Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 21'665
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 12.65
Cantonal tax
- CHF 197
Communal tax
- CHF 237
Church tax
- CHF 27.99
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'148
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 238
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 86.66
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 59.61
Total tax
- CHF 2'031
Net pay
* CHF 19'634
Marginal tax rate
20.3%
Average tax rate
9.4%
90.6%
Net pay
9.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 19'634
Net pay
CHF 3'360
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'031
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'392
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'360 to pay you CHF 21'665. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.4% tax rate now rises to 21.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 21'665 a year living in the region of Zurich, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'031. That means that your net pay will be CHF 19'634 per year, or CHF 1'636 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.4% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 18'120
16.4%
1
Canada
CHF 16'093
25.7%
2
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.