Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 48'000
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 206
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'892
Communal tax
- CHF 1'851
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'544
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 528
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 192
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'145
Total tax
- CHF 8'383
Net pay
* CHF 39'617
Marginal tax rate
27.2%
Average tax rate
17.5%
82.5%
Net pay
17.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 39'617
Net pay
CHF 8'458
Tax the employer pays
CHF 8'383
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 16'840
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 8'458 to pay you CHF 48'000. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.5% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 48'000 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 8'383. That means that your net pay will be CHF 39'617 per year, or CHF 3'301 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.5% and your marginal tax rate is 27.2%. 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 27.22, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 72.78.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 728 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'639 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 41'760
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 40'205
16.2%
2
Hungary
CHF 39'120
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 38'640
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 36'772
23.4%
5
Czech Republic
CHF 36'660
23.6%
6
France
CHF 36'084
24.8%
7
Ireland
CHF 35'480
26.1%
8
Norway
CHF 35'385
26.3%
9
Spain
CHF 34'061
29.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 32'516
32.3%
11
Sweden
CHF 32'417
32.5%
12
Denmark
CHF 32'318
32.7%
13
Austria
CHF 32'278
32.8%
14
Greece
CHF 30'681
36.1%
15
Netherlands
CHF 30'207
37.1%
16
Poland
CHF 30'057
37.4%
17
Germany
CHF 29'697
38.1%
18
Finland
CHF 28'196
41.3%
19
Romania
CHF 28'080
41.5%
20
Italy
CHF 27'763
42.2%
21
Portugal
CHF 26'723
44.3%
22
Belgium
CHF 22'828
52.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 37'589
21.7%
1
Canada
CHF 34'104
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 42'733
11.0%
1
Taiwan
CHF 41'116
14.3%
2
Thailand
CHF 39'253
18.2%
3
Kazakhstan
CHF 38'649
19.5%
4
South Korea
CHF 38'165
20.5%
5
Australia
CHF 36'945
23.0%
6
Singapore
CHF 36'746
23.4%
7
New Zealand
CHF 36'258
24.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 35'716
25.6%
9
Japan
CHF 35'402
26.3%
10
Pakistan
CHF 35'140
26.8%
11
Malaysia
CHF 34'400
28.3%
12
Philippines
CHF 33'901
29.4%
13
China
CHF 33'801
29.6%
14
Vietnam
CHF 32'646
32.0%
15
India
CHF 29'303
39.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 43'168
10.1%
1
Chile
CHF 39'808
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 39'606
17.5%
3
Puerto Rico
CHF 39'206
18.3%
4
Panama
CHF 37'766
21.3%
5
Ecuador
CHF 37'416
22.1%
6
Colombia
CHF 36'022
25.0%
7
Peru
CHF 35'700
25.6%
8
Brazil
CHF 35'295
26.5%
9
Mexico
CHF 34'643
27.8%
10
Uruguay
CHF 32'353
32.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 31'194
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 35'073
26.9%
1
Kenya
CHF 34'046
29.1%
2
South Africa
CHF 33'698
29.8%
3
Mozambique
CHF 33'148
30.9%
4
Nigeria
CHF 32'759
31.8%
5
Ghana
CHF 32'630
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 31'702
34.0%
7
Morocco
CHF 31'077
35.3%
8
Cameroon
CHF 30'310
36.9%
9
Senegal
CHF 29'807
37.9%
10
Zambia
CHF 29'777
38.0%
11
Uganda
CHF 29'546
38.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 45'600
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 45'600
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 44'160
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 44'160
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 43'200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 42'720
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 37'097
22.7%
7
Egypt
CHF 36'243
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 36'167
24.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 28'124
41.4%
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.