Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 48
Cantonal tax
- CHF 10
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2.87
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 0.93
Total tax
- CHF 37.80
Net pay
* CHF 10.20
Marginal tax rate
6.0%
Average tax rate
78.8%
21.3%
Net pay
78.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 10.20
Net pay
CHF 8.04
Tax the employer pays
CHF 37.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 45.84
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 8.04 to pay you CHF 48. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 9.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
81.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 78.8% tax rate now rises to 81.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 48 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 37.80. That means that your net pay will be CHF 10.20 per year, or CHF 0.85 per month. Your average tax rate is 78.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.0%. 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 6.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.96.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 940 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'698 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 48
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 48
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 48
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 48
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 48
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 48
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 45
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 44
9.2%
8
France
CHF 43
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 43
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 43
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 42
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 39
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CHF 39
19.5%
14
Poland
CHF 38
21.5%
15
Greece
CHF 38
21.8%
16
Portugal
CHF 36
25.6%
17
Finland
CHF 33
30.8%
18
Belgium
CHF 33
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CHF 30
37.9%
20
Romania
CHF 28
41.5%
21
Switzerland
CHF 20
57.9%
22
Denmark
CHF 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 47
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 44
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 48
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 48
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 48
0.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 46
5.0%
4
Indonesia
CHF 44
8.8%
5
Taiwan
CHF 44
8.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 43
10.7%
7
New Zealand
CHF 42
11.9%
8
India
CHF 42
12.0%
9
China
CHF 42
13.2%
10
Vietnam
CHF 41
15.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 39
17.8%
12
Japan
CHF 39
18.7%
13
Pakistan
CHF 38
19.8%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 38
20.8%
15
Philippines
CHF 20
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 47
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 44
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 44
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 44
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 43
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 43
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 43
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 43
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 42
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 40
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 40
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 39
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 48
1.0%
1
Angola
CHF 46
3.2%
2
Uganda
CHF 46
5.0%
3
Ghana
CHF 45
5.5%
4
Zambia
CHF 45
6.0%
5
Morocco
CHF 45
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 44
7.5%
7
Senegal
CHF 43
11.3%
8
Cameroon
CHF 40
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CHF 40
16.8%
10
Mozambique
CHF 34
28.4%
11
Kenya
CHF 19
59.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 48
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 48
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 46
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 46
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CHF 45
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 44
8.0%
6
Oman
CHF 44
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CHF 43
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 42
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 40
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.