Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 48
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2.87
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 0.93
Total tax
- CHF 3.80
Net pay
* CHF 44.20
Marginal tax rate
6.0%
Average tax rate
7.9%
92.1%
Net pay
7.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 44.20
Net pay
CHF 8.04
Tax the employer pays
CHF 3.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 11.84
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 8.04 to pay you CHF 48. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.9% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 48 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 3.80. That means that your net pay will be CHF 44.20 per year, or CHF 3.68 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.9% and your marginal tax rate is 6.0%. 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 6.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.96.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 940 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'698 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 47
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 44
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 47
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 44
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 44
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 44
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 43
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 43
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 43
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 43
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 42
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 40
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 40
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 39
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 48
1.0%
1
Angola
CHF 46
3.2%
2
Uganda
CHF 46
5.0%
3
Ghana
CHF 45
5.5%
4
Zambia
CHF 45
6.0%
5
Morocco
CHF 45
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 44
7.5%
7
Senegal
CHF 43
11.3%
8
Cameroon
CHF 40
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CHF 40
16.8%
10
Mozambique
CHF 34
28.4%
11
Kenya
CHF 19
59.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 48
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 48
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 46
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 46
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CHF 45
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CHF 44
8.0%
6
Oman
CHF 44
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CHF 43
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 42
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 40
15.8%
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.