Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 150
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 8
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1.50
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 0.50
Total tax
- CHF 10
Net pay
* CHF 140
Marginal tax rate
7.3%
Average tax rate
6.7%
93.3%
Net pay
6.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 140
Net pay
CHF 22.75
Tax the employer pays
CHF 10
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 32.75
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 22.75 to pay you CHF 150. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.18 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.7% tax rate now rises to 19.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 150 a year living in the region of Vaud, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 10. That means that your net pay will be CHF 140 per year, or CHF 11.67 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.7% and your marginal tax rate is 7.3%. 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 7.25, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 92.75.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 928 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'638 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Neuchâtel
CHF 130
13.3%
1
Ticino
CHF 120
20.0%
2
Zurich
CHF 116
22.7%
3
Valais
CHF 106
29.3%
4
Geneva
CHF 105
30.0%
5
Lucerne
CHF 90
40.0%
6
Nidwalden
CHF 90
40.0%
7
Schaffhausen
CHF 80
46.7%
8
Solothurn
CHF 70
53.3%
9
Aargau
CHF 140
6.7%
10
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 140
6.7%
11
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 140
6.7%
12
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 140
6.7%
13
Basel-Stadt
CHF 140
6.7%
14
Bern
CHF 140
6.7%
15
Glarus
CHF 140
6.7%
16
Graubünden
CHF 140
6.7%
17
Jura
CHF 140
6.7%
18
Obwalden
CHF 140
6.7%
19
Schwyz
CHF 140
6.7%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 140
6.7%
21
Thurgau
CHF 140
6.7%
22
Vaud
CHF 140
6.7%
23
Zug
CHF 140
6.7%
24
Fribourg
CHF 52
65.3%
25
Uri
CHF 40
73.3%
26
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 148
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 137
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 150
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 150
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 150
0.0%
3
Thailand
CHF 142
5.0%
4
Pakistan
CHF 140
6.3%
5
Indonesia
CHF 137
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 137
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 134
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 132
11.9%
9
India
CHF 132
12.0%
10
China
CHF 130
13.2%
11
Malaysia
CHF 129
14.2%
12
Vietnam
CHF 128
15.0%
13
Japan
CHF 122
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 119
20.8%
15
Philippines
CHF 117
22.0%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 148
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 143
5.0%
2
Ghana
CHF 142
5.5%
3
Zambia
CHF 141
6.0%
4
Morocco
CHF 140
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 139
7.5%
6
Senegal
CHF 136
9.5%
7
Angola
CHF 133
11.6%
8
Cameroon
CHF 127
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CHF 125
16.9%
10
Mozambique
CHF 123
17.9%
11
Kenya
CHF 121
19.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 150
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 150
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 143
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 142
5.0%
4
Bahrain
CHF 138
8.0%
5
Oman
CHF 138
8.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 138
8.2%
7
Kuwait
CHF 134
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 130
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 126
15.8%
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.