Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 4'215
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 223
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 46.37
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 16.86
Total tax
- CHF 287
Net pay
* CHF 3'928
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 3'928
Net pay
CHF 642
Tax the employer pays
CHF 287
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 929
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 642 to pay you CHF 4'215. 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 4'215 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 287. That means that your net pay will be CHF 3'928 per year, or CHF 327 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 4'215
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 4'215
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 4'215
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 4'215
0.0%
4
Norway
CHF 4'215
0.0%
5
Spain
CHF 3'947
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CHF 3'904
7.4%
7
Italy
CHF 3'828
9.2%
8
France
CHF 3'806
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 3'751
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 3'749
11.1%
11
Russia
CHF 3'667
13.0%
12
Sweden
CHF 3'439
18.4%
13
Hungary
CHF 3'435
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 3'393
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 3'310
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 3'294
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 3'138
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 2'919
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 2'866
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 2'782
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CHF 2'652
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 2'466
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 3'850
8.7%
1
Canada
CHF 3'469
17.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 4'215
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 4'215
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 4'107
2.6%
3
Singapore
CHF 4'063
3.6%
4
Thailand
CHF 3'995
5.2%
5
Philippines
CHF 3'975
5.7%
6
Taiwan
CHF 3'842
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CHF 3'805
9.7%
8
South Korea
CHF 3'743
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CHF 3'717
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CHF 3'714
11.9%
11
India
CHF 3'709
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 3'500
17.0%
13
Japan
CHF 3'425
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 3'338
20.8%
15
China
CHF 3'169
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CHF 4'162
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 3'880
8.0%
2
Brazil
CHF 3'840
8.9%
3
Ecuador
CHF 3'817
9.5%
4
Mexico
CHF 3'812
9.6%
5
Guatemala
CHF 3'811
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 3'772
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 3'751
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 3'688
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 3'473
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 3'368
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 2'749
34.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 4'166
1.2%
1
Morocco
CHF 3'804
9.7%
2
Cameroon
CHF 3'494
17.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 3'466
17.8%
4
Kenya
CHF 3'426
18.7%
5
Mozambique
CHF 3'383
19.7%
6
Ghana
CHF 3'219
23.6%
7
Angola
CHF 3'187
24.4%
8
Zambia
CHF 3'114
26.1%
9
Senegal
CHF 3'007
28.7%
10
Uganda
CHF 2'999
28.9%
11
Nigeria
CHF 2'976
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 4'063
3.6%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 4'004
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 4'004
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 3'878
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 3'878
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 3'751
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 3'661
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CHF 3'328
21.1%
8
Egypt
CHF 3'325
21.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 2'622
37.8%
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.