Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 22'204
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 16.75
Cantonal tax
- CHF 99.18
Communal tax
- CHF 95.21
Personal Tax
- CHF 20
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'177
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 244
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 88.82
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 78.90
Total tax
- CHF 1'820
Net pay
* CHF 20'384
Marginal tax rate
20.0%
Average tax rate
8.2%
91.8%
Net pay
8.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 20'384
Net pay
CHF 3'462
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'820
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'282
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'462 to pay you CHF 22'204. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.2% tax rate now rises to 20.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 22'204 a year living in the region of Ticino, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'820. That means that your net pay will be CHF 20'384 per year, or CHF 1'699 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% and your marginal tax rate is 20.0%. 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 19.96, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 80.04.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 800 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'002 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 18'524
16.6%
1
Canada
CHF 16'491
25.7%
2
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.