Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'024
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 30.58
Cantonal tax
- CHF 12.88
Communal tax
- CHF 6.44
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'273
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 264
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 96.10
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 144
Total tax
- CHF 1'828
Net pay
* CHF 22'196
Marginal tax rate
11.6%
Average tax rate
7.6%
92.4%
Net pay
7.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 22'196
Net pay
CHF 3'804
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'828
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'632
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'804 to pay you CHF 24'024. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.6% tax rate now rises to 20.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 24'024 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'828. That means that your net pay will be CHF 22'196 per year, or CHF 1'850 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.6% and your marginal tax rate is 11.6%. 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 11.62, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 88.38.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 884 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'419 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 21'513
10.5%
1
Ireland
CHF 21'035
12.4%
2
Russia
CHF 20'901
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'768
13.6%
4
France
CHF 20'350
15.3%
5
Hungary
CHF 19'580
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 19'561
18.6%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 19'389
19.3%
8
Ukraine
CHF 19'339
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 19'143
20.3%
10
Spain
CHF 19'021
20.8%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 18'918
21.3%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'236
28.3%
13
Greece
CHF 17'200
28.4%
14
Italy
CHF 17'168
28.5%
15
Germany
CHF 17'081
28.9%
16
Poland
CHF 16'438
31.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'114
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 15'815
34.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'321
36.2%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'118
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'054
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'027
41.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 19'871
17.3%
1
Canada
CHF 17'785
26.0%
2
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.