Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'150
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1.14
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1.38
Communal tax
- CHF 0.93
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'068
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 222
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 80.60
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 5.37
Total tax
- CHF 1'379
Net pay
* CHF 18'771
Marginal tax rate
12.7%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'771
Net pay
CHF 3'075
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'379
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'454
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'075 to pay you CHF 20'150. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 20'150 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'379. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'771 per year, or CHF 1'564 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 12.7%. 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 12.68, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 87.32.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 873 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'366 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 18'468
8.4%
1
Switzerland
CHF 18'427
8.6%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 18'182
9.8%
3
Russia
CHF 17'531
13.0%
4
France
CHF 17'256
14.4%
5
Norway
CHF 16'971
15.8%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'647
17.4%
7
Austria
CHF 16'548
17.9%
8
Hungary
CHF 16'422
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 16'344
18.9%
10
Ukraine
CHF 16'221
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 16'051
20.3%
12
Italy
CHF 15'049
25.3%
13
Germany
CHF 14'893
26.1%
14
Greece
CHF 14'692
27.1%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'639
27.4%
16
Poland
CHF 13'964
30.7%
17
Denmark
CHF 13'503
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 13'427
33.4%
19
Portugal
CHF 13'227
34.4%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'680
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'475
38.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'788
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'977
15.8%
1
Canada
CHF 14'970
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 19'058
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 18'141
10.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 18'078
10.3%
3
Australia
CHF 17'915
11.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 17'043
15.4%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'858
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CHF 16'590
17.7%
7
Indonesia
CHF 16'386
18.7%
8
Malaysia
CHF 16'209
19.6%
9
Kazakhstan
CHF 16'091
20.1%
10
Japan
CHF 16'063
20.3%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'976
20.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 15'508
23.0%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'884
26.1%
14
China
CHF 14'186
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'485
33.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 18'218
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 18'006
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'946
10.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 17'495
13.2%
4
Colombia
CHF 17'053
15.4%
5
Panama
CHF 16'698
17.1%
6
Chile
CHF 16'283
19.2%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'918
21.0%
8
Peru
CHF 15'486
23.2%
9
Brazil
CHF 15'103
25.1%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'732
26.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 13'091
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 16'348
18.9%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'991
25.6%
2
Angola
CHF 14'812
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'551
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'217
29.5%
5
Ghana
CHF 14'208
29.5%
6
Morocco
CHF 14'201
29.5%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'815
31.4%
8
Uganda
CHF 13'356
33.7%
9
Cameroon
CHF 13'354
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 13'085
35.1%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'649
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 19'143
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 19'142
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'538
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'538
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 18'135
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'933
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 17'275
14.3%
7
Egypt
CHF 15'356
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 15'279
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'782
41.5%
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.