Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 13'992
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 742
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 154
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 55.97
Total tax
- CHF 951
Net pay
* CHF 13'041
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 13'041
Net pay
CHF 2'132
Tax the employer pays
CHF 951
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'083
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'132 to pay you CHF 13'992. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 13'992 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 951. That means that your net pay will be CHF 13'041 per year, or CHF 1'087 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 13'934
0.4%
1
Ireland
CHF 13'881
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CHF 12'998
7.1%
3
Spain
CHF 12'722
9.1%
4
France
CHF 12'305
12.1%
5
Norway
CHF 12'231
12.6%
6
Russia
CHF 12'173
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 12'031
14.0%
8
Austria
CHF 11'833
15.4%
9
Italy
CHF 11'543
17.5%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 11'494
17.9%
11
Hungary
CHF 11'403
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 11'264
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 11'186
20.1%
14
Greece
CHF 10'592
24.3%
15
Sweden
CHF 10'513
24.9%
16
Poland
CHF 10'032
28.3%
17
Portugal
CHF 9'586
31.5%
18
Finland
CHF 9'537
31.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 9'367
33.1%
20
Denmark
CHF 9'360
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CHF 8'805
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 8'185
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'268
12.3%
1
Canada
CHF 10'514
24.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 13'289
5.0%
1
Australia
CHF 13'244
5.4%
2
Thailand
CHF 12'889
7.9%
3
Taiwan
CHF 12'755
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 12'176
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CHF 12'055
13.9%
6
New Zealand
CHF 11'863
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CHF 11'830
15.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 11'809
15.6%
9
Japan
CHF 11'324
19.1%
10
Philippines
CHF 11'295
19.3%
11
Singapore
CHF 11'181
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 11'107
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 10'706
23.5%
14
India
CHF 9'987
28.6%
15
China
CHF 9'891
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'691
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'650
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CHF 12'533
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CHF 12'523
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'404
11.4%
5
Panama
CHF 12'039
14.0%
6
Chile
CHF 11'411
18.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'376
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CHF 10'965
21.6%
9
Peru
CHF 10'852
22.4%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'639
24.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 9'089
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 11'936
14.7%
1
Mozambique
CHF 10'560
24.5%
2
Morocco
CHF 10'365
25.9%
3
Angola
CHF 10'332
26.2%
4
Kenya
CHF 10'241
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 10'163
27.4%
6
Ghana
CHF 10'127
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CHF 9'627
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CHF 9'612
31.3%
9
Uganda
CHF 9'354
33.2%
10
Senegal
CHF 9'268
33.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 8'862
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 13'292
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 13'292
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 12'873
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 12'873
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12'593
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 12'453
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 12'152
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 10'737
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 10'661
23.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 7'888
43.6%
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.