Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 14'850
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 787
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 163
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 59.40
Total tax
- CHF 1'010
Net pay
* CHF 13'840
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 13'840
Net pay
CHF 2'262
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'010
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'272
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'262 to pay you CHF 14'850. 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 14'850 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'010. That means that your net pay will be CHF 13'840 per year, or CHF 1'153 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 14'722
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
CHF 14'645
1.4%
2
Switzerland
CHF 13'762
7.3%
3
Spain
CHF 13'144
11.5%
4
France
CHF 12'994
12.5%
5
Russia
CHF 12'920
13.0%
6
Norway
CHF 12'912
13.1%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 12'691
14.5%
8
Austria
CHF 12'551
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 12'129
18.3%
10
Hungary
CHF 12'103
18.5%
11
Italy
CHF 12'034
19.0%
12
Ukraine
CHF 11'954
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 11'762
20.8%
14
Greece
CHF 11'167
24.8%
15
Sweden
CHF 11'088
25.3%
16
Poland
CHF 10'580
28.8%
17
Portugal
CHF 10'105
32.0%
18
Finland
CHF 9'983
32.8%
19
Denmark
CHF 9'937
33.1%
20
Belgium
CHF 9'822
33.9%
21
Netherlands
CHF 9'345
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 8'687
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'932
12.9%
1
Canada
CHF 11'099
25.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 14'099
5.1%
1
Australia
CHF 13'888
6.5%
2
Thailand
CHF 13'633
8.2%
3
Taiwan
CHF 13'538
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 12'899
13.1%
5
Pakistan
CHF 12'698
14.5%
6
New Zealand
CHF 12'559
15.4%
7
Indonesia
CHF 12'484
15.9%
8
Malaysia
CHF 12'484
15.9%
9
Japan
CHF 11'988
19.3%
10
Philippines
CHF 11'892
19.9%
11
Singapore
CHF 11'851
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 11'798
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 11'304
23.9%
14
China
CHF 10'490
29.4%
15
India
CHF 10'474
29.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 13'426
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 13'423
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 13'291
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CHF 13'238
10.9%
4
Colombia
CHF 13'063
12.0%
5
Panama
CHF 12'688
14.6%
6
Chile
CHF 12'090
18.6%
7
Mexico
CHF 12'011
19.1%
8
Peru
CHF 11'498
22.6%
9
Uruguay
CHF 11'443
22.9%
10
Brazil
CHF 11'261
24.2%
11
Argentina
CHF 9'646
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 12'571
15.4%
1
Mozambique
CHF 11'178
24.7%
2
Angola
CHF 10'956
26.2%
3
Morocco
CHF 10'918
26.5%
4
Kenya
CHF 10'841
27.0%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 10'728
27.8%
6
Ghana
CHF 10'702
27.9%
7
Nigeria
CHF 10'210
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CHF 10'129
31.8%
9
Uganda
CHF 9'911
33.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 9'808
34.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 9'390
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 14'108
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 14'107
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 13'662
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 13'662
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 13'365
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 13'216
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 12'897
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 11'381
23.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 11'304
23.9%
9
Turkey
CHF 8'431
43.2%
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.