Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 62'452
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 513
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5'196
Communal tax
- CHF 2'646
Church tax
- CHF 474
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'310
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 687
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 250
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 1'868
Total tax
- CHF 14'944
Net pay
* CHF 47'508
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 47'508
Net pay
CHF 11'382
Tax the employer pays
CHF 14'944
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 26'326
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 11'382 to pay you CHF 62'452. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.9% tax rate now rises to 35.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 62'452 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 14'944. That means that your net pay will be CHF 47'508 per year, or CHF 3'959 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.9% 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.