Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 21'252
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 9.52
Cantonal tax
- CHF 113
Communal tax
- CHF 127
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'126
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 234
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 85.01
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 44.82
Total tax
- CHF 1'740
Net pay
* CHF 19'512
Marginal tax rate
26.2%
Average tax rate
8.2%
91.8%
Net pay
8.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 21'252 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'740. That means that your net pay will be CHF 19'512 per year, or CHF 1'626 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% and your marginal tax rate is 26.2%. 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 26.24, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 73.76.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 738 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'688 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 17'808
16.2%
1
Canada
CHF 15'787
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 20'062
5.6%
1
Taiwan
CHF 19'094
10.2%
2
Thailand
CHF 18'975
10.7%
3
Australia
CHF 18'786
11.6%
4
South Korea
CHF 17'905
15.8%
5
New Zealand
CHF 17'752
16.5%
6
Pakistan
CHF 17'333
18.4%
7
Indonesia
CHF 17'188
19.1%
8
Kazakhstan
CHF 16'984
20.1%
9
Malaysia
CHF 16'962
20.2%
10
Japan
CHF 16'910
20.4%
11
Singapore
CHF 16'820
20.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 16'252
23.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 15'623
26.5%
14
China
CHF 14'955
29.6%
15
India
CHF 14'111
33.6%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 17'109
19.5%
1
Mozambique
CHF 15'722
26.0%
2
Angola
CHF 15'613
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 15'323
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'942
29.7%
5
Ghana
CHF 14'937
29.7%
6
Morocco
CHF 14'868
30.0%
7
Nigeria
CHF 14'565
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 14'073
33.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 14'025
34.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 13'757
35.3%
11
Zambia
CHF 13'327
37.3%
12
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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.