Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 48'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 206
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'739
Communal tax
- CHF 1'952
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'544
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 528
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 192
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'145
Total tax
- CHF 8'306
Net pay
* CHF 39'694
Marginal tax rate
25.2%
Average tax rate
17.3%
82.7%
Net pay
17.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 48'000 a year living in the region of Obwalden, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 8'306. That means that your net pay will be CHF 39'694 per year, or CHF 3'308 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.3% and your marginal tax rate is 25.2%. 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 25.18, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 74.82.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 748 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'741 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 41'760
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 40'205
16.2%
2
Hungary
CHF 39'120
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 38'640
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 36'772
23.4%
5
Czech Republic
CHF 36'660
23.6%
6
France
CHF 36'084
24.8%
7
Ireland
CHF 35'480
26.1%
8
Norway
CHF 35'385
26.3%
9
Spain
CHF 34'061
29.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 32'516
32.3%
11
Sweden
CHF 32'417
32.5%
12
Denmark
CHF 32'318
32.7%
13
Austria
CHF 32'278
32.8%
14
Greece
CHF 30'681
36.1%
15
Netherlands
CHF 30'207
37.1%
16
Poland
CHF 30'057
37.4%
17
Germany
CHF 29'697
38.1%
18
Finland
CHF 28'196
41.3%
19
Romania
CHF 28'080
41.5%
20
Italy
CHF 27'763
42.2%
21
Portugal
CHF 26'723
44.3%
22
Belgium
CHF 22'828
52.4%
23
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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.