Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 55'900
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 360
Cantonal tax
- CHF 4'421
Communal tax
- CHF 2'250
Church tax
- CHF 404
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'963
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 615
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 224
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'540
Total tax
- CHF 12'776
Net pay
* CHF 43'124
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make CHF 55'900 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 12'776. That means that your net pay will be CHF 43'124 per year, or CHF 3'594 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.9% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.10, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 66.90.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 669 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'345 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.