Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 2'031
Personal Tax
- CHF 20
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 108
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 22.34
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 8.12
Total tax
- CHF 158
Net pay
* CHF 1'873
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
7.8%
92.2%
Net pay
7.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 1'873
Net pay
CHF 309
Tax the employer pays
CHF 158
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 468
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 309 to pay you CHF 2'031. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.8% tax rate now rises to 20.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 2'031 a year living in the region of Ticino, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 158. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'873 per year, or CHF 156 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.8% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Solothurn
CHF 1'823
10.2%
1
Fribourg
CHF 1'805
11.1%
2
Uri
CHF 1'793
11.7%
3
Aargau
CHF 1'893
6.8%
4
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 1'893
6.8%
5
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 1'893
6.8%
6
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 1'893
6.8%
7
Basel-Stadt
CHF 1'893
6.8%
8
Bern
CHF 1'893
6.8%
9
Glarus
CHF 1'893
6.8%
10
Graubünden
CHF 1'893
6.8%
11
Jura
CHF 1'893
6.8%
12
Obwalden
CHF 1'893
6.8%
13
Schwyz
CHF 1'893
6.8%
14
St. Gallen
CHF 1'893
6.8%
15
Thurgau
CHF 1'893
6.8%
16
Vaud
CHF 1'893
6.8%
17
Zug
CHF 1'893
6.8%
18
Neuchâtel
CHF 1'883
7.3%
19
Ticino
CHF 1'873
7.8%
20
Zurich
CHF 1'869
8.0%
21
Geneva
CHF 1'858
8.5%
22
Valais
CHF 1'859
8.5%
23
Lucerne
CHF 1'843
9.3%
24
Nidwalden
CHF 1'843
9.3%
25
Schaffhausen
CHF 1'833
9.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 2'031
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 2'031
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 2'031
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 2'031
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 2'031
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'907
6.1%
6
Spain
CHF 1'902
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'869
8.0%
8
Italy
CHF 1'844
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'834
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'808
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'807
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'767
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'655
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'635
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'595
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'587
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'512
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'406
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 1'381
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 1'313
35.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'278
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 1'188
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 1'855
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 1'818
10.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 2'031
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 2'031
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 2'031
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 2'018
0.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'929
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'910
6.0%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'865
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'851
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'814
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CHF 1'791
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 1'790
11.9%
11
India
CHF 1'787
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'763
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'725
15.1%
14
Japan
CHF 1'650
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'609
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'983
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'878
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'870
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'869
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'839
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'836
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'818
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'808
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'777
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'686
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'674
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'663
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 2'011
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 1'894
6.7%
2
Zambia
CHF 1'821
10.3%
3
Kenya
CHF 1'764
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'760
13.3%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'714
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'685
17.1%
7
Ghana
CHF 1'640
19.3%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'614
20.5%
9
Uganda
CHF 1'587
21.9%
10
Angola
CHF 1'572
22.6%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'491
26.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 2'031
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'929
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'929
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'869
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'869
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'808
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'764
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'683
17.2%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'593
21.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'350
33.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ticino 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.