Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'160
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1.22
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1.47
Communal tax
- CHF 0.99
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'068
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 222
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 80.64
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 5.73
Total tax
- CHF 1'380
Net pay
* CHF 18'780
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 18'780
Net pay
CHF 3'077
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'380
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'457
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'077 to pay you CHF 20'160. 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 20'160 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'380. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'780 per year, or CHF 1'565 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.9% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'984
15.8%
1
Canada
CHF 14'978
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 16'355
18.9%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'997
25.6%
2
Angola
CHF 14'819
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'558
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'223
29.5%
5
Ghana
CHF 14'214
29.5%
6
Morocco
CHF 14'207
29.5%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'822
31.4%
8
Uganda
CHF 13'363
33.7%
9
Cameroon
CHF 13'360
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 13'091
35.1%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'656
37.2%
12
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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.