Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 5'850
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 310
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 64.35
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 23.40
Total tax
- CHF 398
Net pay
* CHF 5'452
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 5'452
Net pay
CHF 891
Tax the employer pays
CHF 398
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'289
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 891 to pay you CHF 5'850. 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 5'850 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 398. That means that your net pay will be CHF 5'452 per year, or CHF 454 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 5'850
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 5'850
0.0%
2
Norway
CHF 5'678
2.9%
3
Austria
CHF 5'616
4.0%
4
Spain
CHF 5'479
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CHF 5'428
7.2%
6
Italy
CHF 5'312
9.2%
7
France
CHF 5'283
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 5'207
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CHF 5'203
11.1%
10
Russia
CHF 5'089
13.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 4'768
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 4'709
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 4'699
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 4'668
20.2%
15
Poland
CHF 4'594
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 4'572
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 4'348
25.7%
18
Finland
CHF 4'051
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 3'978
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 3'882
33.6%
21
Netherlands
CHF 3'682
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 3'422
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 5'345
8.6%
1
Canada
CHF 4'604
21.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 5'850
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 5'850
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CHF 5'537
5.3%
3
Thailand
CHF 5'531
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CHF 5'332
8.9%
5
Philippines
CHF 5'270
9.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 5'171
11.6%
7
Malaysia
CHF 5'162
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CHF 5'154
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CHF 5'153
11.9%
10
India
CHF 4'883
16.5%
11
Vietnam
CHF 4'764
18.6%
12
Japan
CHF 4'754
18.7%
13
Singapore
CHF 4'714
19.4%
14
Kazakhstan
CHF 4'633
20.8%
15
China
CHF 4'317
26.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 5'385
8.0%
1
Colombia
CHF 5'382
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 5'297
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 5'289
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 5'236
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 5'207
11.0%
6
Brazil
CHF 5'166
11.7%
7
Mexico
CHF 5'164
11.7%
8
Peru
CHF 5'119
12.5%
9
Chile
CHF 4'820
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 4'674
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 3'796
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 5'541
5.3%
1
Morocco
CHF 5'054
13.6%
2
Cameroon
CHF 4'651
20.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 4'647
20.6%
4
Mozambique
CHF 4'642
20.7%
5
Kenya
CHF 4'561
22.0%
6
Angola
CHF 4'388
25.0%
7
Ghana
CHF 4'378
25.2%
8
Nigeria
CHF 4'089
30.1%
9
Uganda
CHF 4'061
30.6%
10
Senegal
CHF 4'049
30.8%
11
Zambia
CHF 4'038
31.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 5'557
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 5'558
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 5'382
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 5'382
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 5'265
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 5'207
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 5'081
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 4'592
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 4'554
22.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 3'574
38.9%
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.