Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20
Total tax
0
Net pay
* CHF 20
Marginal tax rate
6.6%
Average tax rate
175.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 20
Net pay
CHF 2.77
Tax the employer pays
CHF 0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2.77
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2.77 to pay you CHF 20. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 1.39 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 12.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 20 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be CHF 20 per year, or CHF 1.67 per month. Your average tax rate is 175.0% and your marginal tax rate is 6.6%. 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 6.60, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.40.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 934 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'670 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ticino
CHF 20
105.0%
1
Zurich
CHF 20
125.0%
2
Valais
CHF 20
175.0%
3
Geneva
CHF 20
180.0%
4
Lucerne
CHF 20
255.0%
5
Nidwalden
CHF 20
255.0%
6
Schaffhausen
CHF 20
305.0%
7
Solothurn
CHF 20
355.0%
8
Fribourg
CHF 20
445.0%
9
Aargau
CHF 19
5.0%
10
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 19
5.0%
11
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 19
5.0%
12
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 19
5.0%
13
Basel-Stadt
CHF 19
5.0%
14
Bern
CHF 19
5.0%
15
Glarus
CHF 19
5.0%
16
Graubünden
CHF 19
5.0%
17
Jura
CHF 19
5.0%
18
Obwalden
CHF 19
5.0%
19
Schwyz
CHF 19
5.0%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 19
5.0%
21
Thurgau
CHF 19
5.0%
22
Vaud
CHF 19
5.0%
23
Zug
CHF 19
5.0%
24
Uri
CHF 20
505.0%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 9
55.0%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 20
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 20
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 20
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 20
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 20
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 20
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 19
6.3%
7
Italy
CHF 18
9.2%
8
France
CHF 18
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 18
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 18
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 17
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 16
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CHF 16
19.5%
14
Poland
CHF 16
21.5%
15
Greece
CHF 16
21.9%
16
Portugal
CHF 15
25.6%
17
Finland
CHF 14
30.8%
18
Belgium
CHF 14
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CHF 12
39.8%
20
Romania
CHF 12
41.5%
21
Denmark
CHF 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
CHF 20
125.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 20
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 18
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 20
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 20
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 20
0.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 19
5.0%
4
Indonesia
CHF 18
8.8%
5
Taiwan
CHF 18
8.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 18
10.7%
7
New Zealand
CHF 18
11.9%
8
India
CHF 18
12.0%
9
China
CHF 17
13.2%
10
Vietnam
CHF 17
15.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 17
16.3%
12
Japan
CHF 16
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 16
20.8%
14
Pakistan
CHF 10
47.6%
15
Philippines
CHF 8
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 20
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 18
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 18
7.9%
3
Colombia
CHF 18
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 18
9.4%
5
Guatemala
CHF 18
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 18
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 18
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 17
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 17
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 16
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 16
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 20
1.0%
1
Angola
CHF 19
3.0%
2
Uganda
CHF 19
5.0%
3
Ghana
CHF 19
5.5%
4
Zambia
CHF 19
6.0%
5
Morocco
CHF 19
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 18
7.5%
7
Senegal
CHF 17
15.1%
8
Cameroon
CHF 17
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CHF 17
16.8%
10
Mozambique
CHF 10
50.0%
11
Kenya
CHF 20
143.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 20
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 20
0.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 19
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CHF 19
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CHF 19
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 18
8.0%
6
Oman
CHF 18
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CHF 18
11.1%
8
Israel
CHF 17
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 17
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Valais 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.