Income tax calculator Bern
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'992
Cantonal tax
- CHF 305
Communal tax
- CHF 156
Church tax
- CHF 27.94
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'060
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 220
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 79.97
Total tax
- CHF 1'848
Net pay
*
CHF 18'144
Marginal tax rate
28.7%
Average tax rate
9.2%
90.8%
Net pay
9.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'144
Net pay
CHF 3'046
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'848
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'894
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'046 to pay you CHF 19'992. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.45 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.2% tax rate now rises to 21.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'992 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'848. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'144 per year, or CHF 1'512 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.7%. 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 28.70, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 71.30.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 713 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'565 of net incomes.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CHF 18'364
8.1%
1
Switzerland
CHF 18'300
8.5%
2
United Kingdom
CHF 18'077
9.6%
3
Russia
CHF 17'393
13.0%
4
France
CHF 17'129
14.3%
5
Norway
CHF 16'864
15.7%
6
Luxembourg
CHF 16'533
17.3%
7
Austria
CHF 16'438
17.8%
8
Hungary
CHF 16'293
18.5%
9
Spain
CHF 16'234
18.8%
10
Ukraine
CHF 16'094
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 15'934
20.3%
12
Italy
CHF 14'959
25.2%
13
Germany
CHF 14'803
26.0%
14
Greece
CHF 14'589
27.0%
15
Sweden
CHF 14'533
27.3%
16
Poland
CHF 13'863
30.7%
17
Denmark
CHF 13'397
33.0%
18
Finland
CHF 13'329
33.3%
19
Portugal
CHF 13'141
34.3%
20
Netherlands
CHF 12'581
37.1%
21
Belgium
CHF 12'409
37.9%
22
Romania
CHF 11'695
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 18'912
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CHF 18'005
9.9%
2
Thailand
CHF 17'948
10.2%
3
Australia
CHF 17'791
11.0%
4
South Korea
CHF 16'920
15.4%
5
New Zealand
CHF 16'730
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CHF 16'483
17.6%
7
Indonesia
CHF 16'271
18.6%
8
Malaysia
CHF 16'102
19.5%
9
Kazakhstan
CHF 15'963
20.2%
10
Japan
CHF 15'941
20.3%
11
Singapore
CHF 15'855
20.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 15'402
23.0%
13
Vietnam
CHF 14'778
26.1%
14
China
CHF 14'076
29.6%
15
India
CHF 13'395
33.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 18'075
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 17'866
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 17'812
10.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 17'370
13.1%
4
Colombia
CHF 16'936
15.3%
5
Panama
CHF 16'578
17.1%
6
Chile
CHF 16'158
19.2%
7
Mexico
CHF 15'801
21.0%
8
Peru
CHF 15'367
23.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 14'989
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 14'624
26.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 12'989
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 18'992
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 18'992
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'393
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'393
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 17'993
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 17'793
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 17'153
14.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 15'237
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 15'161
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 11'682
41.6%
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.