Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'488
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 78.86
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 16.37
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 5.95
Total tax
- CHF 101
Net pay
* CHF 1'387
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 1'387
Net pay
CHF 227
Tax the employer pays
CHF 101
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 328
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 227 to pay you CHF 1'488. 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 1'488 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 101. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'387 per year, or CHF 116 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 1'367
8.1%
1
USA
CHF 1'359
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'453
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'376
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'370
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'369
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'347
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'345
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'332
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'324
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'302
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'235
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'219
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'473
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'399
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'388
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'312
11.8%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'299
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'255
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 1'242
16.6%
7
Uganda
CHF 1'241
16.6%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'237
16.9%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'217
18.2%
10
Angola
CHF 1'162
21.9%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'111
25.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'488
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'414
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'414
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'369
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'369
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'324
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'292
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'254
15.8%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'201
19.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'112
25.3%
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.