Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 42'850
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 164
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'982
Communal tax
- CHF 1'004
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'271
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 471
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 171
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 888
Total tax
- CHF 6'952
Net pay
* CHF 35'898
Marginal tax rate
35.6%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 42'850 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 6'952. That means that your net pay will be CHF 35'898 per year, or CHF 2'992 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% 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 37'279
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 36'324
15.2%
2
Hungary
CHF 34'923
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 34'494
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 33'335
22.2%
5
Czech Republic
CHF 32'849
23.3%
6
Ireland
CHF 32'828
23.4%
7
France
CHF 32'824
23.4%
8
Norway
CHF 31'986
25.4%
9
Spain
CHF 30'951
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 30'148
29.6%
11
Sweden
CHF 29'842
30.4%
12
Austria
CHF 29'609
30.9%
13
Denmark
CHF 28'866
32.6%
14
Greece
CHF 28'117
34.4%
15
Germany
CHF 27'151
36.6%
16
Poland
CHF 27'093
36.8%
17
Netherlands
CHF 26'966
37.1%
18
Finland
CHF 25'710
40.0%
19
Italy
CHF 25'355
40.8%
20
Romania
CHF 25'067
41.5%
21
Portugal
CHF 24'457
42.9%
22
Belgium
CHF 20'815
51.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 33'800
21.1%
1
Canada
CHF 30'581
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 38'465
10.2%
1
Taiwan
CHF 37'076
13.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 35'390
17.4%
3
South Korea
CHF 34'490
19.5%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 34'478
19.5%
5
Australia
CHF 33'572
21.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 32'879
23.3%
7
Singapore
CHF 32'767
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 32'219
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 31'792
25.8%
10
Japan
CHF 31'702
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 31'037
27.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 30'536
28.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 29'299
31.6%
14
China
CHF 28'161
34.3%
15
India
CHF 26'378
38.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 38'610
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 35'738
16.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 35'689
16.7%
3
Chile
CHF 35'361
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CHF 34'035
20.6%
5
Panama
CHF 33'870
21.0%
6
Colombia
CHF 32'787
23.5%
7
Peru
CHF 32'073
25.2%
8
Brazil
CHF 31'561
26.4%
9
Mexico
CHF 31'283
27.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 29'226
31.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 27'846
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 31'326
26.9%
1
South Africa
CHF 30'659
28.5%
2
Kenya
CHF 30'441
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CHF 29'800
30.5%
4
Nigeria
CHF 29'256
31.7%
5
Ghana
CHF 29'224
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 28'413
33.7%
7
Morocco
CHF 27'957
34.8%
8
Cameroon
CHF 27'175
36.6%
9
Senegal
CHF 26'717
37.7%
10
Uganda
CHF 26'714
37.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 26'610
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 40'708
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 40'707
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 39'422
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 39'422
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 38'565
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 38'136
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 33'672
21.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 32'381
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 32'304
24.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 25'125
41.4%
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.