Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 13'650
Personal Tax
- CHF 70
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 723
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 150
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 54.60
Total tax
- CHF 998
Net pay
* CHF 12'652
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 12'652
Net pay
CHF 2'080
Tax the employer pays
CHF 998
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 3'078
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 2'080 to pay you CHF 13'650. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 2.25 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 13'650 a year living in the region of Solothurn, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 998. That means that your net pay will be CHF 12'652 per year, or CHF 1'054 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 12'002
12.1%
1
Canada
CHF 10'281
24.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CHF 12'399
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CHF 12'341
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CHF 12'240
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CHF 12'217
10.5%
4
Colombia
CHF 12'142
11.1%
5
Panama
CHF 11'781
13.7%
6
Chile
CHF 11'141
18.4%
7
Mexico
CHF 11'119
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CHF 10'732
21.4%
9
Peru
CHF 10'595
22.4%
10
Brazil
CHF 10'391
23.9%
11
Argentina
CHF 8'866
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 12'968
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 12'968
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 12'558
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 12'558
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 12'285
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 12'149
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 11'855
13.2%
7
Egypt
CHF 10'481
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CHF 10'404
23.8%
9
Turkey
CHF 7'672
43.8%
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.