Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 9'500
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 504
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 105
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 38
Total tax
- CHF 646
Net pay
* CHF 8'854
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 8'854
Net pay
CHF 1'447
Tax the employer pays
CHF 646
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2'093
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'447 to pay you CHF 9'500. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 9'500 a year living in the region of Thurgau, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 646. That means that your net pay will be CHF 8'854 per year, or CHF 738 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 9'500
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 9'500
0.0%
2
Spain
CHF 8'897
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CHF 8'830
7.1%
4
Italy
CHF 8'809
7.3%
5
Norway
CHF 8'635
9.1%
6
France
CHF 8'578
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 8'408
11.5%
8
Russia
CHF 8'265
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 8'170
14.0%
10
Austria
CHF 8'077
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 7'742
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 7'648
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 7'631
19.7%
14
Greece
CHF 7'424
21.9%
15
Sweden
CHF 7'412
22.0%
16
Poland
CHF 7'164
24.6%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'835
28.1%
18
Finland
CHF 6'579
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 6'460
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 6'338
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'978
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'557
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 8'578
9.7%
1
Canada
CHF 7'265
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 9'500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 9'438
0.7%
2
Thailand
CHF 8'915
6.2%
3
Taiwan
CHF 8'659
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CHF 8'590
9.6%
5
South Korea
CHF 8'357
12.0%
6
Malaysia
CHF 8'327
12.4%
7
New Zealand
CHF 8'220
13.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 8'162
14.1%
9
Philippines
CHF 8'012
15.7%
10
Japan
CHF 7'720
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 7'602
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 7'524
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 7'491
21.1%
14
India
CHF 7'336
22.8%
15
China
CHF 6'758
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 8'749
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 8'740
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 8'602
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 8'589
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 8'502
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 8'455
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 7'972
16.1%
7
Chile
CHF 7'828
17.6%
8
Brazil
CHF 7'733
18.6%
9
Uruguay
CHF 7'591
20.1%
10
Peru
CHF 7'472
21.4%
11
Argentina
CHF 6'169
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 8'498
10.6%
1
Morocco
CHF 7'467
21.4%
2
Mozambique
CHF 7'326
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 7'168
24.5%
4
Kenya
CHF 7'096
25.3%
5
Angola
CHF 7'061
25.7%
6
Ghana
CHF 6'965
26.7%
7
Cameroon
CHF 6'957
26.8%
8
Nigeria
CHF 6'571
30.8%
9
Uganda
CHF 6'434
32.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 6'407
32.6%
11
Zambia
CHF 6'101
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 9'025
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 9'025
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 8'740
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 8'740
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 8'550
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 8'455
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 8'251
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 7'368
22.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 7'292
23.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 5'453
42.6%
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.