Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'050
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 55.65
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 11.55
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 4.20
Total tax
- CHF 71.40
Net pay
* CHF 979
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 979
Net pay
CHF 160
Tax the employer pays
CHF 71.40
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 231
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 160 to pay you CHF 1'050. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 1'050 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 71.40. That means that your net pay will be CHF 979 per year, or CHF 81.55 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 1'050
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'050
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'050
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'050
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 1'050
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 1'050
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 983
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 955
9.1%
8
Italy
CHF 954
9.2%
9
France
CHF 948
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 935
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 934
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 913
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 856
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 845
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 824
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 821
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 782
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 727
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 714
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 661
37.1%
21
Denmark
CHF 653
37.8%
22
Romania
CHF 614
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 991
5.7%
1
USA
CHF 959
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'050
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'050
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'050
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'040
0.9%
4
Thailand
CHF 997
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 971
7.6%
6
Indonesia
CHF 961
8.4%
7
Taiwan
CHF 957
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 938
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 925
11.9%
10
India
CHF 924
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 922
12.2%
12
China
CHF 912
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 893
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 853
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 832
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'025
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 971
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 967
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 966
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 951
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 949
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 940
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 934
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 919
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 871
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 865
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 860
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'040
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 987
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 979
6.7%
3
Uganda
CHF 946
9.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 943
10.2%
5
Kenya
CHF 917
12.7%
6
Senegal
CHF 910
13.4%
7
Cameroon
CHF 886
15.6%
8
Mozambique
CHF 883
15.9%
9
Ghana
CHF 875
16.7%
10
Angola
CHF 826
21.3%
11
Nigeria
CHF 801
23.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'050
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 997
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 997
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 966
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 966
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 934
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 912
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 907
13.6%
8
Egypt
CHF 881
16.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 873
16.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Zug 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.