Income tax calculator Bern
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 520
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 27.60
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 5.80
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2
Total tax
- CHF 35.40
Net pay
*
CHF 485
Marginal tax rate
6.9%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 485
Net pay
CHF 79.34
Tax the employer pays
CHF 35.40
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 115
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 79.34 to pay you CHF 520. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 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 520 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 35.40. That means that your net pay will be CHF 485 per year, or CHF 40.38 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.9%. 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 6.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.10.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 931 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'655 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ticino
CHF 465
10.7%
1
Zurich
CHF 461
11.4%
2
Valais
CHF 451
13.3%
3
Geneva
CHF 450
13.5%
4
Lucerne
CHF 435
16.4%
5
Nidwalden
CHF 435
16.4%
6
Schaffhausen
CHF 425
18.3%
7
Solothurn
CHF 415
20.3%
8
Fribourg
CHF 397
23.7%
9
Uri
CHF 385
26.0%
10
Aargau
CHF 485
6.8%
11
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 485
6.8%
12
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 485
6.8%
13
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 485
6.8%
14
Basel-Stadt
CHF 485
6.8%
15
Bern
CHF 485
6.8%
16
Glarus
CHF 485
6.8%
17
Graubünden
CHF 485
6.8%
18
Jura
CHF 485
6.8%
19
Obwalden
CHF 485
6.8%
20
Schwyz
CHF 485
6.8%
21
St. Gallen
CHF 485
6.8%
22
Thurgau
CHF 485
6.8%
23
Vaud
CHF 485
6.8%
24
Zug
CHF 485
6.8%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 475
8.7%
26
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 520
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 520
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 520
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 520
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 520
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 520
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 487
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 472
9.2%
8
France
CHF 470
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 463
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CHF 463
11.1%
11
Switzerland
CHF 461
11.4%
12
Russia
CHF 452
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 424
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 419
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 408
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 406
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 387
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 360
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 354
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 327
37.2%
21
Romania
CHF 304
41.5%
22
Denmark
CHF 296
43.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 512
1.6%
1
USA
CHF 475
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 520
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 520
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 520
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 510
1.8%
4
Thailand
CHF 494
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 474
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CHF 474
8.9%
7
Philippines
CHF 465
10.6%
8
South Korea
CHF 464
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 458
11.9%
10
India
CHF 458
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 455
12.5%
12
China
CHF 451
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 442
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 423
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 412
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 508
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 481
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 479
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 478
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 471
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 470
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 465
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 463
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 455
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 432
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 428
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 426
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 515
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 492
5.4%
2
Zambia
CHF 489
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 485
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 481
7.5%
5
Senegal
CHF 474
8.9%
6
Ghana
CHF 462
11.2%
7
Kenya
CHF 456
12.4%
8
Mozambique
CHF 444
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CHF 439
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 416
20.1%
11
Nigeria
CHF 415
20.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 520
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 494
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 494
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 478
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 478
8.0%
5
Lebanon
CHF 463
10.9%
6
Kuwait
CHF 463
11.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 457
12.2%
8
Israel
CHF 452
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 438
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.