Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 96'888
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 1'720
Cantonal tax
- CHF 9'522
Communal tax
- CHF 4'847
Church tax
- CHF 869
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 5'135
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 1'066
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 388
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 3'427
Total tax
- CHF 26'974
Net pay
* CHF 69'914
Marginal tax rate
36.8%
Average tax rate
27.8%
72.2%
Net pay
27.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 69'914
Net pay
CHF 18'188
Tax the employer pays
CHF 26'974
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 45'162
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 18'188 to pay you CHF 96'888. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 4.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.8% tax rate now rises to 39.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 96'888 a year living in the region of Bern, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 26'974. That means that your net pay will be CHF 69'914 per year, or CHF 5'826 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.8% and your marginal tax rate is 36.8%. 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 36.84, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 63.16.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 632 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'158 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 68'777
29.0%
1
Canada
CHF 63'270
34.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 86'438
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
CHF 74'768
22.8%
2
Chile
CHF 74'363
23.3%
3
Uruguay
CHF 71'180
26.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 71'104
26.6%
5
Brazil
CHF 70'738
27.0%
6
Panama
CHF 70'534
27.2%
7
Puerto Rico
CHF 68'971
28.8%
8
Ecuador
CHF 67'283
30.6%
9
Mexico
CHF 66'514
31.4%
10
Peru
CHF 66'289
31.6%
11
Argentina
CHF 62'971
35.0%
12
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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.