Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 42'480
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 161
Cantonal tax
- CHF 414
Communal tax
- CHF 279
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'251
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 467
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 170
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 869
Total tax
- CHF 4'612
Net pay
* CHF 37'868
Marginal tax rate
16.6%
Average tax rate
10.9%
89.1%
Net pay
10.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 37'868
Net pay
CHF 7'341
Tax the employer pays
CHF 4'612
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 11'953
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 7'341 to pay you CHF 42'480. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.81 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.9% tax rate now rises to 24.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 42'480 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 4'612. That means that your net pay will be CHF 37'868 per year, or CHF 3'156 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.9% and your marginal tax rate is 16.6%. 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 16.60, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 83.40.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 834 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'170 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 36'958
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 36'044
15.2%
2
Hungary
CHF 34'621
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CHF 34'196
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 33'088
22.1%
5
Ireland
CHF 32'637
23.2%
6
France
CHF 32'590
23.3%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 32'575
23.3%
8
Norway
CHF 31'742
25.3%
9
Spain
CHF 30'730
27.7%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 29'978
29.4%
11
Sweden
CHF 29'657
30.2%
12
Austria
CHF 29'417
30.8%
13
Denmark
CHF 28'617
32.6%
14
Greece
CHF 27'931
34.3%
15
Germany
CHF 26'967
36.5%
16
Poland
CHF 26'880
36.7%
17
Netherlands
CHF 26'733
37.1%
18
Finland
CHF 25'530
39.9%
19
Italy
CHF 25'182
40.7%
20
Romania
CHF 24'851
41.5%
21
Portugal
CHF 24'294
42.8%
22
Belgium
CHF 20'669
51.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 33'526
21.1%
1
Canada
CHF 30'320
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 38'161
10.2%
1
Taiwan
CHF 36'786
13.4%
2
Thailand
CHF 35'113
17.3%
3
South Korea
CHF 34'226
19.4%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 34'178
19.5%
5
Australia
CHF 33'330
21.5%
6
New Zealand
CHF 32'637
23.2%
7
Singapore
CHF 32'497
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 31'968
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CHF 31'552
25.7%
10
Japan
CHF 31'448
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 30'798
27.5%
12
Philippines
CHF 30'295
28.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 29'058
31.6%
14
China
CHF 27'907
34.3%
15
India
CHF 26'168
38.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 38'282
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 35'488
16.5%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 35'407
16.7%
3
Chile
CHF 35'043
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CHF 33'817
20.4%
5
Panama
CHF 33'590
20.9%
6
Colombia
CHF 32'541
23.4%
7
Peru
CHF 31'809
25.1%
8
Brazil
CHF 31'293
26.3%
9
Mexico
CHF 31'038
26.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 29'001
31.7%
11
Argentina
CHF 27'606
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 31'057
26.9%
1
South Africa
CHF 30'441
28.3%
2
Kenya
CHF 30'182
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CHF 29'560
30.4%
4
Nigeria
CHF 29'004
31.7%
5
Ghana
CHF 28'979
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 28'184
33.7%
7
Morocco
CHF 27'732
34.7%
8
Cameroon
CHF 26'949
36.6%
9
Uganda
CHF 26'510
37.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 26'495
37.6%
11
Zambia
CHF 26'382
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 40'356
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 40'356
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 39'082
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 39'082
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 38'232
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 37'807
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 33'412
21.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 32'103
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 32'027
24.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 24'910
41.4%
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.