Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 874
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 46.44
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 9.74
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 3.74
Total tax
- CHF 59.92
Net pay
* CHF 814
Marginal tax rate
6.5%
Average tax rate
6.9%
93.1%
Net pay
6.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 814
Net pay
CHF 133
Tax the employer pays
CHF 59.92
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 193
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 133 to pay you CHF 874. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.9% tax rate now rises to 19.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 874 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 59.92. That means that your net pay will be CHF 814 per year, or CHF 67.84 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.9% and your marginal tax rate is 6.5%. 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 6.52, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.48.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 935 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'674 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Valais
CHF 780
10.7%
1
Geneva
CHF 779
10.9%
2
Lucerne
CHF 764
12.6%
3
Nidwalden
CHF 764
12.6%
4
Schaffhausen
CHF 754
13.7%
5
Solothurn
CHF 744
14.9%
6
Fribourg
CHF 726
16.9%
7
Uri
CHF 714
18.3%
8
Aargau
CHF 814
6.9%
9
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 814
6.9%
10
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 814
6.9%
11
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 814
6.9%
12
Basel-Stadt
CHF 814
6.9%
13
Bern
CHF 814
6.9%
14
Glarus
CHF 814
6.9%
15
Graubünden
CHF 814
6.9%
16
Jura
CHF 814
6.9%
17
Obwalden
CHF 814
6.9%
18
Schwyz
CHF 814
6.9%
19
St. Gallen
CHF 814
6.9%
20
Thurgau
CHF 814
6.9%
21
Vaud
CHF 814
6.9%
22
Zug
CHF 814
6.9%
23
Neuchâtel
CHF 804
8.0%
24
Ticino
CHF 794
9.1%
25
Zurich
CHF 790
9.6%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 874
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 874
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 874
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 874
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 874
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 874
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 819
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 794
9.2%
8
Switzerland
CHF 790
9.6%
9
France
CHF 789
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 778
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 777
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 760
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 712
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 704
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 686
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 683
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 651
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 605
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 594
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 550
37.1%
21
Denmark
CHF 535
38.8%
22
Romania
CHF 511
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 835
4.4%
1
USA
CHF 798
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 874
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 874
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 874
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 864
1.1%
4
Thailand
CHF 830
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 803
8.1%
6
Indonesia
CHF 799
8.6%
7
Taiwan
CHF 797
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 781
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 770
11.9%
10
India
CHF 769
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 767
12.3%
12
China
CHF 759
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 743
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 710
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 692
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 853
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 808
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 805
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 804
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 791
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 790
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 782
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 778
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 765
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 725
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 720
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 716
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 865
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 822
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 815
6.7%
3
Uganda
CHF 807
7.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 793
9.3%
5
Senegal
CHF 768
12.1%
6
Kenya
CHF 763
12.7%
7
Mozambique
CHF 738
15.5%
8
Ghana
CHF 738
15.6%
9
Cameroon
CHF 737
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 691
21.0%
11
Nigeria
CHF 676
22.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 874
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 830
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 830
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 804
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 804
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 778
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 761
12.9%
7
Israel
CHF 759
13.2%
8
Egypt
CHF 747
14.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 733
16.2%
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.