Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 28'340
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 61.38
Cantonal tax
- CHF 544
Communal tax
- CHF 697
Church tax
- CHF 119
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'502
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 312
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 113
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 223
Total tax
- CHF 3'571
Net pay
* CHF 24'769
Marginal tax rate
24.0%
Average tax rate
12.6%
87.4%
Net pay
12.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 28'340 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 3'571. That means that your net pay will be CHF 24'769 per year, or CHF 2'064 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.6% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 25'051
11.6%
1
Russia
CHF 24'656
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 24'120
14.9%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 23'649
16.6%
4
France
CHF 23'639
16.6%
5
Hungary
CHF 23'097
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CHF 22'814
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 22'409
20.9%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 22'230
21.6%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 22'112
22.0%
10
Spain
CHF 21'850
22.9%
11
Austria
CHF 21'395
24.5%
12
Sweden
CHF 20'129
29.0%
13
Greece
CHF 19'868
29.9%
14
Germany
CHF 19'496
31.2%
15
Poland
CHF 19'194
32.3%
16
Denmark
CHF 19'066
32.7%
17
Italy
CHF 19'004
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 18'350
35.3%
19
Netherlands
CHF 17'834
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 17'567
38.0%
21
Romania
CHF 16'579
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 15'333
45.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 23'064
18.6%
1
Canada
CHF 20'947
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 26'390
6.9%
1
Taiwan
CHF 25'221
11.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 24'508
13.5%
3
Australia
CHF 24'068
15.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 23'433
17.3%
5
New Zealand
CHF 23'108
18.5%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 22'725
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CHF 22'336
21.2%
8
Singapore
CHF 22'174
21.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 22'118
22.0%
10
Japan
CHF 21'812
23.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 21'604
23.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 21'031
25.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 20'199
28.7%
14
China
CHF 19'020
32.9%
15
India
CHF 18'137
36.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 25'623
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 24'714
12.8%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 24'610
13.2%
3
Ecuador
CHF 23'837
15.9%
4
Panama
CHF 22'894
19.2%
5
Colombia
CHF 22'792
19.6%
6
Chile
CHF 22'590
20.3%
7
Peru
CHF 21'551
24.0%
8
Mexico
CHF 21'545
24.0%
9
Brazil
CHF 21'041
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CHF 20'415
28.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 18'415
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 21'776
23.2%
1
Angola
CHF 20'770
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CHF 20'369
28.1%
3
Kenya
CHF 20'284
28.4%
4
Ghana
CHF 19'625
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 19'427
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CHF 19'386
31.6%
7
Morocco
CHF 19'164
32.4%
8
Uganda
CHF 18'680
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CHF 18'340
35.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 18'011
36.5%
11
Zambia
CHF 17'686
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 26'923
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 26'923
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 26'073
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 26'073
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 25'506
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 25'223
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 23'430
17.3%
7
Egypt
CHF 21'498
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CHF 21'422
24.4%
9
Turkey
CHF 16'674
41.2%
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.