Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 72
Cantonal tax
- CHF 10
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 4.07
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1
Total tax
- CHF 39.07
Net pay
* CHF 32.93
Marginal tax rate
6.7%
Average tax rate
54.3%
45.7%
Net pay
54.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 32.93
Net pay
CHF 11.43
Tax the employer pays
CHF 39.07
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 50.50
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 11.43 to pay you CHF 72. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 7.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 54.3% tax rate now rises to 60.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 72 a year living in the region of Valais, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 39.07. That means that your net pay will be CHF 32.93 per year, or CHF 2.74 per month. Your average tax rate is 54.3% and your marginal tax rate is 6.7%. 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 6.69, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.31.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 933 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'666 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 71
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 66
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 70
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 67
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 66
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 66
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 65
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 65
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 64
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 64
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 63
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 60
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 59
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 59
18.1%
12
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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.