Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 58'288
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 416
Cantonal tax
- CHF 2'282
Communal tax
- CHF 2'307
Church tax
- CHF 310
Personal Tax
- CHF 60
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'089
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 641
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 233
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'659
Total tax
- CHF 10'998
Net pay
* CHF 47'290
Marginal tax rate
29.7%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 47'290
Net pay
CHF 10'540
Tax the employer pays
CHF 10'998
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 21'537
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 10'540 to pay you CHF 58'288. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 31.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 58'288 a year living in the region of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 10'998. That means that your net pay will be CHF 47'290 per year, or CHF 3'941 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% and your marginal tax rate is 29.7%. 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 29.68, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 70.32.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 703 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'516 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 44'224
24.1%
1
Canada
CHF 41'138
29.4%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Schaffhausen 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.