Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'550
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 453
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 94.05
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 34.20
Total tax
- CHF 581
Net pay
* CHF 7'969
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 7'969
Net pay
CHF 1'303
Tax the employer pays
CHF 581
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'884
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'303 to pay you CHF 8'550. 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 8'550 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 581. That means that your net pay will be CHF 7'969 per year, or CHF 664 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 8'550
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'550
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 8'231
3.7%
3
Spain
CHF 8'007
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 7'945
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 7'856
8.1%
6
France
CHF 7'721
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'577
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 7'467
12.7%
9
Russia
CHF 7'438
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'269
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 6'968
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 6'883
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 6'868
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'697
21.7%
15
Greece
CHF 6'682
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'557
23.3%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'210
27.4%
18
Finland
CHF 5'921
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'814
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'699
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'380
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'002
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'744
9.4%
1
Canada
CHF 6'561
23.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 8'550
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 8'550
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 8'060
5.7%
3
Pakistan
CHF 7'830
8.4%
4
Taiwan
CHF 7'793
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 7'536
11.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 7'529
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CHF 7'449
12.9%
8
Indonesia
CHF 7'379
13.7%
9
Philippines
CHF 7'300
14.6%
10
Japan
CHF 6'948
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 6'845
19.9%
12
Vietnam
CHF 6'807
20.4%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 6'772
20.8%
14
India
CHF 6'697
21.7%
15
China
CHF 6'095
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 7'872
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 7'866
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'742
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'730
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'652
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'609
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 7'251
15.2%
7
Peru
CHF 7'137
16.5%
8
Brazil
CHF 7'103
16.9%
9
Chile
CHF 7'045
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 6'831
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'551
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'728
9.6%
1
Morocco
CHF 6'854
19.8%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'642
22.3%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'514
23.8%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'431
24.8%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'403
25.1%
6
Angola
CHF 6'366
25.6%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'291
26.4%
8
Nigeria
CHF 5'925
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'816
32.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'790
32.3%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'563
34.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 8'122
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 8'123
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 7'866
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 7'866
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'695
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'610
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'426
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'656
22.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'579
23.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 4'976
41.8%
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.