Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 3'072
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 163
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 33.79
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 12.29
Total tax
- CHF 209
Net pay
* CHF 2'863
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 2'863
Net pay
CHF 468
Tax the employer pays
CHF 209
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 677
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 468 to pay you CHF 3'072. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 3'072 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 209. That means that your net pay will be CHF 2'863 per year, or CHF 239 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 3'072
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 3'072
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 3'072
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 3'072
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 3'072
0.0%
5
Spain
CHF 2'877
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CHF 2'839
7.6%
7
Italy
CHF 2'790
9.2%
8
France
CHF 2'774
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 2'734
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 2'733
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 2'673
13.0%
12
Sweden
CHF 2'625
14.5%
13
Hungary
CHF 2'504
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 2'473
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 2'412
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 2'401
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 2'287
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 2'127
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 2'089
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 2'013
34.5%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'933
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 1'797
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 2'806
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 2'650
13.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 3'072
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 3'072
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 3'072
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 3'033
1.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 2'918
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 2'908
5.3%
6
Indonesia
CHF 2'824
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CHF 2'800
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 2'742
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CHF 2'709
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 2'707
11.9%
11
India
CHF 2'703
12.0%
12
China
CHF 2'667
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 2'579
16.1%
14
Japan
CHF 2'496
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 2'433
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 2'953
3.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 3'111
7.3%
2
Brazil
CHF 2'829
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
CHF 2'828
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 2'782
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 2'777
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 2'749
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 2'734
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 2'688
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 2'531
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 2'487
19.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 2'284
25.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 3'041
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 2'844
7.4%
2
Kenya
CHF 2'639
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 2'592
15.6%
4
Cameroon
CHF 2'589
15.7%
5
Mozambique
CHF 2'503
18.5%
6
Zambia
CHF 2'468
19.7%
7
Ghana
CHF 2'409
21.6%
8
Angola
CHF 2'345
23.7%
9
Senegal
CHF 2'271
26.1%
10
Uganda
CHF 2'257
26.5%
11
Nigeria
CHF 2'199
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 3'072
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 2'918
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 2'918
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 2'826
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 2'826
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 2'734
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 2'668
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 2'471
19.6%
8
Egypt
CHF 2'421
21.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'956
36.3%
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.