Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 32'323
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 88.80
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'648
Communal tax
- CHF 839
Church tax
- CHF 150
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'713
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 356
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 129
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 361
Total tax
- CHF 5'285
Net pay
* CHF 27'038
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
16.3%
83.7%
Net pay
16.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 27'038
Net pay
CHF 5'286
Tax the employer pays
CHF 5'285
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 10'570
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'286 to pay you CHF 32'323. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.3% tax rate now rises to 28.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 32'323 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 5'285. That means that your net pay will be CHF 27'038 per year, or CHF 2'253 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.4% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 69.10.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 691 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'455 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CHF 28'225
12.7%
1
Russia
CHF 28'121
13.0%
2
Ireland
CHF 26'968
16.6%
3
Hungary
CHF 26'343
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 26'308
18.6%
5
France
CHF 26'161
19.1%
6
Ukraine
CHF 26'020
19.5%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 25'059
22.5%
8
Norway
CHF 25'038
22.5%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 24'640
23.8%
10
Spain
CHF 24'448
24.4%
11
Austria
CHF 23'555
27.1%
12
Sweden
CHF 22'859
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 22'327
30.9%
14
Denmark
CHF 21'781
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 21'666
33.0%
16
Poland
CHF 21'418
33.7%
17
Italy
CHF 20'810
35.6%
18
Finland
CHF 20'375
37.0%
19
Netherlands
CHF 20'340
37.1%
20
Portugal
CHF 19'638
39.3%
21
Romania
CHF 18'909
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 16'544
48.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 26'011
19.5%
1
Canada
CHF 23'640
26.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 29'815
7.8%
1
Taiwan
CHF 28'665
11.3%
2
Thailand
CHF 27'495
14.9%
3
Australia
CHF 26'677
17.5%
4
South Korea
CHF 26'493
18.0%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 25'951
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 25'840
20.1%
7
Singapore
CHF 25'082
22.4%
8
Indonesia
CHF 25'071
22.4%
9
Pakistan
CHF 24'806
23.3%
10
Japan
CHF 24'526
24.1%
11
Malaysia
CHF 24'204
25.1%
12
Philippines
CHF 23'659
26.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 22'695
29.8%
14
China
CHF 21'490
33.5%
15
India
CHF 20'399
36.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 29'224
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 27'834
13.9%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 27'680
14.4%
3
Ecuador
CHF 26'837
17.0%
4
Chile
CHF 26'054
19.4%
5
Panama
CHF 25'907
19.9%
6
Colombia
CHF 25'580
20.9%
7
Peru
CHF 24'444
24.4%
8
Mexico
CHF 24'223
25.1%
9
Brazil
CHF 23'929
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 22'834
29.4%
11
Argentina
CHF 21'004
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 24'291
24.9%
1
Angola
CHF 23'668
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 23'072
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CHF 22'958
29.0%
4
Ghana
CHF 22'260
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CHF 22'096
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 21'893
32.3%
7
Morocco
CHF 21'577
33.2%
8
Uganda
CHF 20'924
35.3%
9
Cameroon
CHF 20'765
35.8%
10
Senegal
CHF 20'401
36.9%
11
Zambia
CHF 20'136
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 30'707
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 30'707
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 29'737
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 29'737
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 29'091
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 28'767
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 26'261
18.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 24'486
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 24'409
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 18'994
41.2%
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.