Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 60'803
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 475
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5'001
Communal tax
- CHF 2'546
Church tax
- CHF 457
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'223
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 669
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 243
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'785
Total tax
- CHF 14'398
Net pay
* CHF 46'405
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
23.7%
76.3%
Net pay
23.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 46'405
Net pay
CHF 11'048
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14'398
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 25'447
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 11'048 to pay you CHF 60'803. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.7% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 60'803 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14'398. That means that your net pay will be CHF 46'405 per year, or CHF 3'867 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.7% 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 33.06, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 66.94.
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 3'347 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.