Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'122
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 80.63
Cantonal tax
- CHF 738
Communal tax
- CHF 702
Church tax
- CHF 83.08
Personal Tax
- CHF 100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'649
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 342
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 124
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 301
Total tax
- CHF 4'121
Net pay
* CHF 27'001
Marginal tax rate
25.4%
Average tax rate
13.2%
86.8%
Net pay
13.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 27'001
Net pay
CHF 5'043
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'121
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 9'164
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'043 to pay you CHF 31'122. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.2% tax rate now rises to 25.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 31'122 a year living in the region of Uri, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'121. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'001 per year, or CHF 2'250 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.2% and your marginal tax rate is 25.4%. 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 25.42, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 74.58.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 746 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'729 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 27'293
12.3%
1
Russia
CHF 27'076
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'110
16.1%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 25'506
18.0%
4
France
CHF 25'400
18.4%
5
Hungary
CHF 25'364
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CHF 25'053
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 24'246
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 24'170
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 23'913
23.2%
10
Spain
CHF 23'664
24.0%
11
Austria
CHF 22'904
26.4%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'018
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 21'586
30.6%
14
Germany
CHF 21'012
32.5%
15
Denmark
CHF 20'964
32.6%
16
Poland
CHF 20'777
33.2%
17
Italy
CHF 20'266
34.9%
18
Finland
CHF 19'764
36.5%
19
Netherlands
CHF 19'585
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'013
38.9%
21
Romania
CHF 18'206
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'179
48.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'122
19.3%
1
Canada
CHF 22'846
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 28'788
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CHF 27'626
11.2%
2
Thailand
CHF 26'594
14.6%
3
Australia
CHF 25'890
16.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 25'574
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CHF 25'016
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 24'978
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 24'254
22.1%
8
Singapore
CHF 24'204
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CHF 23'996
22.9%
10
Japan
CHF 23'708
23.8%
11
Malaysia
CHF 23'420
24.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 22'874
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 21'942
29.5%
14
China
CHF 20'745
33.3%
15
India
CHF 19'717
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 28'138
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 26'893
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 26'754
14.0%
3
Ecuador
CHF 25'967
16.6%
4
Panama
CHF 24'998
19.7%
5
Chile
CHF 24'967
19.8%
6
Colombia
CHF 24'739
20.5%
7
Peru
CHF 23'571
24.3%
8
Mexico
CHF 23'415
24.8%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'058
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'104
29.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 20'223
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 23'555
24.3%
1
Angola
CHF 22'794
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 22'232
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'177
28.7%
4
Ghana
CHF 21'466
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CHF 21'279
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'150
32.0%
7
Morocco
CHF 20'850
33.0%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'263
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'034
35.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 19'681
36.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 19'397
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 29'566
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 29'566
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 28'632
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 28'632
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 28'010
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 27'699
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 25'416
18.3%
7
Egypt
CHF 23'585
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 23'508
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'295
41.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Uri 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.