Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 102'080
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 2'016
Cantonal tax
- CHF 6'419
Communal tax
- CHF 8'229
Church tax
- CHF 1'400
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 5'410
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'123
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 408
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 3'609
Total tax
- CHF 28'615
Net pay
* CHF 73'465
Marginal tax rate
38.8%
Average tax rate
28.0%
72.0%
Net pay
28.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 73'465
Net pay
CHF 19'161
Tax the employer pays
CHF 28'615
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 47'776
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 19'161 to pay you CHF 102'080. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28% tax rate now rises to 39.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 102'080 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 28'615. That means that your net pay will be CHF 73'465 per year, or CHF 6'122 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.0% and your marginal tax rate is 38.8%. 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 38.82, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 61.18.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 612 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'059 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 85'129
16.6%
1
Schwyz
CHF 81'230
20.4%
2
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 80'548
21.1%
3
Obwalden
CHF 79'657
22.0%
4
Nidwalden
CHF 78'874
22.7%
5
Uri
CHF 78'798
22.8%
6
Glarus
CHF 78'159
23.4%
7
Zurich
CHF 77'783
23.8%
8
Thurgau
CHF 77'555
24.0%
9
Graubünden
CHF 77'437
24.1%
10
Schaffhausen
CHF 76'920
24.6%
11
Lucerne
CHF 76'601
25.0%
12
Aargau
CHF 76'237
25.3%
13
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 76'134
25.4%
14
Ticino
CHF 75'877
25.7%
15
Valais
CHF 75'259
26.3%
16
Jura
CHF 74'801
26.7%
17
Fribourg
CHF 74'304
27.2%
18
Basel-Stadt
CHF 73'876
27.6%
19
Solothurn
CHF 73'482
28.0%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 73'465
28.0%
21
Bern
CHF 73'169
28.3%
22
Geneva
CHF 73'070
28.4%
23
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 72'938
28.5%
24
Vaud
CHF 72'836
28.6%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 72'179
29.3%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 88'810
13.0%
1
Hungary
CHF 83'195
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CHF 82'174
19.5%
3
Switzerland
CHF 77'783
23.8%
4
Czech Republic
CHF 77'670
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
CHF 68'354
33.0%
6
France
CHF 67'901
33.5%
7
Norway
CHF 65'574
35.8%
8
Spain
CHF 64'640
36.7%
9
Denmark
CHF 63'659
37.6%
10
Austria
CHF 62'263
39.0%
11
Ireland
CHF 62'057
39.2%
12
Poland
CHF 61'183
40.1%
13
Romania
CHF 59'717
41.5%
14
Netherlands
CHF 59'640
41.6%
15
Sweden
CHF 59'463
41.8%
16
Greece
CHF 58'977
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
CHF 57'206
44.0%
18
Germany
CHF 55'642
45.5%
19
Italy
CHF 52'729
48.4%
20
Finland
CHF 51'083
50.0%
21
Portugal
CHF 47'180
53.8%
22
Belgium
CHF 42'948
57.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 71'935
29.5%
1
Canada
CHF 66'043
35.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 87'620
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
CHF 85'877
15.9%
2
Singapore
CHF 83'899
17.8%
3
Taiwan
CHF 80'844
20.8%
4
China
CHF 77'590
24.0%
5
Thailand
CHF 77'257
24.3%
6
South Korea
CHF 72'799
28.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 72'282
29.2%
8
New Zealand
CHF 71'656
29.8%
9
Australia
CHF 70'893
30.6%
10
Japan
CHF 70'329
31.1%
11
Pakistan
CHF 70'292
31.1%
12
Philippines
CHF 69'233
32.2%
13
Malaysia
CHF 69'204
32.2%
14
Vietnam
CHF 67'798
33.6%
15
India
CHF 56'864
44.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 91'033
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 78'413
23.2%
2
Chile
CHF 77'738
23.9%
3
Colombia
CHF 74'931
26.6%
4
Uruguay
CHF 74'777
26.8%
5
Brazil
CHF 74'503
27.0%
6
Panama
CHF 74'000
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
CHF 72'052
29.4%
8
Ecuador
CHF 70'252
31.2%
9
Mexico
CHF 69'941
31.5%
10
Peru
CHF 69'469
32.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 66'346
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 74'416
27.1%
1
Kenya
CHF 71'902
29.6%
2
Nigeria
CHF 69'544
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 68'602
32.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 68'404
33.0%
5
Mozambique
CHF 68'300
33.1%
6
South Africa
CHF 64'906
36.4%
7
Morocco
CHF 63'849
37.5%
8
Cameroon
CHF 63'237
38.1%
9
Zambia
CHF 63'036
38.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 62'255
39.0%
11
Uganda
CHF 59'290
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 96'976
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 96'976
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 93'914
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 93'914
8.0%
4
Kuwait
CHF 92'733
9.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
CHF 91'872
10.0%
6
Egypt
CHF 76'803
24.8%
7
Lebanon
CHF 76'727
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 68'609
32.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 59'621
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the St. Gallen 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.