Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'800
Cantonal tax
- CHF 19.20
Communal tax
- CHF 21.60
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'049
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 218
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 79.20
Total tax
- CHF 1'387
Net pay
* CHF 18'413
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
7.0%
93.0%
Net pay
7.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'413
Net pay
CHF 3'017
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'387
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'404
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'017 to pay you CHF 19'800. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7% tax rate now rises to 19.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'800 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'387. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'413 per year, or CHF 1'534 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 18'239
7.9%
1
Switzerland
CHF 18'133
8.4%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'949
9.4%
3
Russia
CHF 17'226
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'974
14.3%
5
Norway
CHF 16'734
15.5%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'396
17.2%
7
Austria
CHF 16'304
17.7%
8
Hungary
CHF 16'137
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 16'100
18.7%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'939
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'792
20.2%
12
Italy
CHF 14'849
25.0%
13
Germany
CHF 14'695
25.8%
14
Greece
CHF 14'464
27.0%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'405
27.3%
16
Poland
CHF 13'741
30.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 13'268
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 13'210
33.3%
19
Portugal
CHF 13'036
34.2%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'460
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'328
37.7%
22
Romania
CHF 11'583
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'713
15.6%
1
Canada
CHF 14'711
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'733
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'839
9.9%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'790
10.2%
3
Australia
CHF 17'639
10.9%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'769
15.3%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'574
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CHF 16'350
17.4%
7
Indonesia
CHF 16'131
18.5%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'970
19.3%
9
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'807
20.2%
10
Japan
CHF 15'794
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'708
20.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 15'272
22.9%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'649
26.0%
14
China
CHF 13'942
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'286
32.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'901
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'697
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'648
10.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 17'218
13.0%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'795
15.2%
5
Panama
CHF 16'433
17.0%
6
Chile
CHF 16'006
19.2%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'660
20.9%
8
Peru
CHF 15'223
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'850
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'494
26.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'864
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 16'107
18.7%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'742
25.6%
2
Angola
CHF 14'557
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'306
27.8%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'989
29.4%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'986
29.4%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'976
29.4%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'577
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 13'141
33.6%
9
Uganda
CHF 13'129
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'872
35.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'434
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'810
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'810
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'216
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'216
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'820
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'622
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 17'006
14.1%
7
Egypt
CHF 15'093
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 15'017
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'561
41.6%
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.