Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 24'500
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 34.20
Cantonal tax
- CHF 823
Communal tax
- CHF 419
Church tax
- CHF 74.80
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'299
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 270
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 98
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 161
Total tax
- CHF 3'178
Net pay
* CHF 21'323
Marginal tax rate
29.5%
Average tax rate
13.0%
87.0%
Net pay
13.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 24'500 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 3'178. That means that your net pay will be CHF 21'323 per year, or CHF 1'777 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.0% 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 21'893
10.6%
1
Ireland
CHF 21'375
12.8%
2
Russia
CHF 21'315
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CHF 21'086
13.9%
4
France
CHF 20'716
15.5%
5
Hungary
CHF 19'968
18.5%
6
Norway
CHF 19'875
18.9%
7
Ukraine
CHF 19'723
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
CHF 19'703
19.6%
9
Austria
CHF 19'391
20.9%
10
Spain
CHF 19'333
21.1%
11
Czech Republic
CHF 19'270
21.4%
12
Sweden
CHF 17'555
28.4%
13
Greece
CHF 17'494
28.6%
14
Italy
CHF 17'370
29.1%
15
Germany
CHF 17'347
29.2%
16
Poland
CHF 16'742
31.7%
17
Denmark
CHF 16'439
32.9%
18
Finland
CHF 16'096
34.3%
19
Portugal
CHF 15'569
36.5%
20
Netherlands
CHF 15'417
37.1%
21
Romania
CHF 14'333
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 14'171
42.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 20'223
17.5%
1
Canada
CHF 18'124
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 23'004
6.1%
1
Taiwan
CHF 21'902
10.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 21'559
12.0%
3
Australia
CHF 21'352
12.9%
4
South Korea
CHF 20'444
16.6%
5
New Zealand
CHF 20'342
17.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CHF 19'614
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 19'550
20.2%
8
Pakistan
CHF 19'526
20.3%
9
Singapore
CHF 19'307
21.2%
10
Japan
CHF 19'195
21.7%
11
Malaysia
CHF 19'120
22.0%
12
Philippines
CHF 18'445
24.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 17'793
27.4%
14
China
CHF 16'716
31.8%
15
India
CHF 15'955
34.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 22'151
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 21'608
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 21'517
12.2%
3
Ecuador
CHF 20'883
14.8%
4
Colombia
CHF 20'103
18.0%
5
Panama
CHF 19'989
18.4%
6
Chile
CHF 19'678
19.7%
7
Mexico
CHF 18'958
22.6%
8
Peru
CHF 18'744
23.5%
9
Brazil
CHF 18'257
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CHF 17'693
27.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 15'919
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 19'297
21.2%
1
Angola
CHF 17'976
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 17'873
27.1%
3
Kenya
CHF 17'596
28.2%
4
Ghana
CHF 17'085
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 17'033
30.5%
6
Morocco
CHF 16'837
31.3%
7
Nigeria
CHF 16'774
31.5%
8
Uganda
CHF 16'184
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CHF 16'002
34.7%
10
Senegal
CHF 15'707
35.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 15'325
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 23'275
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 23'275
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 22'540
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 22'540
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 22'050
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 21'805
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 20'577
16.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 18'618
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CHF 18'542
24.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 14'438
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.