Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 34'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 100
Cantonal tax
- CHF 776
Communal tax
- CHF 775
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'802
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 374
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 136
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 445
Total tax
- CHF 4'433
Net pay
* CHF 29'567
Marginal tax rate
25.7%
Average tax rate
13.0%
87.0%
Net pay
13.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 29'567
Net pay
CHF 5'625
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'433
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 10'058
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'625 to pay you CHF 34'000. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.96 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13% tax rate now rises to 25.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 34'000 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'433. That means that your net pay will be CHF 29'567 per year, or CHF 2'464 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.0% and your marginal tax rate is 25.7%. 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 25.72, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 74.28.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 743 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'714 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 29'580
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 29'526
13.2%
2
Ireland
CHF 28'017
17.6%
3
Hungary
CHF 27'710
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 27'427
19.3%
5
Ukraine
CHF 27'370
19.5%
6
France
CHF 27'222
19.9%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 26'300
22.7%
8
Norway
CHF 26'145
23.1%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 25'592
24.7%
10
Spain
CHF 25'535
24.9%
11
Austria
CHF 24'515
27.9%
12
Sweden
CHF 24'032
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 23'283
31.5%
14
Denmark
CHF 22'912
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 22'561
33.6%
16
Poland
CHF 22'281
34.5%
17
Italy
CHF 21'495
36.8%
18
Netherlands
CHF 21'396
37.1%
19
Finland
CHF 21'227
37.6%
20
Portugal
CHF 20'453
39.9%
21
Romania
CHF 19'890
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 17'181
49.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 27'252
19.9%
1
Canada
CHF 24'725
27.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 31'229
8.2%
1
Taiwan
CHF 30'068
11.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 28'753
15.4%
3
South Korea
CHF 27'777
18.3%
4
Australia
CHF 27'775
18.3%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 27'309
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 26'991
20.6%
7
Singapore
CHF 26'307
22.6%
8
Indonesia
CHF 26'210
22.9%
9
Pakistan
CHF 25'938
23.7%
10
Japan
CHF 25'669
24.5%
11
Malaysia
CHF 25'299
25.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 24'754
27.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 23'745
30.2%
14
China
CHF 22'529
33.7%
15
India
CHF 21'351
37.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 30'738
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 29'148
14.3%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 28'956
14.8%
3
Ecuador
CHF 28'051
17.5%
4
Chile
CHF 27'587
18.9%
5
Panama
CHF 27'175
20.1%
6
Colombia
CHF 26'754
21.3%
7
Peru
CHF 25'662
24.5%
8
Mexico
CHF 25'350
25.4%
9
Brazil
CHF 25'145
26.1%
10
Uruguay
CHF 23'852
29.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 22'094
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 25'319
25.5%
1
Angola
CHF 24'888
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 24'246
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CHF 24'048
29.3%
4
Ghana
CHF 23'369
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CHF 23'236
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 22'932
32.6%
7
Morocco
CHF 22'594
33.6%
8
Uganda
CHF 21'846
35.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 21'786
35.9%
10
Senegal
CHF 21'407
37.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 21'167
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 32'300
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 32'300
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 31'280
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 31'280
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 30'600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 30'260
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 27'442
19.3%
7
Egypt
CHF 25'743
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 25'667
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 19'971
41.3%
10
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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.