Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 200
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 11
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 2
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 1
Total tax
- CHF 14
Net pay
* CHF 186
Marginal tax rate
6.5%
Average tax rate
7.0%
93.0%
Net pay
7.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 186
Net pay
CHF 30.67
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 44.67
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 30.67 to pay you CHF 200. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7% tax rate now rises to 19.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 200 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14. That means that your net pay will be CHF 186 per year, or CHF 15.50 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% and your marginal tax rate is 6.5%. 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 6.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.50.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 935 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'675 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Neuchâtel
CHF 176
12.0%
1
Ticino
CHF 166
17.0%
2
Zurich
CHF 162
19.0%
3
Valais
CHF 152
24.0%
4
Geneva
CHF 151
24.5%
5
Lucerne
CHF 136
32.0%
6
Nidwalden
CHF 136
32.0%
7
Schaffhausen
CHF 126
37.0%
8
Solothurn
CHF 116
42.0%
9
Fribourg
CHF 98
51.0%
10
Uri
CHF 86
57.0%
11
Aargau
CHF 186
7.0%
12
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 186
7.0%
13
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 186
7.0%
14
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 186
7.0%
15
Basel-Stadt
CHF 186
7.0%
16
Bern
CHF 186
7.0%
17
Glarus
CHF 186
7.0%
18
Graubünden
CHF 186
7.0%
19
Jura
CHF 186
7.0%
20
Obwalden
CHF 186
7.0%
21
Schwyz
CHF 186
7.0%
22
St. Gallen
CHF 186
7.0%
23
Thurgau
CHF 186
7.0%
24
Vaud
CHF 186
7.0%
25
Zug
CHF 186
7.0%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 200
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 200
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 200
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 200
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 200
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 200
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 187
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 182
9.2%
8
France
CHF 181
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 178
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 178
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 174
13.0%
12
Hungary
CHF 163
18.5%
13
Switzerland
CHF 162
19.0%
14
Ukraine
CHF 161
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 157
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 156
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 149
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 139
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 136
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 126
37.0%
21
Romania
CHF 117
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 47
78.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 197
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 183
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 200
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 200
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 200
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 190
4.8%
4
Thailand
CHF 190
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 182
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 182
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 179
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CHF 176
11.9%
9
India
CHF 176
12.0%
10
China
CHF 174
13.2%
11
Malaysia
CHF 172
14.2%
12
Vietnam
CHF 170
15.0%
13
Philippines
CHF 167
16.7%
14
Japan
CHF 163
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 158
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 195
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 185
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 184
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 184
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 181
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 181
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 179
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 178
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 175
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 166
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 165
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 164
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 198
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 190
5.0%
2
Ghana
CHF 189
5.5%
3
Zambia
CHF 188
6.0%
4
Morocco
CHF 187
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 185
7.5%
6
Senegal
CHF 182
9.2%
7
Angola
CHF 173
13.7%
8
Kenya
CHF 170
15.0%
9
Cameroon
CHF 169
15.6%
10
Mozambique
CHF 167
16.7%
11
Nigeria
CHF 165
17.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CHF 200
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CHF 200
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CHF 190
5.0%
3
Qatar
CHF 190
5.0%
4
Bahrain
CHF 184
8.0%
5
Oman
CHF 184
8.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 183
8.7%
7
Kuwait
CHF 178
11.0%
8
Israel
CHF 174
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 168
15.8%
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.