Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 31'620
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 84.02
Cantonal tax
- CHF 174
Communal tax
- CHF 117
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'676
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 348
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 126
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 326
Total tax
- CHF 2'851
Net pay
* CHF 28'769
Marginal tax rate
16.0%
Average tax rate
9.0%
91.0%
Net pay
9.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 28'769
Net pay
CHF 5'143
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'851
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 7'995
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'143 to pay you CHF 31'620. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9% tax rate now rises to 21.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 31'620 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'851. That means that your net pay will be CHF 28'769 per year, or CHF 2'397 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.0% and your marginal tax rate is 16.0%. 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 16, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 84.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 840 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'200 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Vaud
CHF 28'314
10.5%
1
Geneva
CHF 28'111
11.1%
2
Basel-Stadt
CHF 28'066
11.2%
3
Schwyz
CHF 28'044
11.3%
4
Ticino
CHF 27'995
11.5%
5
Aargau
CHF 27'904
11.8%
6
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 27'806
12.1%
7
Thurgau
CHF 27'786
12.1%
8
Valais
CHF 27'799
12.1%
9
Schaffhausen
CHF 27'767
12.2%
10
Zurich
CHF 27'680
12.5%
11
Glarus
CHF 27'615
12.7%
12
Nidwalden
CHF 27'592
12.7%
13
Fribourg
CHF 27'541
12.9%
14
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 27'489
13.1%
15
Jura
CHF 27'491
13.1%
16
Lucerne
CHF 27'411
13.3%
17
Obwalden
CHF 27'402
13.3%
18
Uri
CHF 27'372
13.4%
19
St. Gallen
CHF 27'213
13.9%
20
Neuchâtel
CHF 27'178
14.0%
21
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 27'126
14.2%
22
Solothurn
CHF 26'989
14.6%
23
Bern
CHF 26'552
16.0%
24
Zug
CHF 28'769
9.0%
25
Graubünden
CHF 28'484
9.9%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 27'680
12.5%
1
Russia
CHF 27'509
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'466
16.3%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 25'839
18.3%
4
Hungary
CHF 25'770
18.5%
5
France
CHF 25'716
18.7%
6
Ukraine
CHF 25'454
19.5%
7
Norway
CHF 24'574
22.3%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 24'539
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 24'215
23.4%
10
Spain
CHF 23'989
24.1%
11
Austria
CHF 23'174
26.7%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'367
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 21'893
30.8%
14
Denmark
CHF 21'303
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 21'283
32.7%
16
Poland
CHF 21'042
33.5%
17
Italy
CHF 20'491
35.2%
18
Finland
CHF 20'017
36.7%
19
Netherlands
CHF 19'898
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'272
39.1%
21
Romania
CHF 18'498
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'330
48.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 25'491
19.4%
1
Canada
CHF 23'184
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 29'213
7.6%
1
Taiwan
CHF 28'057
11.3%
2
Thailand
CHF 26'968
14.7%
3
Australia
CHF 26'216
17.1%
4
South Korea
CHF 25'955
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 25'382
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 25'358
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CHF 24'594
22.2%
8
Singapore
CHF 24'568
22.3%
9
Pakistan
CHF 24'332
23.1%
10
Japan
CHF 24'047
24.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 23'745
24.9%
12
Philippines
CHF 23'200
26.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 22'254
29.6%
14
China
CHF 21'054
33.4%
15
India
CHF 20'000
36.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 28'588
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 27'284
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 27'138
14.2%
3
Ecuador
CHF 26'327
16.7%
4
Chile
CHF 25'411
19.6%
5
Panama
CHF 25'375
19.8%
6
Colombia
CHF 25'087
20.7%
7
Peru
CHF 23'933
24.3%
8
Mexico
CHF 23'750
24.9%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'419
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'407
29.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 20'547
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 23'861
24.5%
1
Angola
CHF 23'156
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 22'580
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'501
28.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 21'795
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CHF 21'617
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'458
32.1%
7
Morocco
CHF 21'151
33.1%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'537
35.1%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'337
35.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 19'979
36.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 19'703
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 30'039
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 30'039
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 29'090
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 29'090
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 28'458
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 28'142
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 25'766
18.5%
7
Egypt
CHF 23'958
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 23'882
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'585
41.2%
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.