Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'350
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 443
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 91.85
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 33.40
Total tax
- CHF 568
Net pay
* CHF 7'782
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 7'782
Net pay
CHF 1'272
Tax the employer pays
CHF 568
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'840
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'272 to pay you CHF 8'350. 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 8'350 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 568. That means that your net pay will be CHF 7'782 per year, or CHF 649 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'568
9.4%
1
Canada
CHF 6'413
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 8'350
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 8'350
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 7'880
5.6%
3
Pakistan
CHF 7'670
8.2%
4
Taiwan
CHF 7'611
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 7'364
11.8%
6
South Korea
CHF 7'354
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CHF 7'287
12.7%
8
Indonesia
CHF 7'214
13.6%
9
Philippines
CHF 7'150
14.4%
10
Japan
CHF 6'785
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 6'683
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 6'661
20.2%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 6'613
20.8%
14
India
CHF 6'563
21.4%
15
China
CHF 5'956
28.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'566
9.4%
1
Morocco
CHF 6'725
19.5%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'498
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'376
23.6%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'293
24.6%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'287
24.7%
6
Angola
CHF 6'219
25.5%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'150
26.4%
8
Nigeria
CHF 5'789
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'686
31.9%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'660
32.2%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'450
34.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 7'933
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 7'933
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 7'682
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 7'682
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'515
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'431
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'252
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'506
22.1%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'429
23.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'875
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.