Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'060
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 30.86
Cantonal tax
- CHF 150
Communal tax
- CHF 199
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'275
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 265
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 96.24
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 145
Total tax
- CHF 2'161
Net pay
* CHF 21'899
Marginal tax rate
19.7%
Average tax rate
9.0%
91.0%
Net pay
9.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'899
Net pay
CHF 3'811
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'161
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'972
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'811 to pay you CHF 24'060. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9% tax rate now rises to 21.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 24'060 a year living in the region of Thurgau, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'161. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'899 per year, or CHF 1'825 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.7%. 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 19.74, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 80.26.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 803 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'013 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 19'897
17.3%
1
Canada
CHF 17'811
26.0%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Thurgau 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.