Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'304
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 81.87
Cantonal tax
- CHF 750
Communal tax
- CHF 712
Church tax
- CHF 84.39
Personal Tax
- CHF 100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'659
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 344
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 125
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 310
Total tax
- CHF 4'167
Net pay
* CHF 27'137
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 27'137
Net pay
CHF 5'079
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'167
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 9'247
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'079 to pay you CHF 31'304. 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 31'304 a year living in the region of Uri, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'167. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'137 per year, or CHF 2'261 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'257
19.3%
1
Canada
CHF 22'970
26.6%
2
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.