Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'320
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 69.96
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 14.52
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 5.28
Total tax
- CHF 89.76
Net pay
* CHF 1'230
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 1'230
Net pay
CHF 201
Tax the employer pays
CHF 89.76
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 291
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 201 to pay you CHF 1'320. 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 1'320 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 89.76. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'230 per year, or CHF 103 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 1'226
7.1%
1
USA
CHF 1'206
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'320
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'320
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'320
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'310
0.7%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'254
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'230
6.8%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'210
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'203
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'179
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 1'163
11.9%
10
India
CHF 1'162
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 1'160
12.1%
12
China
CHF 1'146
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'122
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'073
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'045
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 1'289
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 1'221
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 1'215
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 1'214
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 1'195
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 1'193
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 1'181
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 1'175
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 1'155
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 1'096
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 1'088
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 1'081
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'307
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'241
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'231
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'173
11.1%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'153
12.6%
5
Uganda
CHF 1'134
14.1%
6
Senegal
CHF 1'118
15.3%
7
Cameroon
CHF 1'114
15.6%
8
Mozambique
CHF 1'104
16.4%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'086
17.8%
10
Angola
CHF 1'033
21.7%
11
Nigeria
CHF 992
24.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'320
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'254
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'254
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'214
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'214
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'175
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'146
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'121
15.1%
8
Turkey
CHF 1'087
17.7%
9
Egypt
CHF 1'081
18.1%
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.