Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 119'006
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 2'989
Cantonal tax
- CHF 12'627
Communal tax
- CHF 6'428
Church tax
- CHF 1'153
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 6'307
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'309
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 476
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 4'201
Total tax
- CHF 35'491
Net pay
* CHF 83'515
Marginal tax rate
39.6%
Average tax rate
29.8%
70.2%
Net pay
29.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 83'515
Net pay
CHF 22'332
Tax the employer pays
CHF 35'491
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 57'823
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 22'332 to pay you CHF 119'006. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.8% tax rate now rises to 40.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 119'006 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 35'491. That means that your net pay will be CHF 83'515 per year, or CHF 6'960 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.8% and your marginal tax rate is 39.6%. 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 39.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 60.36.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 604 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'018 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 97'431
18.1%
1
Schwyz
CHF 93'450
21.5%
2
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 92'647
22.1%
3
Obwalden
CHF 91'983
22.7%
4
Nidwalden
CHF 90'748
23.7%
5
Uri
CHF 90'851
23.7%
6
Glarus
CHF 89'811
24.5%
7
Thurgau
CHF 88'971
25.2%
8
Zurich
CHF 88'918
25.3%
9
Graubünden
CHF 88'594
25.6%
10
Lucerne
CHF 88'116
26.0%
11
Schaffhausen
CHF 87'930
26.1%
12
Aargau
CHF 87'202
26.7%
13
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 87'188
26.7%
14
Ticino
CHF 86'504
27.3%
15
Valais
CHF 85'278
28.3%
16
Jura
CHF 85'148
28.5%
17
Fribourg
CHF 84'937
28.6%
18
Basel-Stadt
CHF 84'507
29.0%
19
Solothurn
CHF 84'055
29.4%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 83'775
29.6%
21
Bern
CHF 83'515
29.8%
22
Geneva
CHF 83'132
30.1%
23
Vaud
CHF 82'963
30.3%
24
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 82'824
30.4%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 82'348
30.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CHF 103'535
13.0%
1
Hungary
CHF 96'990
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CHF 95'800
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CHF 90'703
23.8%
4
Switzerland
CHF 88'918
25.3%
5
United Kingdom
CHF 77'959
34.5%
6
France
CHF 76'894
35.4%
7
Norway
CHF 74'637
37.3%
8
Spain
CHF 73'857
37.9%
9
Denmark
CHF 72'329
39.2%
10
Austria
CHF 71'962
39.5%
11
Poland
CHF 70'925
40.4%
12
Ireland
CHF 70'181
41.0%
13
Romania
CHF 69'619
41.5%
14
Greece
CHF 68'456
42.5%
15
Netherlands
CHF 68'188
42.7%
16
Sweden
CHF 67'928
42.9%
17
Luxembourg
CHF 64'780
45.6%
18
Germany
CHF 64'389
45.9%
19
Italy
CHF 60'410
49.2%
20
Finland
CHF 57'315
51.8%
21
Portugal
CHF 53'696
54.9%
22
Belgium
CHF 49'275
58.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 82'190
30.9%
1
Canada
CHF 74'850
37.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 101'668
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
CHF 101'111
15.0%
2
Singapore
CHF 97'882
17.8%
3
Taiwan
CHF 92'693
22.1%
4
Thailand
CHF 89'081
25.2%
5
China
CHF 88'592
25.6%
6
Indonesia
CHF 83'724
29.7%
7
South Korea
CHF 82'604
30.6%
8
New Zealand
CHF 81'981
31.1%
9
Pakistan
CHF 81'294
31.7%
10
Japan
CHF 80'752
32.1%
11
Philippines
CHF 80'039
32.7%
12
Malaysia
CHF 80'036
32.8%
13
Australia
CHF 80'013
32.8%
14
Vietnam
CHF 78'800
33.8%
15
India
CHF 64'371
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 106'014
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 89'869
24.5%
2
Chile
CHF 88'740
25.4%
3
Uruguay
CHF 87'985
26.1%
4
Colombia
CHF 87'257
26.7%
5
Brazil
CHF 86'774
27.1%
6
Panama
CHF 85'298
28.3%
7
Puerto Rico
CHF 82'098
31.0%
8
Mexico
CHF 81'112
31.8%
9
Ecuador
CHF 79'911
32.9%
10
Peru
CHF 79'836
32.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 77'348
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 86'729
27.1%
1
Kenya
CHF 83'750
29.6%
2
Nigeria
CHF 81'057
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 80'151
32.7%
4
Ghana
CHF 79'601
33.1%
5
Mozambique
CHF 79'301
33.4%
6
South Africa
CHF 74'215
37.6%
7
Morocco
CHF 74'106
37.7%
8
Cameroon
CHF 73'542
38.2%
9
Zambia
CHF 73'446
38.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 72'411
39.2%
11
Uganda
CHF 68'600
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 113'056
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 113'056
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 109'948
7.6%
3
Kuwait
CHF 109'659
7.9%
4
Oman
CHF 109'486
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
CHF 107'105
10.0%
6
Egypt
CHF 89'498
24.8%
7
Lebanon
CHF 89'421
24.9%
8
Israel
CHF 78'291
34.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 69'479
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Bern 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.