Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 700
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 37
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 8
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2.50
Total tax
- CHF 47.50
Net pay
* CHF 653
Marginal tax rate
6.5%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 653
Net pay
CHF 107
Tax the employer pays
CHF 47.50
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 154
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 107 to pay you CHF 700. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 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 700 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 47.50. That means that your net pay will be CHF 653 per year, or CHF 54.38 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.5%. 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 6.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.50.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 935 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'675 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zurich
CHF 629
10.2%
1
Valais
CHF 619
11.6%
2
Geneva
CHF 618
11.8%
3
Lucerne
CHF 603
13.9%
4
Nidwalden
CHF 603
13.9%
5
Schaffhausen
CHF 593
15.4%
6
Solothurn
CHF 583
16.8%
7
Fribourg
CHF 565
19.4%
8
Uri
CHF 553
21.1%
9
Aargau
CHF 653
6.8%
10
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 653
6.8%
11
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 653
6.8%
12
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 653
6.8%
13
Basel-Stadt
CHF 653
6.8%
14
Bern
CHF 653
6.8%
15
Glarus
CHF 653
6.8%
16
Graubünden
CHF 653
6.8%
17
Jura
CHF 653
6.8%
18
Obwalden
CHF 653
6.8%
19
Schwyz
CHF 653
6.8%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 653
6.8%
21
Thurgau
CHF 653
6.8%
22
Vaud
CHF 653
6.8%
23
Zug
CHF 653
6.8%
24
Neuchâtel
CHF 643
8.2%
25
Ticino
CHF 633
9.6%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 700
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 700
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 700
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 700
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 700
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 700
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 656
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 636
9.2%
8
France
CHF 632
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CHF 629
10.2%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 623
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 623
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 609
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 571
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 564
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 550
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 547
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 521
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 485
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 476
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 441
37.0%
21
Denmark
CHF 418
40.4%
22
Romania
CHF 410
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 682
2.6%
1
USA
CHF 639
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 700
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 700
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 700
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 690
1.4%
4
Thailand
CHF 665
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 639
8.7%
6
Taiwan
CHF 638
8.9%
7
Philippines
CHF 637
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 625
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 617
11.9%
10
India
CHF 616
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 613
12.4%
12
China
CHF 608
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 595
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 569
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 554
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 683
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 647
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 644
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 644
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 634
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 633
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 626
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 623
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 612
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 581
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 577
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 573
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 693
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 660
5.7%
2
Zambia
CHF 658
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 653
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 644
8.1%
5
Senegal
CHF 629
10.2%
6
Kenya
CHF 611
12.8%
7
Ghana
CHF 602
14.0%
8
Mozambique
CHF 596
14.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 591
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 555
20.7%
11
Nigeria
CHF 549
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 700
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 665
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 665
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 644
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 644
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 623
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 615
12.2%
7
Israel
CHF 608
13.2%
8
Egypt
CHF 608
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 590
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.