Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 87'600
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1'215
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5'106
Communal tax
- CHF 6'545
Church tax
- CHF 1'114
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 4'643
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 964
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 350
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 3'094
Total tax
- CHF 23'031
Net pay
* CHF 64'569
Marginal tax rate
37.9%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 64'569
Net pay
CHF 16'440
Tax the employer pays
CHF 23'031
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 39'472
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 16'440 to pay you CHF 87'600. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 37.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 87'600 a year living in the region of St. Gallen, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 23'031. That means that your net pay will be CHF 64'569 per year, or CHF 5'381 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% and your marginal tax rate is 37.9%. 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 37.86, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 62.14.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 621 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'107 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 76'212
13.0%
1
Hungary
CHF 71'394
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CHF 70'518
19.5%
3
Switzerland
CHF 68'209
22.1%
4
Czech Republic
CHF 66'521
24.1%
5
France
CHF 60'169
31.3%
6
United Kingdom
CHF 60'136
31.4%
7
Norway
CHF 57'812
34.0%
8
Spain
CHF 56'734
35.2%
9
Denmark
CHF 56'242
35.8%
10
Ireland
CHF 55'107
37.1%
11
Austria
CHF 53'865
38.5%
12
Poland
CHF 52'849
39.7%
13
Netherlands
CHF 52'328
40.3%
14
Sweden
CHF 52'222
40.4%
15
Romania
CHF 51'246
41.5%
16
Greece
CHF 50'868
41.9%
17
Luxembourg
CHF 50'660
42.2%
18
Germany
CHF 48'515
44.6%
19
Italy
CHF 46'158
47.3%
20
Finland
CHF 45'752
47.8%
21
Portugal
CHF 41'605
52.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 37'536
57.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 63'015
28.1%
1
Canada
CHF 58'073
33.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 75'601
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
CHF 72'845
16.8%
2
Singapore
CHF 71'591
18.3%
3
Taiwan
CHF 70'708
19.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 67'121
23.4%
5
South Korea
CHF 64'212
26.7%
6
China
CHF 63'278
27.8%
7
Indonesia
CHF 62'493
28.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 62'411
28.8%
9
Australia
CHF 62'060
29.2%
10
Japan
CHF 61'324
30.0%
11
Pakistan
CHF 60'880
30.5%
12
Malaysia
CHF 59'935
31.6%
13
Philippines
CHF 59'773
31.8%
14
Vietnam
CHF 58'386
33.4%
15
India
CHF 49'267
43.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 78'217
10.7%
1
Chile
CHF 68'326
22.0%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 68'118
22.2%
3
Uruguay
CHF 64'746
26.1%
4
Panama
CHF 64'334
26.6%
5
Colombia
CHF 64'256
26.7%
6
Brazil
CHF 64'005
26.9%
7
Puerto Rico
CHF 63'458
27.6%
8
Ecuador
CHF 61'816
29.4%
9
Peru
CHF 60'600
30.8%
10
Mexico
CHF 60'384
31.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 56'934
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 63'882
27.1%
1
Kenya
CHF 61'766
29.5%
2
Nigeria
CHF 59'695
31.9%
3
Mozambique
CHF 58'888
32.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 58'826
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 58'722
33.0%
6
South Africa
CHF 56'942
35.0%
7
Morocco
CHF 55'075
37.1%
8
Cameroon
CHF 54'421
37.9%
9
Zambia
CHF 54'131
38.2%
10
Senegal
CHF 53'567
38.9%
11
Uganda
CHF 51'326
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 83'220
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 83'220
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 80'592
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 80'592
8.0%
4
Kuwait
CHF 78'862
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
CHF 78'840
10.0%
6
Egypt
CHF 65'943
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CHF 65'867
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 60'327
31.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 51'188
41.6%
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.