Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'200
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 81.16
Cantonal tax
- CHF 743
Communal tax
- CHF 706
Church tax
- CHF 83.64
Personal Tax
- CHF 100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'654
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 343
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 125
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 305
Total tax
- CHF 4'141
Net pay
* CHF 27'059
Marginal tax rate
25.4%
Average tax rate
13.3%
86.7%
Net pay
13.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 27'059
Net pay
CHF 5'058
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'141
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 9'199
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'058 to pay you CHF 31'200. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.95 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.3% tax rate now rises to 25.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 31'200 a year living in the region of Uri, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'141. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'059 per year, or CHF 2'255 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 27'354
12.3%
1
Russia
CHF 27'144
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'165
16.1%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 25'558
18.1%
4
France
CHF 25'450
18.4%
5
Hungary
CHF 25'428
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CHF 25'116
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 24'297
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 24'228
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 23'960
23.2%
10
Spain
CHF 23'715
24.0%
11
Austria
CHF 22'946
26.5%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'073
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 21'634
30.7%
14
Germany
CHF 21'054
32.5%
15
Denmark
CHF 21'017
32.6%
16
Poland
CHF 20'818
33.3%
17
Italy
CHF 20'301
34.9%
18
Finland
CHF 19'804
36.5%
19
Netherlands
CHF 19'634
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'054
38.9%
21
Romania
CHF 18'252
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'203
48.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'180
19.3%
1
Canada
CHF 22'899
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 28'854
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CHF 27'694
11.2%
2
Thailand
CHF 26'653
14.6%
3
Australia
CHF 25'941
16.9%
4
South Korea
CHF 25'634
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CHF 25'070
19.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 25'041
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 24'308
22.1%
8
Singapore
CHF 24'261
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CHF 24'048
22.9%
10
Japan
CHF 23'761
23.8%
11
Malaysia
CHF 23'471
24.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 22'925
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 21'991
29.5%
14
China
CHF 20'793
33.4%
15
India
CHF 19'761
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 28'208
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 26'954
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 26'814
14.1%
3
Ecuador
CHF 26'023
16.6%
4
Panama
CHF 25'057
19.7%
5
Chile
CHF 25'035
19.8%
6
Colombia
CHF 24'793
20.5%
7
Peru
CHF 23'628
24.3%
8
Mexico
CHF 23'468
24.8%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'115
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'152
29.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 20'274
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 23'603
24.4%
1
Angola
CHF 22'851
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 22'286
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'228
28.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 21'517
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CHF 21'332
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'198
32.1%
7
Morocco
CHF 20'897
33.0%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'306
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'081
35.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 19'727
36.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 19'445
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 29'640
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 29'640
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 28'704
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 28'704
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 28'080
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 27'768
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 25'471
18.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 23'643
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 23'567
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'340
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.