Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 40'404
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 145
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'254
Communal tax
- CHF 1'609
Church tax
- CHF 273
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'141
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 444
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 162
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 765
Total tax
- CHF 6'794
Net pay
* CHF 33'610
Marginal tax rate
30.7%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 40'404 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 6'794. That means that your net pay will be CHF 33'610 per year, or CHF 2'801 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% and your marginal tax rate is 30.7%. 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 30.74, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 69.26.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 693 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'463 of net incomes.
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.