Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 135'312
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 4'196
Cantonal tax
- CHF 15'039
Communal tax
- CHF 7'657
Church tax
- CHF 1'372
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 7'172
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'488
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 541
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 4'772
Total tax
- CHF 42'237
Net pay
* CHF 93'075
Marginal tax rate
41.8%
Average tax rate
31.2%
68.8%
Net pay
31.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 93'075
Net pay
CHF 25'387
Tax the employer pays
CHF 42'237
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 67'624
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 25'387 to pay you CHF 135'312. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 5 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.2% tax rate now rises to 42.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 135'312 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 42'237. That means that your net pay will be CHF 93'075 per year, or CHF 7'756 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.2% and your marginal tax rate is 41.8%. 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 41.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 58.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 582 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 2'910 of net incomes.
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.