Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 11'960
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 634
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 132
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 47.84
Total tax
- CHF 813
Net pay
* CHF 11'147
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 11'147
Net pay
CHF 1'822
Tax the employer pays
CHF 813
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2'635
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'822 to pay you CHF 11'960. 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 11'960 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 813. That means that your net pay will be CHF 11'147 per year, or CHF 929 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 11'960
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 11'960
0.0%
2
Spain
CHF 11'201
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CHF 11'123
7.0%
4
France
CHF 10'671
10.8%
5
Norway
CHF 10'606
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 10'444
12.7%
7
Russia
CHF 10'405
13.0%
8
Italy
CHF 10'307
13.8%
9
Austria
CHF 10'169
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 9'990
16.5%
11
Hungary
CHF 9'747
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 9'628
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 9'607
19.7%
14
Greece
CHF 9'231
22.8%
15
Sweden
CHF 9'151
23.5%
16
Poland
CHF 8'735
27.0%
17
Portugal
CHF 8'356
30.1%
18
Finland
CHF 8'282
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 8'133
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 7'993
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CHF 7'526
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 6'997
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 10'686
10.7%
1
Canada
CHF 9'089
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 11'670
2.4%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 11'362
5.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 11'126
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CHF 10'901
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CHF 10'531
12.0%
5
South Korea
CHF 10'464
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CHF 10'266
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CHF 10'215
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CHF 10'191
14.8%
9
Philippines
CHF 9'832
17.8%
10
Japan
CHF 9'716
18.8%
11
Singapore
CHF 9'569
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 9'476
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 9'253
22.6%
14
India
CHF 8'833
26.2%
15
China
CHF 8'474
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 10'956
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CHF 10'813
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CHF 10'787
9.8%
3
Colombia
CHF 10'782
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 10'704
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 10'502
12.2%
6
Mexico
CHF 9'838
17.7%
7
Chile
CHF 9'804
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CHF 9'516
20.4%
9
Peru
CHF 9'323
22.1%
10
Brazil
CHF 9'276
22.5%
11
Argentina
CHF 7'768
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 10'432
12.8%
1
Mozambique
CHF 9'097
23.9%
2
Morocco
CHF 9'054
24.3%
3
Angola
CHF 8'853
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 8'826
26.2%
5
Kenya
CHF 8'818
26.3%
6
Ghana
CHF 8'708
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CHF 8'391
29.8%
8
Nigeria
CHF 8'245
31.1%
9
Uganda
CHF 8'033
32.8%
10
Senegal
CHF 7'988
33.2%
11
Zambia
CHF 7'613
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 11'362
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 11'362
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 11'003
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 11'003
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 10'764
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 10'644
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 10'387
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 9'213
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 9'137
23.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 6'603
44.8%
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.