Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 3'150
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 167
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 34.65
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 12.60
Total tax
- CHF 214
Net pay
* CHF 2'936
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 2'936
Net pay
CHF 480
Tax the employer pays
CHF 214
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 694
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 480 to pay you CHF 3'150. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 3'150 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 214. That means that your net pay will be CHF 2'936 per year, or CHF 245 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 3'150
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 3'150
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 3'150
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 3'150
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 3'150
0.0%
5
Spain
CHF 2'950
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CHF 2'912
7.6%
7
Italy
CHF 2'861
9.2%
8
France
CHF 2'844
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 2'803
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 2'802
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 2'740
13.0%
12
Sweden
CHF 2'679
14.9%
13
Hungary
CHF 2'567
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 2'536
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 2'474
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 2'462
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 2'345
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 2'181
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 2'142
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 2'066
34.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 1'982
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 1'843
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 2'877
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 2'712
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 3'150
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 3'150
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 3'150
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 3'109
1.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 2'992
5.0%
5
Philippines
CHF 2'985
5.3%
6
Indonesia
CHF 2'895
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CHF 2'871
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 2'811
10.8%
9
Malaysia
CHF 2'778
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 2'775
11.9%
11
India
CHF 2'772
12.0%
12
China
CHF 2'724
13.5%
13
Vietnam
CHF 2'642
16.1%
14
Japan
CHF 2'560
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 2'495
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 3'018
4.2%
1
Colombia
CHF 3'183
7.3%
2
Brazil
CHF 2'900
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
CHF 2'900
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 2'852
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 2'848
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 2'819
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 2'803
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 2'756
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 2'596
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 2'543
19.3%
11
Argentina
CHF 2'248
28.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 3'119
1.0%
1
Morocco
CHF 2'910
7.6%
2
Kenya
CHF 2'693
14.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 2'653
15.8%
4
Cameroon
CHF 2'651
15.8%
5
Mozambique
CHF 2'563
18.6%
6
Zambia
CHF 2'512
20.2%
7
Ghana
CHF 2'464
21.8%
8
Angola
CHF 2'402
23.7%
9
Senegal
CHF 2'321
26.3%
10
Uganda
CHF 2'307
26.8%
11
Nigeria
CHF 2'252
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 3'150
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 2'992
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 2'993
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 2'898
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 2'898
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 2'803
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 2'736
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 2'529
19.7%
8
Egypt
CHF 2'483
21.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 2'001
36.5%
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.