Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 150'228
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 5'349
Cantonal tax
- CHF 10'874
Communal tax
- CHF 13'940
Church tax
- CHF 2'373
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 7'962
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'640
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 593
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 5'294
Total tax
- CHF 48'025
Net pay
* CHF 102'203
Marginal tax rate
41.6%
Average tax rate
32.0%
68.0%
Net pay
32.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 102'203
Net pay
CHF 28'030
Tax the employer pays
CHF 48'025
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 76'055
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 28'030 to pay you CHF 150'228. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 5.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32% tax rate now rises to 42.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 150'228 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 48'025. That means that your net pay will be CHF 102'203 per year, or CHF 8'517 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.0% and your marginal tax rate is 41.6%. 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 41.56, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 58.44.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 584 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 2'922 of net incomes.
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.