Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 70'203
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 706
Cantonal tax
- CHF 3'016
Communal tax
- CHF 3'984
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'721
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 772
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 281
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'255
Total tax
- CHF 14'735
Net pay
* CHF 55'468
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
21.0%
79.0%
Net pay
21.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 55'468
Net pay
CHF 12'951
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14'735
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 27'685
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 12'951 to pay you CHF 70'203. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 70'203 a year living in the region of Thurgau, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14'735. That means that your net pay will be CHF 55'468 per year, or CHF 4'622 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.0% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 30, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 70.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 700 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'500 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 51'848
26.2%
1
Canada
CHF 48'228
31.3%
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.