Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'500
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 3.80
Cantonal tax
- CHF 363
Communal tax
- CHF 185
Church tax
- CHF 33.20
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'087
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 226
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 82
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 17.90
Total tax
- CHF 1'998
Net pay
* CHF 18'503
Marginal tax rate
29.5%
Average tax rate
9.7%
90.3%
Net pay
9.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 20'500 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'998. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'503 per year, or CHF 1'542 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.7% and your marginal tax rate is 29.5%. 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 29.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 70.50.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 705 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'525 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.