Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 1'450
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 76.85
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 15.95
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 5.80
Total tax
- CHF 98.60
Net pay
* CHF 1'351
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 1'351
Net pay
CHF 221
Tax the employer pays
CHF 98.60
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 320
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 221 to pay you CHF 1'450. 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 1'450 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 98.60. That means that your net pay will be CHF 1'351 per year, or CHF 113 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 1'450
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 1'450
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 1'450
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 1'450
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 1'450
0.0%
5
Sweden
CHF 1'442
0.5%
6
Spain
CHF 1'358
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CHF 1'327
8.5%
8
Italy
CHF 1'317
9.2%
9
France
CHF 1'309
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 1'290
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 1'290
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 1'261
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 1'182
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 1'167
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 1'139
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 1'133
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 1'080
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 1'004
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 986
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 922
36.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 913
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 848
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 1'335
7.9%
1
USA
CHF 1'324
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 1'450
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 1'450
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 1'450
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 1'440
0.7%
4
Thailand
CHF 1'378
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 1'356
6.5%
6
Indonesia
CHF 1'330
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CHF 1'322
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 1'295
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 1'278
11.9%
10
India
CHF 1'276
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 1'276
12.0%
12
China
CHF 1'259
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 1'233
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 1'178
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 1'148
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 1'435
1.0%
1
Zambia
CHF 1'363
6.0%
2
Morocco
CHF 1'352
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 1'281
11.7%
4
Kenya
CHF 1'266
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 1'223
15.6%
6
Uganda
CHF 1'217
16.1%
7
Mozambique
CHF 1'211
16.5%
8
Senegal
CHF 1'210
16.6%
9
Ghana
CHF 1'187
18.1%
10
Angola
CHF 1'133
21.9%
11
Nigeria
CHF 1'084
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 1'450
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 1'377
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 1'378
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 1'334
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 1'334
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 1'291
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 1'259
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 1'224
15.6%
8
Egypt
CHF 1'174
19.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 1'136
21.7%
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.