Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'320
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 81.98
Cantonal tax
- CHF 751
Communal tax
- CHF 713
Church tax
- CHF 84.50
Personal Tax
- CHF 100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'660
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 345
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 125
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 311
Total tax
- CHF 4'172
Net pay
* CHF 27'148
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 27'148
Net pay
CHF 5'083
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'172
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 9'254
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'083 to pay you CHF 31'320. 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 31'320 a year living in the region of Uri, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'172. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'148 per year, or CHF 2'262 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Vaud
CHF 28'099
10.3%
1
Geneva
CHF 27'894
10.9%
2
Basel-Stadt
CHF 27'866
11.0%
3
Schwyz
CHF 27'801
11.2%
4
Ticino
CHF 27'752
11.4%
5
Aargau
CHF 27'680
11.6%
6
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 27'571
12.0%
7
Thurgau
CHF 27'563
12.0%
8
Valais
CHF 27'577
12.0%
9
Schaffhausen
CHF 27'540
12.1%
10
Zurich
CHF 27'447
12.4%
11
Glarus
CHF 27'386
12.6%
12
Nidwalden
CHF 27'366
12.6%
13
Fribourg
CHF 27'320
12.8%
14
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 27'270
12.9%
15
Jura
CHF 27'268
12.9%
16
Lucerne
CHF 27'196
13.2%
17
Obwalden
CHF 27'176
13.2%
18
Uri
CHF 27'148
13.3%
19
St. Gallen
CHF 26'994
13.8%
20
Neuchâtel
CHF 26'980
13.9%
21
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 26'902
14.1%
22
Solothurn
CHF 26'778
14.5%
23
Bern
CHF 26'345
15.9%
24
Zug
CHF 28'517
9.0%
25
Graubünden
CHF 28'255
9.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 27'447
12.4%
1
Russia
CHF 27'248
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'251
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 25'638
18.1%
4
France
CHF 25'526
18.5%
5
Hungary
CHF 25'526
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CHF 25'213
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 24'376
22.2%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 24'317
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 24'033
23.3%
10
Spain
CHF 23'793
24.0%
11
Austria
CHF 23'011
26.5%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'157
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 21'708
30.7%
14
Germany
CHF 21'119
32.6%
15
Denmark
CHF 21'099
32.6%
16
Poland
CHF 20'882
33.3%
17
Italy
CHF 20'355
35.0%
18
Finland
CHF 19'865
36.6%
19
Netherlands
CHF 19'709
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'116
39.0%
21
Romania
CHF 18'322
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'239
48.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'269
19.3%
1
Canada
CHF 22'981
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 28'957
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CHF 27'798
11.3%
2
Thailand
CHF 26'743
14.6%
3
Australia
CHF 26'020
16.9%
4
South Korea
CHF 25'726
17.9%
5
New Zealand
CHF 25'152
19.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 25'139
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 24'390
22.1%
8
Singapore
CHF 24'349
22.3%
9
Pakistan
CHF 24'129
23.0%
10
Japan
CHF 23'843
23.9%
11
Malaysia
CHF 23'549
24.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 23'004
26.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 22'066
29.6%
14
China
CHF 20'868
33.4%
15
India
CHF 19'829
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 28'317
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 27'048
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 26'907
14.1%
3
Ecuador
CHF 26'110
16.6%
4
Panama
CHF 25'148
19.7%
5
Chile
CHF 25'140
19.7%
6
Colombia
CHF 24'877
20.6%
7
Peru
CHF 23'715
24.3%
8
Mexico
CHF 23'548
24.8%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'202
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'225
29.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 20'352
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 23'677
24.4%
1
Angola
CHF 22'938
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 22'370
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'306
28.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 21'597
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CHF 21'413
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'272
32.1%
7
Morocco
CHF 20'969
33.1%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'372
35.0%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'155
35.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 19'799
36.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 19'519
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 29'754
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 29'754
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 28'814
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 28'814
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 28'188
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 27'875
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 25'555
18.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 23'733
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 23'657
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'410
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.