Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'300
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 440
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 91.30
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 33.20
Total tax
- CHF 564
Net pay
* CHF 7'736
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 7'736
Net pay
CHF 1'265
Tax the employer pays
CHF 564
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'829
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'265 to pay you CHF 8'300. 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 8'300 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 564. That means that your net pay will be CHF 7'736 per year, or CHF 645 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 8'300
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'300
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 7'962
4.1%
3
Spain
CHF 7'773
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 7'712
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 7'633
8.0%
6
France
CHF 7'495
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'358
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 7'282
12.3%
9
Russia
CHF 7'221
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'057
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 6'765
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 6'682
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 6'667
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'509
21.6%
15
Greece
CHF 6'487
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'398
22.9%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'045
27.2%
18
Finland
CHF 5'748
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'644
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'531
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'223
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 4'855
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'524
9.4%
1
Canada
CHF 6'376
23.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 7'641
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 7'636
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'516
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'504
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'429
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'387
11.0%
6
Peru
CHF 7'245
12.7%
7
Mexico
CHF 7'061
14.9%
8
Brazil
CHF 6'936
16.4%
9
Chile
CHF 6'839
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 6'632
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'389
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 7'885
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 7'885
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 7'636
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 7'636
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'470
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'387
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'209
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'468
22.1%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'392
23.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'850
41.6%
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.