Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 66'976
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 623
Cantonal tax
- CHF 5'732
Communal tax
- CHF 2'918
Church tax
- CHF 523
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 3'550
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 737
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 268
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 2'094
Total tax
- CHF 16'445
Net pay
* CHF 50'531
Marginal tax rate
33.4%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 50'531
Net pay
CHF 12'298
Tax the employer pays
CHF 16'445
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 28'743
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 12'298 to pay you CHF 66'976. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.6% tax rate now rises to 36.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 66'976 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 16'445. That means that your net pay will be CHF 50'531 per year, or CHF 4'211 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.4%. 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 33.36, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 66.64.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 666 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'332 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 49'783
25.7%
1
Canada
CHF 46'396
30.7%
2
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.