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04.08.2021, 21:41
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| | Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
Hi Everyone,
Glad to have found this forum.
I am close to moving to Solothurn Canton from Ireland to work in a medical device company.
I would like to know if anyone has made a similar move and how was it? I have heard a lot about Switzerland being expensive?
my main motive is to save money and to be able to progress further in my career.
And talking of salaries is 100K - 120K a good figure that allows you to live comfortably and also save. With all the taxes involved, roughly how much would the net pay be around?
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04.08.2021, 22:37
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
Hello and welcome to the forum.
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04.08.2021, 22:42
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
thank you!
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04.08.2021, 22:54
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | Hi Everyone,
Glad to have found this forum.
I am close to moving to Solothurn Canton from Ireland to work in a medical device company.
I would like to know if anyone has made a similar move and how was it? I have heard a lot about Switzerland being expensive?
my main motive is to save money and to be able to progress further in my career.
And talking of salaries is 100K - 120K a good figure that allows you to live comfortably and also save. With all the taxes involved, roughly how much would the net pay be around?
appreciate your thoughts and comments!  | | | | | Welcome to the forum.
Tell us about your job and years of experience so that somebody can give you good advice.
Even a salary of 150K may not be sufficient. It all depends on your situation and choices.
Last edited by ITguy; 04.08.2021 at 22:56.
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05.08.2021, 00:12
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | Welcome to the forum.
Tell us about your job and years of experience so that somebody can give you good advice.
Even a salary of 150K may not be sufficient. It all depends on your situation and choices. | | | | | thanks,
So the job is as a Validation engineer and I have 5+ years as an engineer in the medical device industry. My current title is Senior engineer.
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05.08.2021, 06:32
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
Welcome to the forum and soon to Switzerland.
Don't let the jokers worry you; that sort of salary is fine. You'll be able to live comfortably and save as well.
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05.08.2021, 09:17
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
I met an Irish guy in a pub a couple years back. He was working at J&J in Solothurn. After a couple months of living in Solothurn, he moved to Basel and commuted from there. Depending on your circumstances, you might consider living somewhere a little more exciting than Solothurn. Good luck.
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05.08.2021, 12:08
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | I met an Irish guy in a pub a couple years back. He was working at J&J in Solothurn. After a couple months of living in Solothurn, he moved to Basel and commuted from there. Depending on your circumstances, you might consider living somewhere a little more exciting than Solothurn. Good luck. | | | | | Or Aargau if you want to save on taxes. The OP said he wanted to save money.
100 to 120 is a fairly basic salary here fwiw. If you are single it's plenty still. If supporting a family as a sole earner not so much.
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05.08.2021, 13:09
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
you'll find an approximate guide to living costs here https://www.internations.org/go/movi...in-switzerland | 
05.08.2021, 13:27
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | I met an Irish guy in a pub a couple years back. He was working at J&J in Solothurn. After a couple months of living in Solothurn, he moved to Basel and commuted from there. Depending on your circumstances, you might consider living somewhere a little more exciting than Solothurn. Good luck. | | | | | Probably the same lad I met - dood told me that he was driven up the walls with nothing to do in Solothurn - so have a good think about settin up shop there.
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05.08.2021, 17:46
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | Or Aargau if you want to save on taxes. The OP said he wanted to save money.
100 to 120 is a fairly basic salary here fwiw. If you are single it's plenty still. If supporting a family as a sole earner not so much. | | | | | Thanks,
and with my experience and field of work, could you say 100K is below par or it can be pushed a bit more?
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05.08.2021, 17:47
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | Probably the same lad I met - dood told me that he was driven up the walls with nothing to do in Solothurn - so have a good think about settin up shop there. | | | | | thanks.
I would not mind setting up there initially and then moving if needs be. as I said, the main aim is to save and be able to tap into the housing market back home.
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06.08.2021, 09:27
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
Hi, and welcome to the forum!
If you're a single person living alone, you can minimise costs easily and save a lot with that salary. Rent a small place, buy simple groceries and cook all meals for yourself, and have a small "party budget" for going out with friends/acquaintances. Easy-peasy.
Switzerland is expensive, but salaries are generally higher - which is why things are expensive here, as the people providing the services are also paid a generally higher salary than they would in neighbouring countries.
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06.08.2021, 10:41
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
You can calculate your net wage using https://www.lohncomputer.ch/.
Your main costs will be rent and tax. In my experience it is best to live some where with lower taxes to maximise savings.
As Solothurn is a small canton, you have a few commuting options. You will be taxed at source ("quellensteuer") so only the canton where you live determines your taxrate. After 5 years in Switzerland local town / village taxes are relevant.
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06.08.2021, 14:12
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | You can calculate your net wage using https://www.lohncomputer.ch/.
Your main costs will be rent and tax. In my experience it is best to live some where with lower taxes to maximise savings.
As Solothurn is a small canton, you have a few commuting options. You will be taxed at source ("quellensteuer") so only the canton where you live determines your taxrate. After 5 years in Switzerland local town / village taxes are relevant. | | | | | I wonder if many people in Zurich city turn down for the c permit for this reason
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06.08.2021, 14:32
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn
SO may be a small canton, but it is still relevant to know the location of the office to assess commute options. Commuting will also cost money - which OP won't be able to deduct if under 120k.
Whether 100 or 120k is an appropriate salary? How would anyone be able to have a view based on the info offered?
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06.08.2021, 14:50
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | I wonder if many people in Zurich city turn down for the c permit for this reason | | | | | care to elaborate on what you mean by this?
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06.08.2021, 19:00
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | care to elaborate on what you mean by this? | | | | | By taking a C permit they could increase the amount of tax due, as a result of being in a high tax municipality - no?
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06.08.2021, 19:25
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | By taking a C permit they could increase the amount of tax due, as a result of being in a high tax municipality - no? | | | | | Also, then you have to file a tax return - which you don't if you have Quellensteuer on an income below a certain level.
I know somebody who got a short-term raise which put them above this level for one year only (it was a temporary assignment), and they've had to file tax returns ever since - even on a B permit, with their current income below that cut-off.
Most expensive "raise" they've ever had, they said.
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06.08.2021, 19:29
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| | Re: Hi, Moving from Ireland to Solothurn | Quote: | |  | | | Also, then you have to file a tax return - which you don't if you have Quellensteuer on an income below a certain level.
I know somebody who got a short-term raise which put them above this level for one year only (it was a temporary assignment), and they've had to file tax returns ever since - even on a B permit, with their current income below that cut-off.
Most expensive "raise" they've ever had, they said. | | | | |
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