Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 14'250
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 755
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 157
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 57
Total tax
- CHF 969
Net pay
* CHF 13'281
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 13'281
Net pay
CHF 2'171
Tax the employer pays
CHF 969
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'140
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'171 to pay you CHF 14'250. 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 14'250 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 969. That means that your net pay will be CHF 13'281 per year, or CHF 1'107 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'468
12.5%
1
Canada
CHF 10'690
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 13'533
5.0%
1
Australia
CHF 13'444
5.7%
2
Thailand
CHF 13'113
8.0%
3
Taiwan
CHF 12'990
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 12'393
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CHF 12'248
14.1%
6
New Zealand
CHF 12'073
15.3%
7
Malaysia
CHF 12'027
15.6%
8
Indonesia
CHF 12'012
15.7%
9
Japan
CHF 11'527
19.1%
10
Philippines
CHF 11'474
19.5%
11
Singapore
CHF 11'382
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 11'314
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 10'886
23.6%
14
India
CHF 10'133
28.9%
15
China
CHF 10'071
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'911
9.4%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'884
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 12'754
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CHF 12'749
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'602
11.6%
5
Panama
CHF 12'234
14.1%
6
Chile
CHF 11'615
18.5%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'569
18.8%
8
Uruguay
CHF 11'109
22.0%
9
Peru
CHF 11'046
22.5%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'826
24.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 9'256
35.0%
12
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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.