Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 8'800
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 466
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 96.80
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 35.20
Total tax
- CHF 598
Net pay
* CHF 8'202
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 8'202
Net pay
CHF 1'341
Tax the employer pays
CHF 598
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 1'939
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'341 to pay you CHF 8'800. 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 8'800 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 598. That means that your net pay will be CHF 8'202 per year, or CHF 683 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 8'800
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 8'800
0.0%
2
Italy
CHF 8'383
4.7%
3
Spain
CHF 8'241
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CHF 8'178
7.1%
5
Norway
CHF 8'074
8.3%
6
France
CHF 7'946
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 7'796
11.4%
8
Russia
CHF 7'656
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 7'652
13.0%
10
Austria
CHF 7'482
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 7'172
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 7'084
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 7'069
19.7%
14
Sweden
CHF 6'885
21.8%
15
Greece
CHF 6'877
21.9%
16
Poland
CHF 6'717
23.7%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'375
27.6%
18
Finland
CHF 6'094
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 5'984
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 5'867
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 5'537
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'148
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 7'964
9.5%
1
Canada
CHF 6'746
23.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 8'800
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 8'800
0.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 8'285
5.9%
3
Pakistan
CHF 8'030
8.8%
4
Taiwan
CHF 8'021
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CHF 7'749
11.9%
6
South Korea
CHF 7'747
12.0%
7
New Zealand
CHF 7'652
13.1%
8
Indonesia
CHF 7'585
13.8%
9
Philippines
CHF 7'487
14.9%
10
Japan
CHF 7'151
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 7'044
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CHF 6'990
20.6%
13
Kazakhstan
CHF 6'970
20.8%
14
India
CHF 6'865
22.0%
15
China
CHF 6'270
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 8'103
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 8'096
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 7'968
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 7'956
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 7'876
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 7'832
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 7'441
15.5%
7
Brazil
CHF 7'270
17.4%
8
Chile
CHF 7'251
17.6%
9
Uruguay
CHF 7'031
20.1%
10
Peru
CHF 7'030
20.1%
11
Argentina
CHF 5'714
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 7'931
9.9%
1
Morocco
CHF 7'016
20.3%
2
Mozambique
CHF 6'822
22.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 6'686
24.0%
4
Kenya
CHF 6'606
24.9%
5
Cameroon
CHF 6'549
25.6%
6
Angola
CHF 6'549
25.6%
7
Ghana
CHF 6'468
26.5%
8
Nigeria
CHF 6'095
30.7%
9
Uganda
CHF 5'979
32.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 5'952
32.4%
11
Zambia
CHF 5'705
35.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 8'360
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 8'360
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 8'096
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 8'096
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 7'920
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 7'832
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 7'643
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 6'843
22.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 6'767
23.1%
9
Turkey
CHF 5'101
42.0%
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.