Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'199
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 31.91
Cantonal tax
- CHF 788
Communal tax
- CHF 401
Church tax
- CHF 71.67
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'283
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 266
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 96.80
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 150
Total tax
- CHF 3'089
Net pay
* CHF 21'110
Marginal tax rate
29.5%
Average tax rate
12.8%
87.2%
Net pay
12.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 21'110
Net pay
CHF 3'837
Tax the employer pays
CHF 3'089
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 6'926
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 3'837 to pay you CHF 24'199. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.8% tax rate now rises to 24.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 24'199 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 3'089. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'110 per year, or CHF 1'759 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 21'653
10.5%
1
Ireland
CHF 21'160
12.6%
2
Russia
CHF 21'053
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 20'885
13.7%
4
France
CHF 20'484
15.4%
5
Hungary
CHF 19'722
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 19'676
18.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 19'505
19.4%
8
Ukraine
CHF 19'480
19.5%
9
Austria
CHF 19'234
20.5%
10
Spain
CHF 19'136
20.9%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 19'047
21.3%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'353
28.3%
13
Greece
CHF 17'308
28.5%
14
Italy
CHF 17'242
28.8%
15
Germany
CHF 17'179
29.0%
16
Poland
CHF 16'550
31.6%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'233
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 15'918
34.2%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'412
36.3%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'228
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'156
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'080
41.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 20'000
17.4%
1
Canada
CHF 17'910
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 22'735
6.1%
1
Taiwan
CHF 21'642
10.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 21'324
11.9%
3
Australia
CHF 21'114
12.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 20'209
16.5%
5
New Zealand
CHF 20'113
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 19'371
20.0%
7
Indonesia
CHF 19'331
20.1%
8
Pakistan
CHF 19'323
20.2%
9
Singapore
CHF 19'076
21.2%
10
Japan
CHF 18'990
21.5%
11
Malaysia
CHF 18'922
21.8%
12
Philippines
CHF 18'242
24.6%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'597
27.3%
14
China
CHF 16'565
31.5%
15
India
CHF 15'784
34.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 21'879
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 21'357
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 21'274
12.1%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'651
14.7%
4
Colombia
CHF 19'893
17.8%
5
Panama
CHF 19'761
18.3%
6
Chile
CHF 19'450
19.6%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'752
22.5%
8
Peru
CHF 18'523
23.5%
9
Brazil
CHF 18'039
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CHF 17'482
27.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'723
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 19'098
21.1%
1
Angola
CHF 17'757
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'677
27.0%
3
Kenya
CHF 17'385
28.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 16'886
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 16'841
30.4%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'654
31.2%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'570
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 15'988
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 15'819
34.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'527
35.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 15'140
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 22'989
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 22'989
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 22'263
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 22'263
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 21'779
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 21'537
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 20'349
15.9%
7
Egypt
CHF 18'393
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 18'316
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 14'262
41.1%
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.