Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 12
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 0.58
Total tax
- CHF 0.58
Net pay
* CHF 11.42
Marginal tax rate
6.4%
Average tax rate
4.8%
95.2%
Net pay
4.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 11.42
Net pay
CHF 1.64
Tax the employer pays
CHF 0.58
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2.22
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1.64 to pay you CHF 12. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 1.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.8% tax rate now rises to 16.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 12 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 0.58. That means that your net pay will be CHF 11.42 per year, or CHF 0.95 per month. Your average tax rate is 4.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.4%. 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 6.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.62.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 936 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'681 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 12
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 12
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 12
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 12
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 12
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 12
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 11
6.3%
7
Italy
CHF 11
9.2%
8
France
CHF 11
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 11
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 11
11.0%
11
Russia
CHF 10
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 10
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CHF 10
19.5%
14
Poland
CHF 9
21.5%
15
Greece
CHF 9
21.9%
16
Portugal
CHF 9
25.6%
17
Finland
CHF 8
30.7%
18
Belgium
CHF 8
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CHF 7
38.8%
20
Romania
CHF 7
41.5%
21
Denmark
CHF 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
CHF 12
204.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 12
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 11
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 12
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 12
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 12
0.0%
3
Malaysia
CHF 12
3.2%
4
Thailand
CHF 11
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 11
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 11
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 11
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 11
11.9%
9
India
CHF 11
12.0%
10
China
CHF 10
13.2%
11
Vietnam
CHF 10
15.0%
12
Japan
CHF 10
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 10
20.8%
14
Philippines
CHF 5
59.1%
15
Pakistan
CHF 2
79.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 12
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 11
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 11
7.9%
3
Colombia
CHF 11
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 11
9.4%
5
Guatemala
CHF 11
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 11
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 11
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 11
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 10
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 10
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 10
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 12
1.0%
1
Angola
CHF 12
3.0%
2
Uganda
CHF 11
5.0%
3
Ghana
CHF 11
5.5%
4
Zambia
CHF 11
6.0%
5
Morocco
CHF 11
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 11
7.5%
7
Cameroon
CHF 10
15.6%
8
Nigeria
CHF 10
16.8%
9
Senegal
CHF 10
19.4%
10
Mozambique
CHF 3
74.7%
11
Kenya
CHF 12
239.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 12
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12
0.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 11
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CHF 11
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CHF 11
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 11
8.0%
6
Oman
CHF 11
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CHF 11
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 10
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 10
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vaud 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.