Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 69'316
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 683
Cantonal tax
- CHF 3'475
Communal tax
- CHF 4'454
Church tax
- CHF 758
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'674
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 762
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 277
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'211
Total tax
- CHF 16'295
Net pay
* CHF 53'021
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 53'021
Net pay
CHF 12'771
Tax the employer pays
CHF 16'295
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 29'066
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 12'771 to pay you CHF 69'316. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 69'316 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 16'295. That means that your net pay will be CHF 53'021 per year, or CHF 4'418 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% and your marginal tax rate is 34.0%. 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 33.96, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 66.04.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 660 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'302 of net incomes.
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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.