Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'700
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 461
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 95.70
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 34.80
Total tax
- CHF 592
Net pay
* CHF 8'108
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 8'108
Net pay
CHF 1'325
Tax the employer pays
CHF 592
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'917
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'325 to pay you CHF 8'700. 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 8'700 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 592. That means that your net pay will be CHF 8'108 per year, or CHF 676 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 8'700
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'700
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 8'322
4.3%
3
Spain
CHF 8'148
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 8'084
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 7'989
8.2%
6
France
CHF 7'856
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'708
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
CHF 7'578
12.9%
9
Russia
CHF 7'569
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'397
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 7'091
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 7'004
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 6'988
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'810
21.7%
15
Greece
CHF 6'799
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'653
23.5%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'309
27.5%
18
Finland
CHF 6'025
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'916
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'800
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'474
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'090
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'876
9.5%
1
Canada
CHF 6'672
23.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 8'011
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 8'004
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'878
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'866
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'787
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'743
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 7'365
15.4%
7
Brazil
CHF 7'203
17.2%
8
Chile
CHF 7'169
17.6%
9
Peru
CHF 7'073
18.7%
10
Uruguay
CHF 6'951
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'649
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'850
9.8%
1
Morocco
CHF 6'951
20.1%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'750
22.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'617
23.9%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'536
24.9%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'491
25.4%
6
Angola
CHF 6'476
25.6%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'398
26.5%
8
Nigeria
CHF 6'027
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'914
32.0%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'887
32.3%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'648
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 8'265
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 8'265
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 8'004
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 8'004
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'830
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'743
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'556
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'768
22.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'692
23.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 5'051
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.