Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 69'600
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 691
Cantonal tax
- CHF 3'497
Communal tax
- CHF 4'483
Church tax
- CHF 763
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'689
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 766
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 278
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'225
Total tax
- CHF 16'391
Net pay
* CHF 53'209
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 53'209
Net pay
CHF 12'829
Tax the employer pays
CHF 16'391
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 29'220
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 12'829 to pay you CHF 69'600. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 69'600 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 16'391. That means that your net pay will be CHF 53'209 per year, or CHF 4'434 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 60'552
13.0%
1
Hungary
CHF 56'724
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CHF 56'028
19.5%
3
Switzerland
CHF 55'748
19.9%
4
Czech Republic
CHF 52'668
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
CHF 49'921
28.3%
6
France
CHF 49'757
28.5%
7
Norway
CHF 47'931
31.1%
8
Spain
CHF 46'906
32.6%
9
Ireland
CHF 46'466
33.2%
10
Denmark
CHF 46'240
33.6%
11
Austria
CHF 43'475
37.5%
12
Netherlands
CHF 43'238
37.9%
13
Sweden
CHF 43'220
37.9%
14
Poland
CHF 42'489
39.0%
15
Luxembourg
CHF 42'413
39.1%
16
Greece
CHF 41'069
41.0%
17
Romania
CHF 40'716
41.5%
18
Germany
CHF 40'239
42.2%
19
Finland
CHF 38'309
45.0%
20
Italy
CHF 37'975
45.4%
21
Portugal
CHF 36'227
48.0%
22
Belgium
CHF 30'809
55.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 51'462
26.1%
1
Canada
CHF 47'887
31.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 60'661
12.8%
1
Taiwan
CHF 58'010
16.7%
2
Kazakhstan
CHF 56'646
18.6%
3
Singapore
CHF 55'957
19.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 54'521
21.7%
5
South Korea
CHF 53'392
23.3%
6
Australia
CHF 51'080
26.6%
7
China
CHF 50'678
27.2%
8
New Zealand
CHF 50'430
27.5%
9
Indonesia
CHF 50'325
27.7%
10
Japan
CHF 50'012
28.1%
11
Pakistan
CHF 49'180
29.3%
12
Malaysia
CHF 48'352
30.5%
13
Philippines
CHF 48'013
31.0%
14
Vietnam
CHF 46'686
32.9%
15
India
CHF 39'605
43.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 62'286
10.5%
1
Chile
CHF 56'078
19.4%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 55'230
20.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CHF 52'775
24.2%
4
Panama
CHF 52'319
24.8%
5
Ecuador
CHF 51'222
26.4%
6
Brazil
CHF 50'955
26.8%
7
Colombia
CHF 50'899
26.9%
8
Uruguay
CHF 50'499
27.4%
9
Peru
CHF 49'575
28.8%
10
Mexico
CHF 48'508
30.3%
11
Argentina
CHF 45'234
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 50'787
27.0%
1
Kenya
CHF 49'166
29.4%
2
Nigeria
CHF 47'451
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CHF 47'188
32.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 46'919
32.6%
5
South Africa
CHF 46'442
33.3%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 46'440
33.3%
7
Morocco
CHF 44'167
36.5%
8
Cameroon
CHF 43'461
37.6%
9
Zambia
CHF 43'061
38.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 42'767
38.6%
11
Uganda
CHF 41'426
40.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 66'120
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 66'120
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 64'032
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 64'032
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 62'640
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 62'392
10.4%
6
Egypt
CHF 52'443
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CHF 52'367
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 50'031
28.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 40'704
41.5%
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.