Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 18'400
Cantonal tax
- CHF 72.20
Communal tax
- CHF 48
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 975
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 202
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 73.60
Total tax
- CHF 1'371
Net pay
* CHF 17'029
Marginal tax rate
13.1%
Average tax rate
7.5%
92.5%
Net pay
7.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 17'029
Net pay
CHF 2'803
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'371
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'175
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'803 to pay you CHF 18'400. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.5% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 18'400 a year living in the region of Jura, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'371. That means that your net pay will be CHF 17'029 per year, or CHF 1'419 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.5% and your marginal tax rate is 13.1%. 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 13.10, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 86.90.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 869 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'345 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 15'657
14.9%
1
Canada
CHF 13'673
25.7%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Jura 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.