Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 72'672
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 771
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'355
Communal tax
- CHF 915
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'852
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 799
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 291
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'379
Total tax
- CHF 10'362
Net pay
* CHF 62'310
Marginal tax rate
20.5%
Average tax rate
14.3%
85.7%
Net pay
14.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 62'310
Net pay
CHF 13'450
Tax the employer pays
CHF 10'362
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 23'812
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 13'450 to pay you CHF 72'672. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.3% tax rate now rises to 27.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 72'672 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 10'362. That means that your net pay will be CHF 62'310 per year, or CHF 5'193 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.3% and your marginal tax rate is 20.5%. 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 20.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 79.54.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 795 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'977 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 53'432
26.5%
1
Canada
CHF 49'625
31.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 63'211
13.0%
1
Taiwan
CHF 60'259
17.1%
2
Kazakhstan
CHF 59'410
18.3%
3
Singapore
CHF 58'676
19.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 56'671
22.0%
5
South Korea
CHF 55'359
23.8%
6
Australia
CHF 52'954
27.1%
7
China
CHF 52'828
27.3%
8
New Zealand
CHF 52'446
27.8%
9
Indonesia
CHF 52'402
27.9%
10
Japan
CHF 51'943
28.5%
11
Pakistan
CHF 51'177
29.6%
12
Malaysia
CHF 50'334
30.7%
13
Philippines
CHF 50'020
31.2%
14
Vietnam
CHF 48'683
33.0%
15
India
CHF 41'254
43.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 53'021
27.0%
1
Kenya
CHF 51'317
29.4%
2
Nigeria
CHF 49'541
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CHF 49'184
32.3%
4
Ghana
CHF 48'951
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 48'536
33.2%
6
South Africa
CHF 48'254
33.6%
7
Morocco
CHF 46'028
36.7%
8
Cameroon
CHF 45'332
37.6%
9
Zambia
CHF 44'950
38.2%
10
Senegal
CHF 44'611
38.6%
11
Uganda
CHF 43'116
40.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 69'038
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 69'038
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 66'858
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 66'858
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 65'405
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 65'203
10.3%
6
Egypt
CHF 54'747
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CHF 54'671
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 51'788
28.7%
9
Turkey
CHF 42'494
41.5%
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.