Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 42'480
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 161
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'926
Communal tax
- CHF 975
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'251
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 467
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 170
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 869
Total tax
- CHF 6'820
Net pay
* CHF 35'660
Marginal tax rate
35.6%
Average tax rate
16.1%
83.9%
Net pay
16.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 42'480 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 6'820. That means that your net pay will be CHF 35'660 per year, or CHF 2'972 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.1% and your marginal tax rate is 35.6%. 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 35.60, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 64.40.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 644 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'220 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 36'958
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 36'044
15.2%
2
Hungary
CHF 34'621
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 34'196
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 33'088
22.1%
5
Ireland
CHF 32'637
23.2%
6
France
CHF 32'590
23.3%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 32'575
23.3%
8
Norway
CHF 31'742
25.3%
9
Spain
CHF 30'730
27.7%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 29'978
29.4%
11
Sweden
CHF 29'657
30.2%
12
Austria
CHF 29'417
30.8%
13
Denmark
CHF 28'617
32.6%
14
Greece
CHF 27'931
34.3%
15
Germany
CHF 26'967
36.5%
16
Poland
CHF 26'880
36.7%
17
Netherlands
CHF 26'733
37.1%
18
Finland
CHF 25'530
39.9%
19
Italy
CHF 25'182
40.7%
20
Romania
CHF 24'851
41.5%
21
Portugal
CHF 24'294
42.8%
22
Belgium
CHF 20'669
51.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 33'526
21.1%
1
Canada
CHF 30'320
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 38'161
10.2%
1
Taiwan
CHF 36'786
13.4%
2
Thailand
CHF 35'113
17.3%
3
South Korea
CHF 34'226
19.4%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 34'178
19.5%
5
Australia
CHF 33'330
21.5%
6
New Zealand
CHF 32'637
23.2%
7
Singapore
CHF 32'497
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 31'968
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 31'552
25.7%
10
Japan
CHF 31'448
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 30'798
27.5%
12
Philippines
CHF 30'295
28.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 29'058
31.6%
14
China
CHF 27'907
34.3%
15
India
CHF 26'168
38.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 38'282
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 35'488
16.5%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 35'407
16.7%
3
Chile
CHF 35'043
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CHF 33'817
20.4%
5
Panama
CHF 33'590
20.9%
6
Colombia
CHF 32'541
23.4%
7
Peru
CHF 31'809
25.1%
8
Brazil
CHF 31'293
26.3%
9
Mexico
CHF 31'038
26.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 29'001
31.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 27'606
35.0%
12
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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.