Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 9'600
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 509
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 106
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 38.40
Total tax
- CHF 653
Net pay
* CHF 8'947
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 8'947
Net pay
CHF 1'463
Tax the employer pays
CHF 653
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 2'115
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 1'463 to pay you CHF 9'600. 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 9'600 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 653. That means that your net pay will be CHF 8'947 per year, or CHF 746 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 9'600
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 9'600
0.0%
2
Spain
CHF 8'990
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CHF 8'923
7.1%
4
Italy
CHF 8'870
7.6%
5
Norway
CHF 8'715
9.2%
6
France
CHF 8'669
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 8'496
11.5%
8
Russia
CHF 8'352
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CHF 8'244
14.1%
10
Austria
CHF 8'162
15.0%
11
Hungary
CHF 7'824
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 7'728
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 7'711
19.7%
14
Greece
CHF 7'502
21.9%
15
Sweden
CHF 7'487
22.0%
16
Poland
CHF 7'228
24.7%
17
Portugal
CHF 6'900
28.1%
18
Finland
CHF 6'648
30.8%
19
Belgium
CHF 6'528
32.0%
20
Denmark
CHF 6'405
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CHF 6'041
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 5'616
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 8'666
9.7%
1
Canada
CHF 7'339
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 9'600
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 9'464
1.4%
2
Thailand
CHF 9'005
6.2%
3
Taiwan
CHF 8'750
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CHF 8'670
9.7%
5
South Korea
CHF 8'443
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CHF 8'399
12.5%
7
New Zealand
CHF 8'301
13.5%
8
Indonesia
CHF 8'245
14.1%
9
Philippines
CHF 8'087
15.8%
10
Japan
CHF 7'801
18.7%
11
Singapore
CHF 7'681
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 7'603
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CHF 7'563
21.2%
14
India
CHF 7'403
22.9%
15
China
CHF 6'828
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 8'842
7.9%
1
Colombia
CHF 8'832
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CHF 8'693
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CHF 8'680
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CHF 8'592
10.5%
5
Panama
CHF 8'544
11.0%
6
Mexico
CHF 8'047
16.2%
7
Chile
CHF 7'910
17.6%
8
Brazil
CHF 7'797
18.8%
9
Uruguay
CHF 7'670
20.1%
10
Peru
CHF 7'547
21.4%
11
Argentina
CHF 6'234
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 8'579
10.6%
1
Morocco
CHF 7'532
21.6%
2
Mozambique
CHF 7'398
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CHF 7'237
24.6%
4
Kenya
CHF 7'166
25.4%
5
Angola
CHF 7'134
25.7%
6
Ghana
CHF 7'035
26.7%
7
Cameroon
CHF 7'015
26.9%
8
Nigeria
CHF 6'639
30.8%
9
Uganda
CHF 6'499
32.3%
10
Senegal
CHF 6'472
32.6%
11
Zambia
CHF 6'161
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 9'120
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 9'120
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 8'832
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 8'832
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 8'640
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 8'544
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 8'338
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 7'443
22.5%
8
Lebanon
CHF 7'367
23.3%
9
Turkey
CHF 5'503
42.7%
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.