Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 57'264
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 392
Cantonal tax
- CHF 4'582
Communal tax
- CHF 2'333
Church tax
- CHF 418
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'035
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 630
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 229
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'608
Total tax
- CHF 13'227
Net pay
* CHF 44'037
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
23.1%
76.9%
Net pay
23.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 44'037
Net pay
CHF 10'332
Tax the employer pays
CHF 13'227
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 23'560
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 10'332 to pay you CHF 57'264. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.1% tax rate now rises to 34.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 57'264 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 13'227. That means that your net pay will be CHF 44'037 per year, or CHF 3'670 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.1% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 43'568
23.9%
1
Canada
CHF 40'467
29.3%
2
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.