Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'040
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 0.30
Cantonal tax
- CHF 134
Communal tax
- CHF 160
Church tax
- CHF 19.22
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'062
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 220
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 80.16
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1.43
Total tax
- CHF 1'701
Net pay
* CHF 18'339
Marginal tax rate
20.3%
Average tax rate
8.5%
91.5%
Net pay
8.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 20'040 a year living in the region of Zurich, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'701. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'339 per year, or CHF 1'528 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.5% and your marginal tax rate is 20.3%. 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 20.32, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 79.68.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 797 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'984 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Zurich 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.