Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 14'220
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 754
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 156
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 56.88
Total tax
- CHF 967
Net pay
* CHF 13'253
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 13'253
Net pay
CHF 2'166
Tax the employer pays
CHF 967
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'133
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'166 to pay you CHF 14'220. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 14'220 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 967. That means that your net pay will be CHF 13'253 per year, or CHF 1'104 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 14'130
0.6%
1
Ireland
CHF 14'104
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CHF 13'201
7.2%
3
Spain
CHF 12'834
9.8%
4
France
CHF 12'488
12.2%
5
Norway
CHF 12'412
12.7%
6
Russia
CHF 12'371
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 12'207
14.2%
8
Austria
CHF 12'020
15.5%
9
Italy
CHF 11'676
17.9%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 11'663
18.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 11'589
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 11'447
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 11'344
20.2%
14
Greece
CHF 10'745
24.4%
15
Sweden
CHF 10'666
25.0%
16
Poland
CHF 10'178
28.4%
17
Portugal
CHF 9'724
31.6%
18
Finland
CHF 9'666
32.0%
19
Denmark
CHF 9'514
33.1%
20
Belgium
CHF 9'488
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 8'948
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 8'319
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'444
12.5%
1
Canada
CHF 10'670
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 13'504
5.0%
1
Australia
CHF 13'421
5.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 13'087
8.0%
3
Taiwan
CHF 12'963
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 12'368
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CHF 12'226
14.0%
6
New Zealand
CHF 12'048
15.3%
7
Malaysia
CHF 12'004
15.6%
8
Indonesia
CHF 11'989
15.7%
9
Japan
CHF 11'503
19.1%
10
Philippines
CHF 11'453
19.5%
11
Singapore
CHF 11'359
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 11'290
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 10'865
23.6%
14
India
CHF 10'116
28.9%
15
China
CHF 10'050
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'885
9.4%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'857
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 12'727
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CHF 12'724
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'579
11.5%
5
Panama
CHF 12'212
14.1%
6
Chile
CHF 11'592
18.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'547
18.8%
8
Uruguay
CHF 11'092
22.0%
9
Peru
CHF 11'024
22.5%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'804
24.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 9'237
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 12'105
14.9%
1
Mozambique
CHF 10'724
24.6%
2
Morocco
CHF 10'512
26.1%
3
Angola
CHF 10'498
26.2%
4
Kenya
CHF 10'400
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 10'313
27.5%
6
Ghana
CHF 10'281
27.7%
7
Nigeria
CHF 9'782
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CHF 9'749
31.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 9'502
33.2%
10
Senegal
CHF 9'411
33.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 9'002
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 13'509
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 13'509
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 13'082
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 13'082
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12'798
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 12'656
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 12'350
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 10'908
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 10'832
23.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 8'032
43.5%
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.