Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'400
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 445
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 92.40
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 33.60
Total tax
- CHF 571
Net pay
* CHF 7'829
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 7'829
Net pay
CHF 1'280
Tax the employer pays
CHF 571
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'851
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'280 to pay you CHF 8'400. 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 8'400 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 571. That means that your net pay will be CHF 7'829 per year, or CHF 652 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 8'400
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'400
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 8'106
3.5%
3
Spain
CHF 7'867
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 7'805
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 7'722
8.1%
6
France
CHF 7'585
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'445
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 7'356
12.4%
9
Russia
CHF 7'308
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'142
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 6'846
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 6'762
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 6'747
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'584
21.6%
15
Greece
CHF 6'565
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'461
23.1%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'111
27.3%
18
Finland
CHF 5'817
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'712
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'598
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'285
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 4'914
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'612
9.4%
1
Canada
CHF 6'450
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 8'400
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 8'400
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 7'925
5.7%
3
Pakistan
CHF 7'710
8.2%
4
Taiwan
CHF 7'657
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 7'407
11.8%
6
South Korea
CHF 7'398
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CHF 7'328
12.8%
8
Indonesia
CHF 7'255
13.6%
9
Philippines
CHF 7'187
14.4%
10
Japan
CHF 6'826
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 6'724
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 6'697
20.3%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 6'653
20.8%
14
India
CHF 6'597
21.5%
15
China
CHF 5'991
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 7'734
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 7'728
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'606
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'595
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'518
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'476
11.0%
6
Peru
CHF 7'202
14.3%
7
Mexico
CHF 7'137
15.0%
8
Brazil
CHF 7'003
16.6%
9
Chile
CHF 6'922
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 6'712
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'454
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'607
9.5%
1
Morocco
CHF 6'758
19.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'534
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'410
23.7%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'328
24.7%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'316
24.8%
6
Angola
CHF 6'256
25.5%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'185
26.4%
8
Nigeria
CHF 5'823
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'719
31.9%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'692
32.2%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'479
34.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 7'980
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 7'980
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 7'728
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 7'728
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'560
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'476
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'295
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'543
22.1%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'467
23.0%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'900
41.7%
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.