Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 42'981
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 165
Cantonal tax
- CHF 2'898
Communal tax
- CHF 1'475
Church tax
- CHF 264
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'278
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 473
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 172
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 894
Total tax
- CHF 8'619
Net pay
* CHF 34'362
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
20.1%
79.9%
Net pay
20.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 42'981 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 8'619. That means that your net pay will be CHF 34'362 per year, or CHF 2'864 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.1% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 68.54.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 685 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'427 of net incomes.
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.