Income tax calculator Bern
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 34'356
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 103
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'882
Communal tax
- CHF 958
Church tax
- CHF 171
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'821
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 378
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 137
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 463
Total tax
- CHF 5'913
Net pay
*
CHF 28'443
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
17.2%
82.8%
Net pay
17.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 28'443
Net pay
CHF 5'697
Tax the employer pays
CHF 5'913
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 11'610
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 5'697 to pay you CHF 34'356. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.2% tax rate now rises to 29.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 34'356 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 5'913. That means that your net pay will be CHF 28'443 per year, or CHF 2'370 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.2% 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
Russia
CHF 29'890
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CHF 29'802
13.3%
2
Ireland
CHF 28'226
17.8%
3
Hungary
CHF 28'000
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
CHF 27'665
19.5%
5
Ukraine
CHF 27'657
19.5%
6
France
CHF 27'448
20.1%
7
Czech Republic
CHF 26'563
22.7%
8
Norway
CHF 26'380
23.2%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 25'788
24.9%
10
Spain
CHF 25'765
25.0%
11
Austria
CHF 24'723
28.0%
12
Sweden
CHF 24'282
29.3%
13
Greece
CHF 23'479
31.7%
14
Denmark
CHF 23'151
32.6%
15
Germany
CHF 22'749
33.8%
16
Poland
CHF 22'462
34.6%
17
Italy
CHF 21'633
37.0%
18
Netherlands
CHF 21'620
37.1%
19
Finland
CHF 21'408
37.7%
20
Portugal
CHF 20'620
40.0%
21
Romania
CHF 20'098
41.5%
22
Belgium
CHF 17'328
49.6%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 27'515
19.9%
1
Canada
CHF 24'956
27.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 31'521
8.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 30'359
11.6%
2
Thailand
CHF 29'020
15.5%
3
South Korea
CHF 28'049
18.4%
4
Australia
CHF 28'008
18.5%
5
Kazakhstan
CHF 27'598
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CHF 27'235
20.7%
7
Singapore
CHF 26'567
22.7%
8
Indonesia
CHF 26'451
23.0%
9
Pakistan
CHF 26'179
23.8%
10
Japan
CHF 25'912
24.6%
11
Malaysia
CHF 25'531
25.7%
12
Philippines
CHF 24'987
27.3%
13
Vietnam
CHF 23'968
30.2%
14
China
CHF 22'750
33.8%
15
India
CHF 21'554
37.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 31'058
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 29'427
14.4%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 29'227
14.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 28'309
17.6%
4
Chile
CHF 27'913
18.8%
5
Panama
CHF 27'445
20.1%
6
Colombia
CHF 27'003
21.4%
7
Peru
CHF 25'920
24.6%
8
Mexico
CHF 25'589
25.5%
9
Brazil
CHF 25'403
26.1%
10
Uruguay
CHF 24'068
30.0%
11
Argentina
CHF 22'325
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 25'536
25.7%
1
Angola
CHF 25'147
26.8%
2
Kenya
CHF 24'495
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CHF 24'279
29.3%
4
Ghana
CHF 23'605
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CHF 23'478
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 23'153
32.6%
7
Morocco
CHF 22'809
33.6%
8
Uganda
CHF 22'042
35.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 22'003
36.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 21'621
37.1%
11
Zambia
CHF 21'386
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 32'638
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 32'638
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 31'608
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 31'608
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 30'920
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 30'577
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 27'692
19.4%
7
Egypt
CHF 26'010
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CHF 25'934
24.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 20'178
41.3%
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.