Switzerland (2025)
18.1
% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Switzerland Income Tax and Social Contributions (2025) — source data. OECD.
Year % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) YoY Change
2025 18.1 +0.1pp
2024 18 -0.1pp
2023 18.1 +0.1pp
2022 18 -0.2pp
2021 18.2 +0.4pp
2020 17.8 +0.3pp
2019 17.5 +0.1pp
2018 17.4 +0.2pp
2017 17.2 unchanged
2016 17.2 +0.2pp
2015 17 unchanged
2014 17 -0.4pp
2013 17.4 +0.2pp
2012 17.2 -0.3pp
2011 17.5 +0.1pp
2010 17.4 +0.2pp
2009 17.2 +0.1pp
2008 17.1 -0.6pp
2007 17.7 +0.3pp
2006 17.4 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 18.1 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2025. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 17 in 2015 to 18.2 in 2021.

This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in Switzerland for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in Switzerland for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 18.2 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17 in 2015. The latest reading of 18.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp.