Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 420
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 22.10
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 4.30
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2
Total tax
- CHF 28.40
Net pay
* CHF 392
Marginal tax rate
7.0%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 392
Net pay
CHF 63.51
Tax the employer pays
CHF 28.40
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 91.91
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 63.51 to pay you CHF 420. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 420 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 28.40. That means that your net pay will be CHF 392 per year, or CHF 32.63 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 7.0%. 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 7, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 930 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'650 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 413
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 384
8.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 420
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 399
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 399
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 386
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 386
8.0%
5
Lebanon
CHF 375
10.7%
6
Kuwait
CHF 374
11.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 372
11.3%
8
Israel
CHF 365
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 354
15.8%
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.