Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 5'700
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 302
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 62.70
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 22.80
Total tax
- CHF 388
Net pay
* CHF 5'312
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 5'312
Net pay
CHF 868
Tax the employer pays
CHF 388
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'256
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 868 to pay you CHF 5'700. 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 5'700 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 388. That means that your net pay will be CHF 5'312 per year, or CHF 443 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 5'700
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 5'700
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 5'624
1.3%
3
Norway
CHF 5'565
2.4%
4
Spain
CHF 5'338
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CHF 5'288
7.2%
6
Italy
CHF 5'176
9.2%
7
France
CHF 5'147
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 5'073
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 5'070
11.1%
10
Russia
CHF 4'959
13.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 4'646
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 4'588
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 4'579
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 4'555
20.1%
15
Poland
CHF 4'476
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 4'455
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 4'241
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 3'947
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 3'876
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 3'781
33.7%
21
Netherlands
CHF 3'587
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 3'334
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 5'208
8.6%
1
Canada
CHF 4'500
21.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 5'700
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 5'700
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 5'406
5.2%
3
Thailand
CHF 5'388
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CHF 5'195
8.9%
5
Philippines
CHF 5'152
9.6%
6
South Korea
CHF 5'040
11.6%
7
Malaysia
CHF 5'030
11.8%
8
Indonesia
CHF 5'029
11.8%
9
New Zealand
CHF 5'022
11.9%
10
India
CHF 4'782
16.1%
11
Singapore
CHF 4'654
18.4%
12
Vietnam
CHF 4'650
18.4%
13
Japan
CHF 4'632
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 4'514
20.8%
15
China
CHF 4'255
25.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 5'247
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 5'244
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 5'161
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 5'153
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 5'102
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 5'073
11.0%
6
Brazil
CHF 5'048
11.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 5'045
11.5%
8
Peru
CHF 4'987
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 4'697
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 4'554
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 3'699
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 5'420
4.9%
1
Morocco
CHF 4'951
13.1%
2
Cameroon
CHF 4'548
20.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 4'542
20.3%
4
Mozambique
CHF 4'527
20.6%
5
Kenya
CHF 4'457
21.8%
6
Angola
CHF 4'279
24.9%
7
Ghana
CHF 4'271
25.1%
8
Nigeria
CHF 3'987
30.1%
9
Uganda
CHF 3'964
30.5%
10
Senegal
CHF 3'957
30.6%
11
Zambia
CHF 3'953
30.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 5'415
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 5'415
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 5'244
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 5'244
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 5'130
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 5'073
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 4'950
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 4'476
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 4'442
22.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 3'487
38.8%
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.