Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 19'650
Cantonal tax
- CHF 116
Communal tax
- CHF 77.95
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 1'041
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 216
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 78.60
Total tax
- CHF 1'531
Net pay
* CHF 18'119
Marginal tax rate
12.4%
Average tax rate
7.8%
92.2%
Net pay
7.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 18'119
Net pay
CHF 2'994
Tax the employer pays
CHF 1'531
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 4'524
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'994 to pay you CHF 19'650. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.8% tax rate now rises to 20.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 19'650 a year living in the region of Jura, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 1'531. That means that your net pay will be CHF 18'119 per year, or CHF 1'510 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.8% and your marginal tax rate is 12.4%. 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 12.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 87.60.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 876 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 4'380 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 16'600
15.5%
1
Canada
CHF 14'600
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.