Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 18'450
Cantonal tax
- CHF 38.10
Communal tax
- CHF 42
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 978
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 203
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 73.80
Total tax
- CHF 1'359
Net pay
* CHF 17'091
Marginal tax rate
10.6%
Average tax rate
7.4%
92.6%
Net pay
7.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'091
Net pay
CHF 2'811
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'359
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'170
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'811 to pay you CHF 18'450. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.4% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 18'450 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'359. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'091 per year, or CHF 1'424 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.4% and your marginal tax rate is 10.6%. 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 10.60, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 89.40.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 894 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'470 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Valais 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.