Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 43'331
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 168
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'107
Communal tax
- CHF 1'330
Church tax
- CHF 156
Personal Tax
- CHF 24
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'297
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 477
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 173
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 912
Total tax
- CHF 6'642
Net pay
* CHF 36'689
Marginal tax rate
24.3%
Average tax rate
15.3%
84.7%
Net pay
15.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 36'689
Net pay
CHF 7'513
Tax the employer pays
CHF 6'642
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 14'155
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 7'513 to pay you CHF 43'331. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.3% tax rate now rises to 27.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 43'331 a year living in the region of Zurich, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 6'642. That means that your net pay will be CHF 36'689 per year, or CHF 3'057 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.3% and your marginal tax rate is 24.3%. 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 24.30, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 75.70.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 757 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'785 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 34'156
21.2%
1
Canada
CHF 30'919
28.6%
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.