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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Aargau
CHF 18'633
6.8%
1
Basel-Stadt
CHF 18'633
6.8%
2
Graubünden
CHF 18'633
6.8%
3
Thurgau
CHF 18'633
6.8%
4
Vaud
CHF 18'633
6.8%
5
Zug
CHF 18'633
6.8%
6
Ticino
CHF 18'613
6.9%
7
Geneva
CHF 18'598
7.0%
8
Obwalden
CHF 18'582
7.1%
9
Uri
CHF 18'533
7.3%
10
Lucerne
CHF 18'478
7.6%
11
St. Gallen
CHF 18'468
7.6%
12
Solothurn
CHF 18'461
7.7%
13
Glarus
CHF 18'440
7.8%
14
Schaffhausen
CHF 18'441
7.8%
15
Valais
CHF 18'428
7.8%
16
Jura
CHF 18'419
7.9%
17
Neuchâtel
CHF 18'406
7.9%
18
Nidwalden
CHF 18'412
7.9%
19
Schwyz
CHF 18'407
7.9%
20
Fribourg
CHF 18'386
8.0%
21
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 18'374
8.1%
22
Zurich
CHF 18'300
8.5%
23
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 18'275
8.6%
24
Bern
CHF 18'144
9.2%
25
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 18'100
9.5%
26
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'858
15.7%
1
Canada
CHF 14'853
25.7%
2
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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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 16'239
18.8%
1
Mozambique
CHF 14'880
25.6%
2
Angola
CHF 14'697
26.5%
3
Kenya
CHF 14'441
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 14'113
29.4%
5
Morocco
CHF 14'105
29.5%
6
Ghana
CHF 14'103
29.5%
7
Nigeria
CHF 13'708
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CHF 13'257
33.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 13'254
33.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 12'989
35.0%
11
Zambia
CHF 12'552
37.2%
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.