Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 21'216
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 9.24
Cantonal tax
- CHF 11.19
Communal tax
- CHF 7.54
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'124
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 233
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 84.86
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 43.53
Total tax
- CHF 1'514
Net pay
* CHF 19'702
Marginal tax rate
12.7%
Average tax rate
7.1%
92.9%
Net pay
7.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 19'702
Net pay
CHF 3'276
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'514
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'790
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'276 to pay you CHF 21'216. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.1% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 21'216 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'514. That means that your net pay will be CHF 19'702 per year, or CHF 1'642 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.1% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 19'276
9.1%
1
Ireland
CHF 19'164
9.7%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 18'894
11.0%
3
Russia
CHF 18'458
13.0%
4
France
CHF 18'113
14.6%
5
Norway
CHF 17'695
16.6%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 17'410
17.9%
7
Hungary
CHF 17'291
18.5%
8
Austria
CHF 17'290
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 17'087
19.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 17'079
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 16'840
20.6%
12
Italy
CHF 15'655
26.2%
13
Germany
CHF 15'495
27.0%
14
Greece
CHF 15'388
27.5%
15
Sweden
CHF 15'354
27.6%
16
Poland
CHF 14'645
31.0%
17
Denmark
CHF 14'220
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 14'089
33.6%
19
Portugal
CHF 13'807
34.9%
20
Netherlands
CHF 13'351
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'920
39.1%
22
Romania
CHF 12'411
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 17'781
16.2%
1
Canada
CHF 15'761
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 20'029
5.6%
1
Taiwan
CHF 19'063
10.2%
2
Thailand
CHF 18'946
10.7%
3
Australia
CHF 18'758
11.6%
4
South Korea
CHF 17'877
15.7%
5
New Zealand
CHF 17'723
16.5%
6
Pakistan
CHF 17'309
18.4%
7
Indonesia
CHF 17'161
19.1%
8
Kazakhstan
CHF 16'954
20.1%
9
Malaysia
CHF 16'937
20.2%
10
Japan
CHF 16'883
20.4%
11
Singapore
CHF 16'792
20.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 16'228
23.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 15'599
26.5%
14
China
CHF 14'930
29.6%
15
India
CHF 14'090
33.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 19'182
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 18'872
11.1%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 18'856
11.1%
3
Ecuador
CHF 18'338
13.6%
4
Colombia
CHF 17'805
16.1%
5
Panama
CHF 17'504
17.5%
6
Chile
CHF 17'124
19.3%
7
Mexico
CHF 16'704
21.3%
8
Peru
CHF 16'288
23.2%
9
Brazil
CHF 15'876
25.2%
10
Uruguay
CHF 15'456
27.2%
11
Argentina
CHF 13'784
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 17'084
19.5%
1
Mozambique
CHF 15'698
26.0%
2
Angola
CHF 15'587
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 15'297
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'918
29.7%
5
Ghana
CHF 14'913
29.7%
6
Morocco
CHF 14'847
30.0%
7
Nigeria
CHF 14'541
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 14'049
33.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 14'003
34.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 13'735
35.3%
11
Zambia
CHF 13'305
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 20'155
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 20'155
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 19'519
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 19'519
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 19'094
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 18'882
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 18'091
14.7%
7
Egypt
CHF 16'155
23.9%
8
Lebanon
CHF 16'079
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 12'457
41.3%
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.