Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'263
Cantonal tax
- CHF 36.52
Communal tax
- CHF 47.41
Church tax
- CHF 8.10
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'021
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 212
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 77.05
Total tax
- CHF 1'402
Net pay
* CHF 17'861
Marginal tax rate
16.7%
Average tax rate
7.3%
92.7%
Net pay
7.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'861
Net pay
CHF 2'935
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'402
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'337
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'935 to pay you CHF 19'263. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.3% tax rate now rises to 19.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'263 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'402. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'861 per year, or CHF 1'488 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.3% and your marginal tax rate is 16.7%. 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 16.70, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 83.30.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 833 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'165 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'888
7.1%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'667
8.3%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'590
8.7%
3
Russia
CHF 16'759
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'543
14.1%
5
Norway
CHF 16'369
15.0%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'011
16.9%
7
Austria
CHF 15'931
17.3%
8
Spain
CHF 15'726
18.4%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'699
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'507
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'395
20.1%
12
Italy
CHF 14'544
24.5%
13
Germany
CHF 14'391
25.3%
14
Greece
CHF 14'114
26.7%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'045
27.1%
16
Poland
CHF 13'398
30.5%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'907
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'877
33.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'744
33.8%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'122
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'104
37.2%
22
Romania
CHF 11'269
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'308
15.3%
1
Canada
CHF 14'313
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'233
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'374
9.8%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'347
10.0%
3
Australia
CHF 17'215
10.6%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'350
15.1%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'139
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'964
17.1%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'741
18.3%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'604
19.0%
9
Japan
CHF 15'381
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'372
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'290
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'910
22.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'288
25.8%
14
China
CHF 13'568
29.6%
15
India
CHF 12'981
32.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'416
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'221
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'189
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'793
12.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'401
14.9%
5
Panama
CHF 16'027
16.8%
6
Chile
CHF 15'581
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'264
20.8%
8
Peru
CHF 14'818
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'460
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'129
26.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'515
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'733
18.3%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'355
25.5%
2
Angola
CHF 14'166
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'930
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'663
29.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'633
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'621
29.3%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'212
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'814
33.5%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'780
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'544
34.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'104
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'300
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'300
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'722
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'722
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'337
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'144
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'592
13.9%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'691
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'614
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'221
41.8%
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.