Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'650
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 458
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 95.15
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 34.60
Total tax
- CHF 588
Net pay
* CHF 8'062
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 8'062
Net pay
CHF 1'318
Tax the employer pays
CHF 588
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'906
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'318 to pay you CHF 8'650. 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 8'650 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 588. That means that your net pay will be CHF 8'062 per year, or CHF 672 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 8'650
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'650
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 8'292
4.1%
3
Spain
CHF 8'101
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 8'038
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 7'945
8.2%
6
France
CHF 7'811
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'664
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 7'541
12.8%
9
Russia
CHF 7'525
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'354
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 7'050
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 6'963
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 6'948
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'772
21.7%
15
Greece
CHF 6'760
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'621
23.5%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'276
27.5%
18
Finland
CHF 5'990
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'882
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'766
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'443
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'060
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'832
9.5%
1
Canada
CHF 6'635
23.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 8'650
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 8'650
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 8'150
5.8%
3
Pakistan
CHF 7'910
8.6%
4
Taiwan
CHF 7'884
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 7'621
11.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 7'616
12.0%
7
New Zealand
CHF 7'530
12.9%
8
Indonesia
CHF 7'461
13.7%
9
Philippines
CHF 7'375
14.7%
10
Japan
CHF 7'029
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 6'925
19.9%
12
Vietnam
CHF 6'880
20.5%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 6'851
20.8%
14
India
CHF 6'765
21.8%
15
China
CHF 6'165
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 7'964
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 7'958
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'833
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'821
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'742
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'698
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 7'327
15.3%
7
Brazil
CHF 7'170
17.1%
8
Chile
CHF 7'128
17.6%
9
Peru
CHF 7'094
18.0%
10
Uruguay
CHF 6'911
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'616
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'809
9.7%
1
Morocco
CHF 6'919
20.0%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'714
22.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'583
23.9%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'501
24.8%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'462
25.3%
6
Angola
CHF 6'439
25.6%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'362
26.5%
8
Nigeria
CHF 5'993
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'881
32.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'855
32.3%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'620
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 8'217
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 8'218
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 7'958
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 7'958
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'785
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'699
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'513
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'731
22.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'654
23.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 5'026
41.9%
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.