Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 25'150
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 39.05
Cantonal tax
- CHF 350
Communal tax
- CHF 449
Church tax
- CHF 76.01
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'333
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 277
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 101
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 181
Total tax
- CHF 2'805
Net pay
* CHF 22'345
Marginal tax rate
24.0%
Average tax rate
11.2%
88.8%
Net pay
11.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 22'345
Net pay
CHF 4'013
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'805
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 6'818
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 4'013 to pay you CHF 25'150. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.2% tax rate now rises to 23.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 25'150 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'805. That means that your net pay will be CHF 22'345 per year, or CHF 1'862 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.2% and your marginal tax rate is 24.0%. 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 24.02, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 75.98.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 760 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'799 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Schaffhausen
CHF 22'645
10.0%
1
Schwyz
CHF 22'624
10.0%
2
Fribourg
CHF 22'557
10.3%
3
Jura
CHF 22'531
10.4%
4
Lucerne
CHF 22'546
10.4%
5
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 22'514
10.5%
6
Nidwalden
CHF 22'521
10.5%
7
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 22'483
10.6%
8
Glarus
CHF 22'458
10.7%
9
Neuchâtel
CHF 22'452
10.7%
10
Zurich
CHF 22'415
10.9%
11
Obwalden
CHF 22'394
11.0%
12
Uri
CHF 22'394
11.0%
13
St. Gallen
CHF 22'345
11.2%
14
Solothurn
CHF 22'220
11.6%
15
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 22'087
12.2%
16
Bern
CHF 21'788
13.4%
17
Basel-Stadt
CHF 23'200
7.8%
18
Graubünden
CHF 23'188
7.8%
19
Vaud
CHF 23'182
7.8%
20
Geneva
CHF 23'141
8.0%
21
Zug
CHF 23'138
8.0%
22
Aargau
CHF 22'978
8.6%
23
Thurgau
CHF 22'771
9.5%
24
Ticino
CHF 22'744
9.6%
25
Valais
CHF 22'710
9.7%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 22'415
10.9%
1
Russia
CHF 21'881
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 21'840
13.2%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 21'520
14.4%
4
France
CHF 21'215
15.6%
5
Hungary
CHF 20'497
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 20'304
19.3%
7
Ukraine
CHF 20'246
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 20'133
20.0%
9
Spain
CHF 19'759
21.4%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 19'751
21.5%
11
Austria
CHF 19'729
21.6%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'990
28.5%
13
Greece
CHF 17'896
28.8%
14
Germany
CHF 17'712
29.6%
15
Italy
CHF 17'645
29.8%
16
Poland
CHF 17'157
31.8%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'883
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 16'481
34.5%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'907
36.8%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'827
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'713
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'368
42.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 20'704
17.7%
1
Canada
CHF 18'586
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 23'584
6.2%
1
Taiwan
CHF 22'464
10.7%
2
Thailand
CHF 22'067
12.3%
3
Australia
CHF 21'865
13.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 20'953
16.7%
5
New Zealand
CHF 20'837
17.2%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 20'141
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 20'023
20.4%
8
Pakistan
CHF 19'965
20.6%
9
Singapore
CHF 19'805
21.3%
10
Japan
CHF 19'638
21.9%
11
Malaysia
CHF 19'547
22.3%
12
Philippines
CHF 18'883
24.9%
13
Vietnam
CHF 18'201
27.6%
14
China
CHF 17'042
32.2%
15
India
CHF 16'325
35.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 22'738
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 22'149
11.9%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 22'041
12.4%
3
Ecuador
CHF 21'383
15.0%
4
Colombia
CHF 20'558
18.3%
5
Panama
CHF 20'480
18.6%
6
Chile
CHF 20'171
19.8%
7
Mexico
CHF 19'401
22.9%
8
Peru
CHF 19'221
23.6%
9
Brazil
CHF 18'728
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CHF 18'164
27.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 16'341
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 19'728
21.6%
1
Angola
CHF 18'449
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 18'295
27.3%
3
Kenya
CHF 18'051
28.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 17'515
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 17'448
30.6%
6
Morocco
CHF 17'231
31.5%
7
Nigeria
CHF 17'216
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 16'606
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CHF 16'398
34.8%
10
Senegal
CHF 16'097
36.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 15'724
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 23'892
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 23'893
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 23'138
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 23'138
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 22'635
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 22'383
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 21'069
16.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 19'106
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 19'029
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 14'816
41.1%
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.