Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 61'512
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 491
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5'085
Communal tax
- CHF 2'589
Church tax
- CHF 464
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'260
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 677
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 246
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'821
Total tax
- CHF 14'633
Net pay
* CHF 46'879
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 46'879
Net pay
CHF 11'192
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14'633
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 25'825
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 11'192 to pay you CHF 61'512. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 35.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 61'512 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14'633. That means that your net pay will be CHF 46'879 per year, or CHF 3'907 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 46'287
24.8%
1
Canada
CHF 43'202
29.8%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 58'436
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 58'436
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 56'591
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 56'591
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 55'361
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 54'991
10.6%
6
Egypt
CHF 46'377
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CHF 46'301
24.7%
8
Israel
CHF 45'282
26.4%
9
Turkey
CHF 35'994
41.5%
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.