Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
CHF 40'032
Direct Federal Tax
- CHF 142
Cantonal tax
- CHF 1'587
Communal tax
- CHF 1'633
Church tax
- CHF 290
Personal Tax
- CHF 70
Contributions to OASI, DI, APG
- CHF 2'122
Unemployment insurance
- CHF 440
Non-occupational Accident Insurance
- CHF 160
Pension fund contributions
- CHF 747
Total tax
- CHF 7'190
Net pay
* CHF 32'842
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
CHF 32'842
Net pay
CHF 6'845
Tax the employer pays
CHF 7'190
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
CHF 14'036
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer CHF 6'845 to pay you CHF 40'032. In other words, every time you spend CHF 10 of your hard-earned money, CHF 3.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make CHF 40'032 a year living in the region of Solothurn, Switzerland, you will be taxed CHF 7'190. That means that your net pay will be CHF 32'842 per year, or CHF 2'737 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 31.86, hence, your net pay will only increase by CHF 68.14.
Bonus Example
A CHF 1'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 681 of net incomes. A CHF 5'000 bonus will generate an extra CHF 3'407 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CHF 31'715
20.8%
1
Canada
CHF 28'646
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CHF 36'150
9.7%
1
Taiwan
CHF 34'866
12.9%
2
Thailand
CHF 33'277
16.9%
3
South Korea
CHF 32'395
19.1%
4
Kazakhstan
CHF 32'195
19.6%
5
Australia
CHF 31'726
20.8%
6
New Zealand
CHF 31'030
22.5%
7
Singapore
CHF 30'708
23.3%
8
Indonesia
CHF 30'305
24.3%
9
Pakistan
CHF 29'961
25.2%
10
Japan
CHF 29'779
25.6%
11
Malaysia
CHF 29'213
27.0%
12
Philippines
CHF 28'695
28.3%
13
Vietnam
CHF 27'493
31.3%
14
China
CHF 26'269
34.4%
15
India
CHF 24'778
38.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CHF 36'116
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
CHF 33'840
15.5%
2
Costa Rica
CHF 33'545
16.2%
3
Chile
CHF 32'938
17.7%
4
Ecuador
CHF 32'378
19.1%
5
Panama
CHF 31'739
20.7%
6
Colombia
CHF 30'914
22.8%
7
Peru
CHF 30'042
25.0%
8
Brazil
CHF 29'518
26.3%
9
Mexico
CHF 29'402
26.6%
10
Uruguay
CHF 27'515
31.3%
11
Argentina
CHF 26'015
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CHF 38'030
5.0%
1
Qatar
CHF 38'030
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CHF 36'829
8.0%
3
Oman
CHF 36'829
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CHF 36'029
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CHF 35'628
11.0%
6
Israel
CHF 31'688
20.8%
7
Egypt
CHF 30'267
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CHF 30'191
24.6%
9
Turkey
CHF 23'484
41.3%
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.