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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 420
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 420
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 420
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 420
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 420
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 420
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 393
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 381
9.2%
8
France
CHF 379
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 374
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 374
11.1%
11
Switzerland
CHF 368
12.5%
12
Russia
CHF 365
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 342
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 338
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 330
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 328
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 313
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 291
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 286
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 264
37.2%
21
Romania
CHF 246
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 223
46.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 413
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 384
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 420
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 420
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 420
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 410
2.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 399
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 383
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 383
8.9%
7
South Korea
CHF 375
10.7%
8
Philippines
CHF 371
11.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 370
11.9%
10
India
CHF 370
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 368
12.4%
12
China
CHF 365
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 357
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 341
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 333
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 410
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 389
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 387
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 386
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 380
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 380
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 376
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 374
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 367
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 349
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 346
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 344
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 416
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 398
5.3%
2
Zambia
CHF 395
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 392
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 388
7.5%
5
Senegal
CHF 383
8.9%
6
Ghana
CHF 380
9.6%
7
Kenya
CHF 372
11.5%
8
Mozambique
CHF 358
14.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 354
15.6%
10
Nigeria
CHF 338
19.5%
11
Angola
CHF 337
19.7%
12
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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.