Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 70'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 701
Cantonal tax
- CHF 3'528
Communal tax
- CHF 4'523
Church tax
- CHF 770
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'710
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 770
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 280
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'245
Total tax
- CHF 16'527
Net pay
* CHF 53'473
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 70'000 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 16'527. That means that your net pay will be CHF 53'473 per year, or CHF 4'456 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% and your marginal tax rate is 37.2%. 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 37.18, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 62.82.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 628 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'141 of net incomes.
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.