Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 26
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1.40
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 0.20
Total tax
- CHF 1.60
Net pay
* CHF 24.40
Marginal tax rate
6.5%
Average tax rate
6.2%
93.8%
Net pay
6.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 24.40
Net pay
CHF 3.90
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1.60
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5.50
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3.90 to pay you CHF 26. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.12 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.2% tax rate now rises to 18.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 26 a year living in the region of Thurgau, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1.60. That means that your net pay will be CHF 24.40 per year, or CHF 2.03 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.2% and your marginal tax rate is 6.5%. 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 6.48, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.52.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 935 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'676 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 26
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 24
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 26
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 26
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 26
0.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 25
5.0%
4
Indonesia
CHF 24
8.8%
5
Taiwan
CHF 24
8.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 23
10.7%
7
New Zealand
CHF 23
11.9%
8
India
CHF 23
12.0%
9
China
CHF 23
13.2%
10
Vietnam
CHF 22
15.0%
11
Japan
CHF 21
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 21
20.8%
13
Malaysia
CHF 21
20.9%
14
Pakistan
CHF 16
36.6%
15
Philippines
CHF 11
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 25
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 24
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 24
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 24
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 24
9.4%
5
Guatemala
CHF 24
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 23
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 23
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 23
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 22
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 21
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 21
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 26
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 26
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 25
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 25
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CHF 24
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 24
8.0%
6
Oman
CHF 24
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CHF 23
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 23
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 22
15.8%
10
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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.