Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 5'950
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 315
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 65.45
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 23.80
Total tax
- CHF 405
Net pay
* CHF 5'545
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 5'545
Net pay
CHF 906
Tax the employer pays
CHF 405
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'311
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 906 to pay you CHF 5'950. 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 5'950 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 405. That means that your net pay will be CHF 5'545 per year, or CHF 462 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 5'950
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 5'950
0.0%
2
Norway
CHF 5'753
3.3%
3
Austria
CHF 5'611
5.7%
4
Spain
CHF 5'572
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CHF 5'521
7.2%
6
Italy
CHF 5'403
9.2%
7
France
CHF 5'373
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 5'296
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 5'292
11.1%
10
Russia
CHF 5'176
13.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 4'849
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 4'790
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 4'779
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 4'743
20.3%
15
Poland
CHF 4'672
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 4'650
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 4'419
25.7%
18
Finland
CHF 4'120
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 4'046
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 3'950
33.6%
21
Netherlands
CHF 3'744
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 3'481
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 5'437
8.6%
1
Canada
CHF 4'674
21.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 5'950
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 5'950
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 5'626
5.5%
3
Pakistan
CHF 5'625
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CHF 5'423
8.9%
5
Philippines
CHF 5'349
10.1%
6
South Korea
CHF 5'258
11.6%
7
Malaysia
CHF 5'250
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CHF 5'243
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CHF 5'235
12.0%
10
India
CHF 4'950
16.8%
11
Vietnam
CHF 4'840
18.7%
12
Japan
CHF 4'835
18.7%
13
Singapore
CHF 4'760
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 4'712
20.8%
15
China
CHF 4'359
26.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 5'477
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 5'474
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 5'388
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 5'379
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 5'325
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 5'295
11.0%
6
Brazil
CHF 5'245
11.9%
7
Mexico
CHF 5'244
11.9%
8
Peru
CHF 5'206
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 4'903
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 4'754
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 3'861
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 5'622
5.5%
1
Morocco
CHF 5'122
13.9%
2
Cameroon
CHF 4'720
20.7%
3
Mozambique
CHF 4'719
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 4'718
20.7%
5
Kenya
CHF 4'630
22.2%
6
Angola
CHF 4'462
25.0%
7
Ghana
CHF 4'449
25.2%
8
Nigeria
CHF 4'157
30.1%
9
Uganda
CHF 4'126
30.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 4'110
30.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 4'094
31.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 5'652
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 5'653
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 5'474
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 5'474
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 5'355
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 5'295
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 5'168
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 4'670
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 4'629
22.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 3'632
39.0%
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.