Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 42'996
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 165
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'446
Communal tax
- CHF 1'623
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'279
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 473
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 172
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 895
Total tax
- CHF 7'052
Net pay
* CHF 35'944
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
16.4%
83.6%
Net pay
16.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 35'944
Net pay
CHF 7'445
Tax the employer pays
CHF 7'052
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 14'498
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 7'445 to pay you CHF 42'996. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.4% tax rate now rises to 28.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 42'996 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 7'052. That means that your net pay will be CHF 35'944 per year, or CHF 2'995 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.4% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 24.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 75.12.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 751 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'756 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 38'299
10.9%
1
Schwyz
CHF 37'113
13.7%
2
Graubünden
CHF 36'975
14.0%
3
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 36'655
14.7%
4
Ticino
CHF 36'583
14.9%
5
Zurich
CHF 36'435
15.3%
6
Schaffhausen
CHF 36'233
15.7%
7
Glarus
CHF 36'204
15.8%
8
Thurgau
CHF 36'213
15.8%
9
Aargau
CHF 36'151
15.9%
10
Geneva
CHF 36'106
16.0%
11
Nidwalden
CHF 36'134
16.0%
12
Valais
CHF 36'002
16.3%
13
Vaud
CHF 35'992
16.3%
14
Obwalden
CHF 35'944
16.4%
15
Uri
CHF 35'855
16.6%
16
Jura
CHF 35'802
16.7%
17
Basel-Stadt
CHF 35'668
17.0%
18
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 35'611
17.2%
19
Fribourg
CHF 35'611
17.2%
20
Lucerne
CHF 35'538
17.3%
21
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 35'503
17.4%
22
St. Gallen
CHF 35'405
17.7%
23
Solothurn
CHF 34'861
18.9%
24
Neuchâtel
CHF 34'687
19.3%
25
Bern
CHF 34'372
20.1%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 37'407
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 36'435
15.3%
2
Hungary
CHF 35'042
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 34'612
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 33'432
22.2%
5
Czech Republic
CHF 32'957
23.4%
6
France
CHF 32'917
23.4%
7
Ireland
CHF 32'903
23.5%
8
Norway
CHF 32'082
25.4%
9
Spain
CHF 31'038
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 30'215
29.7%
11
Sweden
CHF 29'915
30.4%
12
Austria
CHF 29'685
31.0%
13
Denmark
CHF 28'964
32.6%
14
Greece
CHF 28'190
34.4%
15
Germany
CHF 27'223
36.7%
16
Poland
CHF 27'177
36.8%
17
Netherlands
CHF 27'058
37.1%
18
Finland
CHF 25'782
40.0%
19
Italy
CHF 25'424
40.9%
20
Romania
CHF 25'153
41.5%
21
Portugal
CHF 24'521
43.0%
22
Belgium
CHF 20'873
51.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 33'908
21.1%
1
Canada
CHF 30'683
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 38'585
10.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 37'191
13.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 35'500
17.4%
3
South Korea
CHF 34'594
19.5%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 34'596
19.5%
5
Australia
CHF 33'668
21.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 32'975
23.3%
7
Singapore
CHF 32'874
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 32'318
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 31'887
25.8%
10
Japan
CHF 31'802
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 31'131
27.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 30'632
28.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 29'394
31.6%
14
China
CHF 28'262
34.3%
15
India
CHF 26'461
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 38'739
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 35'836
16.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 35'800
16.7%
3
Chile
CHF 35'487
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CHF 34'121
20.6%
5
Panama
CHF 33'981
21.0%
6
Colombia
CHF 32'884
23.5%
7
Peru
CHF 32'178
25.2%
8
Brazil
CHF 31'667
26.4%
9
Mexico
CHF 31'379
27.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 29'315
31.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 27'941
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 31'432
26.9%
1
South Africa
CHF 30'745
28.5%
2
Kenya
CHF 30'543
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CHF 29'895
30.5%
4
Nigeria
CHF 29'355
31.7%
5
Ghana
CHF 29'320
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 28'503
33.7%
7
Morocco
CHF 28'045
34.8%
8
Cameroon
CHF 27'263
36.6%
9
Senegal
CHF 26'805
37.7%
10
Uganda
CHF 26'794
37.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 26'700
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 40'846
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 40'846
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 39'556
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 39'556
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 38'696
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 38'266
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 33'775
21.5%
7
Egypt
CHF 32'490
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 32'414
24.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 25'210
41.4%
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.