Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 40'008
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 142
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'296
Communal tax
- CHF 1'230
Church tax
- CHF 146
Personal Tax
- CHF 100
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'120
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 440
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 160
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 745
Total tax
- CHF 6'380
Net pay
* CHF 33'628
Marginal tax rate
25.5%
Average tax rate
15.9%
84.1%
Net pay
15.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 33'628
Net pay
CHF 6'841
Tax the employer pays
CHF 6'380
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 13'221
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 6'841 to pay you CHF 40'008. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.9% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 40'008 a year living in the region of Uri, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 6'380. That means that your net pay will be CHF 33'628 per year, or CHF 2'802 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.0% and your marginal tax rate is 25.5%. 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 25.48, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 74.52.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 745 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'726 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 35'807
10.5%
1
Graubünden
CHF 34'782
13.1%
2
Schwyz
CHF 34'768
13.1%
3
Ticino
CHF 34'452
13.9%
4
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 34'344
14.2%
5
Zurich
CHF 34'173
14.6%
6
Vaud
CHF 34'068
14.8%
7
Aargau
CHF 34'053
14.9%
8
Geneva
CHF 34'056
14.9%
9
Schaffhausen
CHF 34'050
14.9%
10
Thurgau
CHF 34'006
15.0%
11
Glarus
CHF 33'986
15.1%
12
Nidwalden
CHF 33'892
15.3%
13
Valais
CHF 33'868
15.3%
14
Basel-Stadt
CHF 33'672
15.8%
15
Jura
CHF 33'694
15.8%
16
Obwalden
CHF 33'699
15.8%
17
Uri
CHF 33'628
15.9%
18
Fribourg
CHF 33'575
16.1%
19
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 33'534
16.2%
20
Lucerne
CHF 33'407
16.5%
21
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 33'320
16.7%
22
St. Gallen
CHF 33'336
16.7%
23
Solothurn
CHF 32'825
18.0%
24
Neuchâtel
CHF 32'723
18.2%
25
Bern
CHF 32'324
19.2%
26
Show more
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 34'807
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 34'173
14.6%
2
Hungary
CHF 32'607
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 32'206
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 31'438
21.4%
5
Ireland
CHF 31'364
21.6%
6
France
CHF 31'025
22.5%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 30'746
23.2%
8
Norway
CHF 30'110
24.7%
9
Spain
CHF 29'273
26.8%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 28'764
28.1%
11
Sweden
CHF 28'199
29.5%
12
Austria
CHF 28'008
30.0%
13
Denmark
CHF 26'954
32.6%
14
Greece
CHF 26'585
33.6%
15
Germany
CHF 25'701
35.8%
16
Poland
CHF 25'458
36.4%
17
Netherlands
CHF 25'177
37.1%
18
Finland
CHF 24'280
39.3%
19
Italy
CHF 24'026
40.0%
20
Romania
CHF 23'405
41.5%
21
Portugal
CHF 23'207
42.0%
22
Belgium
CHF 19'655
50.9%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 31'697
20.8%
1
Canada
CHF 28'631
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 36'131
9.7%
1
Taiwan
CHF 34'847
12.9%
2
Thailand
CHF 33'259
16.9%
3
South Korea
CHF 32'376
19.1%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 32'176
19.6%
5
Australia
CHF 31'711
20.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 31'015
22.5%
7
Singapore
CHF 30'690
23.3%
8
Indonesia
CHF 30'289
24.3%
9
Pakistan
CHF 29'945
25.2%
10
Japan
CHF 29'763
25.6%
11
Malaysia
CHF 29'198
27.0%
12
Philippines
CHF 28'680
28.3%
13
Vietnam
CHF 27'478
31.3%
14
China
CHF 26'254
34.4%
15
India
CHF 24'764
38.1%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 36'095
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 33'824
15.5%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 33'527
16.2%
3
Chile
CHF 32'917
17.7%
4
Ecuador
CHF 32'364
19.1%
5
Panama
CHF 31'720
20.7%
6
Colombia
CHF 30'898
22.8%
7
Peru
CHF 30'025
25.0%
8
Brazil
CHF 29'500
26.3%
9
Mexico
CHF 29'386
26.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 27'500
31.3%
11
Argentina
CHF 25'999
35.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 29'258
26.9%
1
South Africa
CHF 28'976
27.6%
2
Kenya
CHF 28'452
28.9%
3
Mozambique
CHF 27'953
30.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 27'344
31.7%
5
Nigeria
CHF 27'323
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 26'653
33.4%
7
Morocco
CHF 26'234
34.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 25'444
36.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 25'151
37.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 25'012
37.5%
11
Zambia
CHF 24'862
37.9%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 38'008
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 38'008
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 36'807
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 36'807
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 36'007
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 35'607
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 31'671
20.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 30'249
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 30'173
24.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 23'470
41.3%
10
Show more
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.