Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'556
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 4.23
Cantonal tax
- CHF 96.58
Communal tax
- CHF 124
Church tax
- CHF 20.67
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'089
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 226
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 82.22
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 19.90
Total tax
- CHF 1'663
Net pay
* CHF 18'893
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
8.1%
91.9%
Net pay
8.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'893
Net pay
CHF 3'152
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'663
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'815
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'152 to pay you CHF 20'556. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.1% tax rate now rises to 20.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 20'556 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'663. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'893 per year, or CHF 1'574 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.1% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 24.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 75.12.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 751 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'756 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 18'750
8.8%
1
Ireland
CHF 18'733
8.9%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 18'453
10.2%
3
Russia
CHF 17'884
13.0%
4
France
CHF 17'582
14.5%
5
Norway
CHF 17'247
16.1%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'937
17.6%
7
Austria
CHF 16'830
18.1%
8
Hungary
CHF 16'753
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 16'627
19.1%
10
Ukraine
CHF 16'548
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 16'351
20.5%
12
Italy
CHF 15'279
25.7%
13
Germany
CHF 15'122
26.4%
14
Greece
CHF 14'957
27.2%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'911
27.5%
16
Poland
CHF 14'224
30.8%
17
Denmark
CHF 13'776
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 13'679
33.5%
19
Portugal
CHF 13'447
34.6%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'936
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'644
38.5%
22
Romania
CHF 12'025
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 17'283
15.9%
1
Canada
CHF 15'271
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 19'428
5.5%
1
Taiwan
CHF 18'492
10.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 18'413
10.4%
3
Australia
CHF 18'236
11.3%
4
South Korea
CHF 17'361
15.5%
5
New Zealand
CHF 17'187
16.4%
6
Pakistan
CHF 16'864
18.0%
7
Indonesia
CHF 16'681
18.9%
8
Malaysia
CHF 16'487
19.8%
9
Kazakhstan
CHF 16'420
20.1%
10
Japan
CHF 16'375
20.3%
11
Singapore
CHF 16'287
20.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 15'783
23.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 15'156
26.3%
14
China
CHF 14'470
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'715
33.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 18'585
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 18'340
10.8%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 18'293
11.0%
3
Ecuador
CHF 17'816
13.3%
4
Colombia
CHF 17'342
15.6%
5
Panama
CHF 17'005
17.3%
6
Chile
CHF 16'604
19.2%
7
Mexico
CHF 16'217
21.1%
8
Peru
CHF 15'791
23.2%
9
Brazil
CHF 15'398
25.1%
10
Uruguay
CHF 15'007
27.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 13'355
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 16'628
19.1%
1
Mozambique
CHF 15'260
25.8%
2
Angola
CHF 15'107
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'835
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'484
29.5%
5
Ghana
CHF 14'476
29.6%
6
Morocco
CHF 14'447
29.7%
7
Nigeria
CHF 14'092
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 13'620
33.7%
9
Cameroon
CHF 13'601
33.8%
10
Senegal
CHF 13'333
35.1%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'899
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 19'528
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 19'528
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'912
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'912
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 18'500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 18'295
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 17'587
14.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 15'660
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 15'584
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 12'039
41.4%
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.