Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 13'500
Personal Tax
- CHF 70
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 716
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 149
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 54
Total tax
- CHF 988
Net pay
* CHF 12'512
Marginal tax rate
6.8%
Average tax rate
7.3%
92.7%
Net pay
7.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 12'512
Net pay
CHF 2'057
Tax the employer pays
CHF 988
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'045
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'057 to pay you CHF 13'500. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.3% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 13'500 a year living in the region of Solothurn, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 988. That means that your net pay will be CHF 12'512 per year, or CHF 1'043 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.3% 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 13'500
0.0%
1
Ireland
CHF 13'399
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CHF 12'549
7.1%
3
Spain
CHF 12'479
7.6%
4
France
CHF 11'909
11.8%
5
Norway
CHF 11'839
12.3%
6
Russia
CHF 11'745
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CHF 11'648
13.7%
8
Austria
CHF 11'451
15.2%
9
Italy
CHF 11'244
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CHF 11'130
17.6%
11
Hungary
CHF 11'002
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CHF 10'867
19.5%
13
Germany
CHF 10'821
19.8%
14
Greece
CHF 10'262
24.0%
15
Sweden
CHF 10'183
24.6%
16
Poland
CHF 9'718
28.0%
17
Portugal
CHF 9'288
31.2%
18
Finland
CHF 9'196
31.9%
19
Belgium
CHF 9'106
32.6%
20
Denmark
CHF 9'029
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CHF 8'495
37.1%
22
Romania
CHF 7'898
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 11'885
12.0%
1
Canada
CHF 10'179
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CHF 12'863
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CHF 12'824
5.0%
2
Thailand
CHF 12'462
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CHF 12'306
8.8%
4
South Korea
CHF 11'761
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CHF 11'686
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CHF 11'464
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CHF 11'455
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CHF 11'422
15.4%
9
Philippines
CHF 10'943
18.9%
10
Japan
CHF 10'935
19.0%
11
Singapore
CHF 10'797
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CHF 10'712
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CHF 10'355
23.3%
14
India
CHF 9'707
28.1%
15
China
CHF 9'548
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'271
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'206
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CHF 12'111
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CHF 12'083
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'027
10.9%
5
Panama
CHF 11'667
13.6%
6
Chile
CHF 11'022
18.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'006
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CHF 10'624
21.3%
9
Peru
CHF 10'482
22.4%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'282
23.8%
11
Argentina
CHF 8'769
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CHF 11'572
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CHF 10'206
24.4%
2
Morocco
CHF 10'048
25.6%
3
Angola
CHF 9'974
26.1%
4
Kenya
CHF 9'896
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CHF 9'839
27.1%
6
Ghana
CHF 9'795
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CHF 9'316
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CHF 9'292
31.2%
9
Uganda
CHF 9'034
33.1%
10
Senegal
CHF 8'958
33.7%
11
Zambia
CHF 8'560
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 12'825
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 12'825
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 12'420
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 12'420
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12'150
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 12'015
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 11'725
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 10'368
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 10'292
23.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 7'577
43.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Solothurn 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.