Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 2'490
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 132
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 27.39
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 9.96
Total tax
- CHF 169
Net pay
* CHF 2'321
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 2'321
Net pay
CHF 379
Tax the employer pays
CHF 169
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 549
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 379 to pay you CHF 2'490. 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 2'490 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 169. That means that your net pay will be CHF 2'321 per year, or CHF 193 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 2'274
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 2'191
12.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 2'465
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 2'321
6.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 2'144
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 2'137
14.2%
4
Zambia
CHF 2'121
14.8%
5
Cameroon
CHF 2'101
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CHF 2'055
17.5%
7
Ghana
CHF 1'994
19.9%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'917
23.0%
9
Angola
CHF 1'915
23.1%
10
Uganda
CHF 1'882
24.4%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'803
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 2'490
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 2'366
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 2'366
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 2'291
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 2'291
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 2'216
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 2'163
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 2'034
18.3%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'955
21.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'617
35.1%
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.