Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 4'350
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 231
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 47.85
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 17.40
Total tax
- CHF 296
Net pay
* CHF 4'054
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 4'054
Net pay
CHF 663
Tax the employer pays
CHF 296
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 959
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 663 to pay you CHF 4'350. 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 4'350 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 296. That means that your net pay will be CHF 4'054 per year, or CHF 338 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 3'973
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 3'562
18.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 4'350
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 4'350
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 4'225
2.9%
3
Singapore
CHF 4'119
5.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 4'119
5.3%
5
Philippines
CHF 4'085
6.1%
6
Taiwan
CHF 3'965
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 3'916
10.0%
8
South Korea
CHF 3'861
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CHF 3'835
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 3'833
11.9%
11
India
CHF 3'828
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 3'608
17.1%
13
Japan
CHF 3'535
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 3'445
20.8%
15
China
CHF 3'270
24.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 4'133
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 4'133
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CHF 4'106
5.6%
3
Bahrain
CHF 4'002
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 4'002
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 3'872
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 3'778
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 3'430
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 3'429
21.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 2'700
37.9%
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.