Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 66'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 598
Cantonal tax
- CHF 3'481
Communal tax
- CHF 3'296
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'498
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 726
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 264
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'045
Total tax
- CHF 13'932
Net pay
* CHF 52'068
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
21.1%
78.9%
Net pay
21.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 52'068
Net pay
CHF 12'100
Tax the employer pays
CHF 13'932
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 26'032
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 12'100 to pay you CHF 66'000. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.1% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 66'000 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 13'932. That means that your net pay will be CHF 52'068 per year, or CHF 4'339 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.1% and your marginal tax rate is 33.3%. 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 33.28, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 66.72.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 667 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'336 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 57'002
13.6%
1
Schwyz
CHF 54'695
17.1%
2
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 54'040
18.1%
3
Zurich
CHF 53'218
19.4%
4
Graubünden
CHF 53'128
19.5%
5
Nidwalden
CHF 53'037
19.6%
6
Obwalden
CHF 53'023
19.7%
7
Glarus
CHF 52'928
19.8%
8
Schaffhausen
CHF 52'706
20.1%
9
Uri
CHF 52'741
20.1%
10
Thurgau
CHF 52'525
20.4%
11
Ticino
CHF 52'447
20.5%
12
Aargau
CHF 52'249
20.8%
13
Valais
CHF 52'068
21.1%
14
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 51'798
21.5%
15
Jura
CHF 51'656
21.7%
16
Lucerne
CHF 51'690
21.7%
17
Fribourg
CHF 51'048
22.7%
18
Geneva
CHF 51'007
22.7%
19
St. Gallen
CHF 50'831
23.0%
20
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 50'780
23.1%
21
Basel-Stadt
CHF 50'769
23.1%
22
Solothurn
CHF 50'228
23.9%
23
Bern
CHF 49'880
24.4%
24
Vaud
CHF 49'883
24.4%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 49'610
24.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 57'420
13.0%
1
Hungary
CHF 53'790
18.5%
2
Switzerland
CHF 53'218
19.4%
3
Ukraine
CHF 53'130
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CHF 49'980
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
CHF 47'878
27.5%
6
France
CHF 47'478
28.1%
7
Norway
CHF 45'893
30.5%
8
Spain
CHF 44'941
31.9%
9
Ireland
CHF 44'738
32.2%
10
Denmark
CHF 43'919
33.5%
11
Austria
CHF 41'609
37.0%
12
Netherlands
CHF 41'420
37.2%
13
Sweden
CHF 41'419
37.2%
14
Luxembourg
CHF 40'763
38.2%
15
Poland
CHF 40'417
38.8%
16
Greece
CHF 39'338
40.4%
17
Romania
CHF 38'610
41.5%
18
Germany
CHF 38'532
41.6%
19
Finland
CHF 36'624
44.5%
20
Italy
CHF 36'269
45.1%
21
Portugal
CHF 34'643
47.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 29'472
55.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 49'158
25.5%
1
Canada
CHF 45'842
30.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 57'673
12.6%
1
Taiwan
CHF 55'340
16.2%
2
Kazakhstan
CHF 53'413
19.1%
3
Singapore
CHF 52'771
20.0%
4
Thailand
CHF 52'001
21.2%
5
South Korea
CHF 50'968
22.8%
6
Australia
CHF 48'735
26.2%
7
China
CHF 48'158
27.0%
8
New Zealand
CHF 48'068
27.2%
9
Indonesia
CHF 47'892
27.4%
10
Japan
CHF 47'750
27.7%
11
Pakistan
CHF 46'840
29.0%
12
Malaysia
CHF 46'030
30.3%
13
Philippines
CHF 45'661
30.8%
14
Vietnam
CHF 44'346
32.8%
15
India
CHF 37'672
42.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 59'100
10.5%
1
Chile
CHF 53'572
18.8%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 52'652
20.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CHF 50'639
23.3%
4
Panama
CHF 49'916
24.4%
5
Ecuador
CHF 49'103
25.6%
6
Brazil
CHF 48'345
26.8%
7
Colombia
CHF 48'190
27.0%
8
Uruguay
CHF 47'936
27.4%
9
Peru
CHF 47'370
28.2%
10
Mexico
CHF 46'184
30.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 42'894
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 48'168
27.0%
1
Kenya
CHF 46'646
29.3%
2
Nigeria
CHF 45'003
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CHF 44'848
32.1%
4
Ghana
CHF 44'537
32.5%
5
South Africa
CHF 44'318
32.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 43'984
33.4%
7
Morocco
CHF 41'985
36.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 41'269
37.5%
9
Zambia
CHF 40'847
38.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 40'607
38.5%
11
Uganda
CHF 39'446
40.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 62'700
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 62'700
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 60'720
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 60'720
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 59'400
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 59'098
10.5%
6
Egypt
CHF 49'743
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CHF 49'667
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 47'972
27.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 38'608
41.5%
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.