Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 90'439
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1'359
Cantonal tax
- CHF 2'005
Communal tax
- CHF 1'354
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 4'793
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 995
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 362
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 3'201
Total tax
- CHF 14'069
Net pay
* CHF 76'370
Marginal tax rate
24.4%
Average tax rate
15.6%
84.4%
Net pay
15.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 76'370
Net pay
CHF 16'980
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14'069
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 31'049
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 16'980 to pay you CHF 90'439. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.6% tax rate now rises to 28.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 90'439 a year living in the region of Zug, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14'069. That means that your net pay will be CHF 76'370 per year, or CHF 6'364 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.6% and your marginal tax rate is 24.4%. 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 24.44, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 75.56.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 756 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'778 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 64'786
28.4%
1
Canada
CHF 59'680
34.0%
2
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.