Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 20'544
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 4.13
Cantonal tax
- CHF 368
Communal tax
- CHF 188
Church tax
- CHF 33.66
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'089
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 226
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 82.18
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 19.48
Total tax
- CHF 2'010
Net pay
* CHF 18'534
Marginal tax rate
29.5%
Average tax rate
9.8%
90.2%
Net pay
9.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'534
Net pay
CHF 3'149
Tax the employer pays
CHF 2'010
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 5'160
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'149 to pay you CHF 20'544. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.8% tax rate now rises to 21.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 20'544 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 2'010. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'534 per year, or CHF 1'544 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.8% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 17'274
15.9%
1
Canada
CHF 15'262
25.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 19'517
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 19'517
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 18'900
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 18'900
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 18'490
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 18'284
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 17'578
14.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 15'651
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CHF 15'575
24.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 12'032
41.4%
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.