Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'500
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 79.50
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 16.50
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 6
Total tax
- CHF 102
Net pay
* CHF 1'398
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 1'398
Net pay
CHF 229
Tax the employer pays
CHF 102
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 331
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 229 to pay you CHF 1'500. 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 1'500 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 102. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'398 per year, or CHF 117 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'500
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'500
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'500
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'500
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'500
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'491
0.6%
6
Spain
CHF 1'405
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'374
8.4%
8
Italy
CHF 1'362
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'354
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'335
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'334
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'305
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'222
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'208
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'178
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'172
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'117
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'039
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'020
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 956
36.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 944
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 878
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 1'377
8.2%
1
USA
CHF 1'370
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'500
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'490
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'425
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'404
6.4%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'376
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'367
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'340
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 1'322
11.9%
10
Malaysia
CHF 1'320
12.0%
11
India
CHF 1'320
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'302
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'275
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'219
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'188
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'464
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'387
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'381
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'380
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'358
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'356
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'343
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'335
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'313
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'245
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'236
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'228
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'485
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'410
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'399
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'322
11.9%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'310
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'266
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'252
16.6%
7
Uganda
CHF 1'249
16.7%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'246
17.0%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'226
18.3%
10
Angola
CHF 1'171
22.0%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'120
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'425
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'425
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'380
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'380
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'335
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'303
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'263
15.8%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'209
19.4%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'104
26.4%
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.