Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 5'650
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 299
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 62.15
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 22.60
Total tax
- CHF 384
Net pay
* CHF 5'266
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 5'266
Net pay
CHF 861
Tax the employer pays
CHF 384
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'245
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 861 to pay you CHF 5'650. 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 5'650 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 384. That means that your net pay will be CHF 5'266 per year, or CHF 439 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 5'650
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 5'650
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 5'626
0.4%
3
Norway
CHF 5'528
2.2%
4
Spain
CHF 5'291
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CHF 5'242
7.2%
6
Italy
CHF 5'131
9.2%
7
France
CHF 5'102
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 5'028
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 5'026
11.1%
10
Russia
CHF 4'916
13.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 4'605
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 4'548
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 4'538
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 4'517
20.1%
15
Poland
CHF 4'437
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 4'416
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 4'206
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 3'913
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 3'842
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 3'748
33.7%
21
Netherlands
CHF 3'556
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 3'305
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 5'162
8.6%
1
Canada
CHF 4'465
21.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 5'650
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 5'650
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 5'362
5.1%
3
Thailand
CHF 5'341
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CHF 5'150
8.9%
5
Philippines
CHF 5'112
9.5%
6
South Korea
CHF 4'996
11.6%
7
Indonesia
CHF 4'988
11.7%
8
Malaysia
CHF 4'985
11.8%
9
New Zealand
CHF 4'978
11.9%
10
India
CHF 4'749
16.0%
11
Singapore
CHF 4'634
18.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 4'612
18.4%
13
Japan
CHF 4'591
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 4'475
20.8%
15
China
CHF 4'234
25.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 5'201
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 5'198
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 5'116
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 5'108
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 5'057
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 5'028
11.0%
6
Brazil
CHF 5'009
11.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 5'004
11.4%
8
Peru
CHF 4'944
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 4'656
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 4'514
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 3'666
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 5'379
4.8%
1
Morocco
CHF 4'917
13.0%
2
Cameroon
CHF 4'514
20.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 4'506
20.3%
4
Mozambique
CHF 4'488
20.6%
5
Kenya
CHF 4'422
21.7%
6
Angola
CHF 4'242
24.9%
7
Ghana
CHF 4'236
25.0%
8
Nigeria
CHF 3'953
30.0%
9
Uganda
CHF 3'931
30.4%
10
Senegal
CHF 3'926
30.5%
11
Zambia
CHF 3'925
30.5%
12
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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.