Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 676
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 35.80
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 7.76
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2.38
Total tax
- CHF 45.94
Net pay
* CHF 630
Marginal tax rate
6.5%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 630
Net pay
CHF 103
Tax the employer pays
CHF 45.94
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 149
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 103 to pay you CHF 676. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.8% tax rate now rises to 19.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 676 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 45.94. That means that your net pay will be CHF 630 per year, or CHF 52.51 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.5%. 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 6.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.50.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 935 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'675 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Zurich
CHF 606
10.3%
1
Valais
CHF 596
11.8%
2
Geneva
CHF 595
12.0%
3
Lucerne
CHF 580
14.2%
4
Nidwalden
CHF 580
14.2%
5
Schaffhausen
CHF 570
15.7%
6
Solothurn
CHF 560
17.2%
7
Fribourg
CHF 542
19.8%
8
Uri
CHF 530
21.6%
9
Aargau
CHF 630
6.8%
10
App. Ausserrhoden
CHF 630
6.8%
11
App. Innerrhoden
CHF 630
6.8%
12
Basel-Landschaft
CHF 630
6.8%
13
Basel-Stadt
CHF 630
6.8%
14
Bern
CHF 630
6.8%
15
Glarus
CHF 630
6.8%
16
Graubünden
CHF 630
6.8%
17
Jura
CHF 630
6.8%
18
Obwalden
CHF 630
6.8%
19
Schwyz
CHF 630
6.8%
20
St. Gallen
CHF 630
6.8%
21
Thurgau
CHF 630
6.8%
22
Vaud
CHF 630
6.8%
23
Zug
CHF 630
6.8%
24
Neuchâtel
CHF 620
8.3%
25
Ticino
CHF 610
9.8%
26
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 676
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 676
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 676
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 676
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 676
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 676
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 633
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 614
9.2%
8
France
CHF 610
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CHF 606
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 602
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 601
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 588
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 551
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 544
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 531
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 528
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 503
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 468
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 460
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 426
37.1%
21
Denmark
CHF 401
40.6%
22
Romania
CHF 395
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 661
2.2%
1
USA
CHF 617
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 676
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 676
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 676
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 666
1.4%
4
Thailand
CHF 642
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 617
8.7%
6
Taiwan
CHF 616
8.9%
7
Philippines
CHF 615
9.1%
8
South Korea
CHF 604
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 596
11.9%
10
India
CHF 595
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 592
12.4%
12
China
CHF 587
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 575
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 549
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 535
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 660
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 625
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 622
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 622
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 612
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 611
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 605
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 602
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 591
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 561
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 557
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 554
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 669
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 639
5.5%
2
Zambia
CHF 635
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 630
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 623
7.8%
5
Senegal
CHF 609
9.9%
6
Kenya
CHF 590
12.8%
7
Ghana
CHF 584
13.7%
8
Mozambique
CHF 576
14.8%
9
Cameroon
CHF 570
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 537
20.6%
11
Nigeria
CHF 531
21.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 676
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 642
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 642
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 622
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 622
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 602
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 595
12.0%
7
Egypt
CHF 589
12.9%
8
Israel
CHF 587
13.2%
9
Turkey
CHF 569
15.8%
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.