Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'050
Cantonal tax
- CHF 231
Communal tax
- CHF 117
Church tax
- CHF 21.35
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'010
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 210
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 76.20
Total tax
- CHF 1'665
Net pay
* CHF 17'385
Marginal tax rate
19.5%
Average tax rate
8.7%
91.3%
Net pay
8.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'385
Net pay
CHF 2'902
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'665
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'567
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'902 to pay you CHF 19'050. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.7% tax rate now rises to 20.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'050 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'665. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'385 per year, or CHF 1'449 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.7% and your marginal tax rate is 19.5%. 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 19.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 80.50.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 805 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'025 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 17'749
6.8%
1
Switzerland
CHF 17'481
8.2%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 17'448
8.4%
3
Russia
CHF 16'574
13.0%
4
France
CHF 16'371
14.1%
5
Norway
CHF 16'213
14.9%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 15'859
16.8%
7
Austria
CHF 15'782
17.2%
8
Spain
CHF 15'577
18.2%
9
Hungary
CHF 15'526
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CHF 15'335
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'237
20.0%
12
Italy
CHF 14'423
24.3%
13
Germany
CHF 14'270
25.1%
14
Greece
CHF 13'975
26.6%
15
Sweden
CHF 13'902
27.0%
16
Poland
CHF 13'262
30.4%
17
Denmark
CHF 12'763
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 12'744
33.1%
19
Portugal
CHF 12'628
33.7%
20
Belgium
CHF 12'015
36.9%
21
Netherlands
CHF 11'988
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 11'144
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'147
15.2%
1
Canada
CHF 14'155
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'035
5.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 17'190
9.8%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'171
9.9%
3
Australia
CHF 17'046
10.5%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'183
15.1%
5
New Zealand
CHF 15'966
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CHF 15'811
17.0%
7
Indonesia
CHF 15'586
18.2%
8
Malaysia
CHF 15'458
18.9%
9
Japan
CHF 15'217
20.1%
10
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'200
20.2%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'124
20.6%
12
Philippines
CHF 14'766
22.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'145
25.8%
14
China
CHF 13'419
29.6%
15
India
CHF 12'860
32.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 17'223
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'033
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'008
10.7%
3
Ecuador
CHF 16'625
12.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'244
14.7%
5
Panama
CHF 15'866
16.7%
6
Chile
CHF 15'412
19.1%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'107
20.7%
8
Peru
CHF 14'658
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'306
24.9%
10
Uruguay
CHF 13'985
26.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'376
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 15'585
18.2%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'202
25.5%
2
Angola
CHF 14'011
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 13'781
27.7%
4
Morocco
CHF 13'534
29.0%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 13'493
29.2%
6
Ghana
CHF 13'480
29.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'067
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 12'684
33.4%
9
Uganda
CHF 12'641
33.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'414
34.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 11'973
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'097
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'098
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 17'526
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 17'526
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'145
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 16'954
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 16'429
13.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 14'531
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CHF 14'454
24.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'087
41.8%
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.