Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 500
Cantonal tax
- CHF 10
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 26.50
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 5.50
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2
Total tax
- CHF 68
Net pay
* CHF 432
Marginal tax rate
7.0%
Average tax rate
13.6%
86.4%
Net pay
13.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 432
Net pay
CHF 76.18
Tax the employer pays
CHF 68
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 144
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 76.18 to pay you CHF 500. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.6% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 500 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 68. That means that your net pay will be CHF 432 per year, or CHF 36 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.6% and your marginal tax rate is 7.0%. 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, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 930 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'650 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 492
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 457
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 500
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 490
1.9%
4
Thailand
CHF 475
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 456
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 456
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 447
10.7%
8
Philippines
CHF 445
10.9%
9
New Zealand
CHF 441
11.9%
10
India
CHF 440
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 437
12.7%
12
China
CHF 434
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 425
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 406
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 396
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 488
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 462
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 460
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 460
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 453
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 452
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 447
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 445
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 437
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 415
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 412
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 410
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 495
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 473
5.3%
2
Zambia
CHF 470
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 466
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 463
7.5%
5
Senegal
CHF 456
8.9%
6
Ghana
CHF 446
10.7%
7
Kenya
CHF 441
11.8%
8
Mozambique
CHF 427
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CHF 422
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 400
20.0%
11
Nigeria
CHF 399
20.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 475
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 475
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 460
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 460
8.0%
5
Lebanon
CHF 446
10.9%
6
Kuwait
CHF 445
11.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 440
12.1%
8
Israel
CHF 434
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 421
15.8%
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.