Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'300
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 68.90
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 14.30
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 5.20
Total tax
- CHF 88.40
Net pay
* CHF 1'212
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 1'212
Net pay
CHF 198
Tax the employer pays
CHF 88.40
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 286
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 198 to pay you CHF 1'300. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 1'300 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 88.40. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'212 per year, or CHF 101 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Lucerne
CHF 1'162
10.6%
1
Nidwalden
CHF 1'162
10.6%
2
Schaffhausen
CHF 1'152
11.4%
3
Solothurn
CHF 1'142
12.2%
4
Fribourg
CHF 1'124
13.6%
5
Uri
CHF 1'112
14.5%
6
Aargau
CHF 1'212
6.8%
7
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 1'212
6.8%
8
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 1'212
6.8%
9
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 1'212
6.8%
10
Basel-Stadt
CHF 1'212
6.8%
11
Bern
CHF 1'212
6.8%
12
Glarus
CHF 1'212
6.8%
13
Graubünden
CHF 1'212
6.8%
14
Jura
CHF 1'212
6.8%
15
Obwalden
CHF 1'212
6.8%
16
Schwyz
CHF 1'212
6.8%
17
St. Gallen
CHF 1'212
6.8%
18
Thurgau
CHF 1'212
6.8%
19
Vaud
CHF 1'212
6.8%
20
Zug
CHF 1'212
6.8%
21
Neuchâtel
CHF 1'202
7.6%
22
Ticino
CHF 1'192
8.3%
23
Zurich
CHF 1'188
8.6%
24
Valais
CHF 1'178
9.4%
25
Geneva
CHF 1'177
9.5%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'300
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'300
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'300
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'300
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'300
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'296
0.3%
6
Spain
CHF 1'217
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'188
8.7%
8
Italy
CHF 1'181
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'174
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'157
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'156
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'131
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'059
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'047
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'021
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'016
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 968
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 900
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 884
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 821
36.8%
21
Netherlands
CHF 818
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 760
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 1'210
7.0%
1
USA
CHF 1'187
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'300
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'300
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'300
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'290
0.7%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'235
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'211
6.9%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'192
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'185
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'161
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 1'145
11.9%
10
India
CHF 1'144
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 1'142
12.1%
12
China
CHF 1'129
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'105
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'056
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'030
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'269
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'203
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'197
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'196
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'177
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'175
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'163
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'157
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'138
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'079
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'071
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'065
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'287
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'222
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'212
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'157
11.0%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'136
12.6%
5
Uganda
CHF 1'121
13.8%
6
Senegal
CHF 1'103
15.1%
7
Cameroon
CHF 1'097
15.6%
8
Mozambique
CHF 1'088
16.3%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'070
17.7%
10
Angola
CHF 1'018
21.7%
11
Nigeria
CHF 978
24.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'300
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'235
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'235
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'196
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'196
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'157
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'129
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'105
15.0%
8
Turkey
CHF 1'071
17.6%
9
Egypt
CHF 1'067
17.9%
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.