5
Panama
CHF 15'993
16.8%
6
Chile
CHF 15'546
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'232
20.8%
8
Peru
CHF 14'785
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'428
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'099
26.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'486
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'703
18.3%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'323
25.5%
2
Angola
CHF 14'134
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'899
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'636
29.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'604
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'592
29.3%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'182
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'787
33.5%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'751
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'517
34.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'077
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'258
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'258
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'681
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'681
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'297
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'105
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'559
13.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'658
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'581
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'194
41.8%
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.