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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zug
CHF 53'416
13.2%
1
Schwyz
CHF 51'309
16.6%
2
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 50'682
17.6%
3
Graubünden
CHF 50'043
18.6%
4
Zurich
CHF 50'018
18.7%
5
Glarus
CHF 49'744
19.1%
6
Nidwalden
CHF 49'774
19.1%
7
Obwalden
CHF 49'677
19.2%
8
Schaffhausen
CHF 49'556
19.4%
9
Uri
CHF 49'468
19.6%
10
Thurgau
CHF 49'373
19.7%
11
Ticino
CHF 49'407
19.7%
12
Aargau
CHF 49'175
20.1%
13
Valais
CHF 49'045
20.3%
14
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 48'683
20.9%
15
Jura
CHF 48'661
20.9%
16
Lucerne
CHF 48'561
21.1%
17
Geneva
CHF 48'184
21.7%
18
Fribourg
CHF 48'015
21.9%
19
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 47'897
22.1%
20
Basel-Stadt
CHF 47'845
22.2%
21
St. Gallen
CHF 47'850
22.2%
22
Solothurn
CHF 47'284
23.1%
23
Vaud
CHF 46'966
23.6%
24
Bern
CHF 46'879
23.8%
25
Neuchâtel
CHF 46'718
24.1%
26
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 46'287
24.8%
1
Canada
CHF 43'202
29.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 53'948
12.3%
1
Taiwan
CHF 51'750
15.9%
2
Kazakhstan
CHF 49'594
19.4%
3
Thailand
CHF 48'859
20.6%
4
Singapore
CHF 48'800
20.7%
5
South Korea
CHF 47'802
22.3%
6
Australia
CHF 45'796
25.6%
7
New Zealand
CHF 45'123
26.6%
8
Japan
CHF 44'929
27.0%
9
Indonesia
CHF 44'858
27.1%
10
China
CHF 44'679
27.4%
11
Pakistan
CHF 43'923
28.6%
12
Malaysia
CHF 43'136
29.9%
13
Philippines
CHF 42'729
30.5%
14
Vietnam
CHF 41'429
32.7%
15
India
CHF 35'263
42.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 44'903
27.0%
1
Kenya
CHF 43'505
29.3%
2
Nigeria
CHF 41'950
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CHF 41'930
31.8%
4
South Africa
CHF 41'670
32.3%
5
Ghana
CHF 41'569
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
CHF 40'922
33.5%
7
Morocco
CHF 39'265
36.2%
8
Cameroon
CHF 38'537
37.4%
9
Zambia
CHF 38'087
38.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 37'915
38.4%
11
Uganda
CHF 36'978
39.9%
12
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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.