Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 39'867
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 141
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'573
Communal tax
- CHF 1'619
Church tax
- CHF 287
Personal Tax
- CHF 70
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'113
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 439
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 159
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 738
Total tax
- CHF 7'139
Net pay
* CHF 32'728
Marginal tax rate
30.8%
Average tax rate
17.9%
82.1%
Net pay
17.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 32'728
Net pay
CHF 6'812
Tax the employer pays
CHF 7'139
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 13'951
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 6'812 to pay you CHF 39'867. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.9% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 39'867 a year living in the region of Solothurn, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 7'139. That means that your net pay will be CHF 32'728 per year, or CHF 2'727 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.9% and your marginal tax rate is 30.8%. 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 30.76, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 69.24.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 692 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'462 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 31'593
20.8%
1
Canada
CHF 28'538
28.4%
2
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.