Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 90'288
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1'350
Cantonal tax
- CHF 8'649
Communal tax
- CHF 4'403
Church tax
- CHF 789
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 4'785
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 993
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 361
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 3'196
Total tax
- CHF 24'528
Net pay
* CHF 65'760
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
27.2%
72.8%
Net pay
27.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 65'760
Net pay
CHF 16'951
Tax the employer pays
CHF 24'528
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 41'479
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 16'951 to pay you CHF 90'288. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.2% tax rate now rises to 38.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 90'288 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 24'528. That means that your net pay will be CHF 65'760 per year, or CHF 5'480 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.2% and your marginal tax rate is 37.1%. 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 37.14, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 62.86.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 629 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'143 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 64'693
28.4%
1
Canada
CHF 59'594
34.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 80'596
10.7%
1
Chile
CHF 70'073
22.4%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 70'042
22.4%
3
Uruguay
CHF 66'608
26.2%
4
Colombia
CHF 66'239
26.6%
5
Panama
CHF 66'129
26.8%
6
Brazil
CHF 65'953
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
CHF 65'054
28.0%
8
Ecuador
CHF 63'399
29.8%
9
Peru
CHF 62'247
31.1%
10
Mexico
CHF 62'158
31.2%
11
Argentina
CHF 58'681
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CHF 65'837
27.1%
1
Kenya
CHF 63'648
29.5%
2
Nigeria
CHF 61'523
31.9%
3
Mozambique
CHF 60'635
32.8%
4
Ghana
CHF 60'604
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 60'556
32.9%
6
South Africa
CHF 58'420
35.3%
7
Morocco
CHF 56'703
37.2%
8
Cameroon
CHF 56'057
37.9%
9
Zambia
CHF 55'784
38.2%
10
Senegal
CHF 55'180
38.9%
11
Uganda
CHF 52'805
41.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 85'774
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 85'774
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 83'065
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 83'065
8.0%
4
Kuwait
CHF 81'321
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
CHF 81'259
10.0%
6
Egypt
CHF 67'959
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CHF 67'883
24.8%
8
Israel
CHF 61'864
31.5%
9
Turkey
CHF 52'753
41.6%
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.