Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 159'500
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 6'159
Cantonal tax
- CHF 18'773
Communal tax
- CHF 9'557
Church tax
- CHF 1'713
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 8'454
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'687
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 593
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 5'619
Total tax
- CHF 52'553
Net pay
* CHF 106'947
Marginal tax rate
43.4%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 159'500 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 52'553. That means that your net pay will be CHF 106'947 per year, or CHF 8'912 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% and your marginal tax rate is 43.4%. 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 43.37, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 56.63.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 566 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 2'832 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.