Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 720
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 38
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 8.20
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 2.60
Total tax
- CHF 48.80
Net pay
* CHF 671
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
6.8%
93.2%
Net pay
6.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 671
Net pay
CHF 110
Tax the employer pays
CHF 48.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 159
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 110 to pay you CHF 720. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.20 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 720 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 48.80. That means that your net pay will be CHF 671 per year, or CHF 55.93 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.8% and your marginal tax rate is 6.8%. 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 6.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 93.20.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 932 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'660 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CHF 720
0.0%
1
Germany
CHF 720
0.0%
2
Austria
CHF 720
0.0%
3
Ireland
CHF 720
0.0%
4
Sweden
CHF 720
0.0%
5
Norway
CHF 720
0.0%
6
Spain
CHF 674
6.4%
7
Italy
CHF 654
9.2%
8
France
CHF 650
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CHF 647
10.1%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 641
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CHF 640
11.1%
12
Russia
CHF 626
13.0%
13
Hungary
CHF 587
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CHF 580
19.5%
15
Poland
CHF 565
21.5%
16
Greece
CHF 563
21.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 536
25.6%
18
Finland
CHF 499
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 490
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CHF 453
37.0%
21
Denmark
CHF 431
40.1%
22
Romania
CHF 421
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CHF 700
2.8%
1
USA
CHF 658
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 720
0.0%
1
Singapore
CHF 720
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CHF 720
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CHF 710
1.3%
4
Thailand
CHF 684
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CHF 657
8.7%
6
Philippines
CHF 656
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CHF 656
8.9%
8
South Korea
CHF 643
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CHF 634
11.9%
10
India
CHF 634
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CHF 631
12.4%
12
China
CHF 625
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CHF 612
15.0%
14
Japan
CHF 585
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CHF 570
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CHF 703
2.4%
1
Brazil
CHF 666
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CHF 663
8.0%
3
Colombia
CHF 662
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CHF 652
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CHF 651
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CHF 644
10.5%
7
Panama
CHF 641
11.0%
8
Peru
CHF 630
12.5%
9
Argentina
CHF 598
17.0%
10
Chile
CHF 593
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CHF 590
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 713
1.0%
1
Uganda
CHF 677
6.0%
2
Zambia
CHF 677
6.0%
3
Morocco
CHF 671
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CHF 661
8.2%
5
Senegal
CHF 645
10.5%
6
Kenya
CHF 628
12.8%
7
Ghana
CHF 618
14.2%
8
Mozambique
CHF 612
15.0%
9
Cameroon
CHF 607
15.6%
10
Angola
CHF 571
20.7%
11
Nigeria
CHF 564
21.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CHF 720
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CHF 684
5.0%
2
Qatar
CHF 684
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CHF 662
8.0%
4
Oman
CHF 662
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 641
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CHF 632
12.3%
7
Israel
CHF 625
13.2%
8
Egypt
CHF 624
13.4%
9
Turkey
CHF 607
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.