Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 4'950
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 262
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 54.45
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 19.80
Total tax
- CHF 337
Net pay
* CHF 4'613
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 4'613
Net pay
CHF 754
Tax the employer pays
CHF 337
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'091
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 754 to pay you CHF 4'950. 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 4'950 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 337. That means that your net pay will be CHF 4'613 per year, or CHF 384 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Aargau
CHF 4'613
6.8%
1
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 4'613
6.8%
2
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 4'613
6.8%
3
Basel-Stadt
CHF 4'613
6.8%
4
Bern
CHF 4'613
6.8%
5
Glarus
CHF 4'613
6.8%
6
Graubünden
CHF 4'613
6.8%
7
Jura
CHF 4'613
6.8%
8
Obwalden
CHF 4'613
6.8%
9
Schwyz
CHF 4'613
6.8%
10
St. Gallen
CHF 4'613
6.8%
11
Thurgau
CHF 4'613
6.8%
12
Vaud
CHF 4'613
6.8%
13
Zug
CHF 4'613
6.8%
14
Neuchâtel
CHF 4'603
7.0%
15
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 4'599
7.1%
16
Ticino
CHF 4'593
7.2%
17
Zurich
CHF 4'589
7.3%
18
Geneva
CHF 4'578
7.5%
19
Valais
CHF 4'579
7.5%
20
Lucerne
CHF 4'563
7.8%
21
Nidwalden
CHF 4'563
7.8%
22
Schaffhausen
CHF 4'553
8.0%
23
Solothurn
CHF 4'543
8.2%
24
Fribourg
CHF 4'525
8.6%
25
Uri
CHF 4'513
8.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 4'950
0.0%
1
Austria
CHF 4'950
0.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 4'950
0.0%
3
Norway
CHF 4'947
0.1%
4
Germany
CHF 4'642
6.2%
5
Spain
CHF 4'636
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CHF 4'589
7.3%
7
Italy
CHF 4'495
9.2%
8
France
CHF 4'470
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 4'405
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 4'403
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 4'307
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 4'034
18.5%
13
Sweden
CHF 3'991
19.4%
14
Ukraine
CHF 3'985
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 3'887
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 3'868
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 3'685
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 3'428
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 3'366
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 3'277
33.8%
21
Netherlands
CHF 3'115
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 2'896
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 4'521
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 3'979
19.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 4'950
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 4'950
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 4'750
4.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 4'676
5.5%
4
Philippines
CHF 4'560
7.9%
5
Taiwan
CHF 4'512
8.9%
6
Indonesia
CHF 4'411
10.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 4'385
11.4%
8
Malaysia
CHF 4'367
11.8%
9
New Zealand
CHF 4'361
11.9%
10
Singapore
CHF 4'358
12.0%
11
India
CHF 4'356
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 4'077
17.6%
13
Japan
CHF 4'022
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 3'920
20.8%
15
China
CHF 3'721
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CHF 4'625
7.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 4'556
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 4'482
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 4'475
9.6%
4
Brazil
CHF 4'447
10.2%
5
Mexico
CHF 4'434
10.4%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 4'430
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 4'405
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 4'331
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 4'079
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 3'955
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 3'211
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 4'812
2.8%
1
Morocco
CHF 4'404
11.0%
2
Cameroon
CHF 4'033
18.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 3'999
19.2%
4
Mozambique
CHF 3'949
20.2%
5
Kenya
CHF 3'939
20.4%
6
Ghana
CHF 3'740
24.5%
7
Angola
CHF 3'729
24.7%
8
Zambia
CHF 3'529
28.7%
9
Senegal
CHF 3'480
29.7%
10
Nigeria
CHF 3'476
29.8%
11
Uganda
CHF 3'476
29.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 4'703
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 4'703
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 4'554
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 4'554
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 4'455
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 4'405
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 4'299
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 3'895
21.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 3'879
21.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 3'050
38.4%
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.