In 2022, the median income¹ of full-time employees² in Switzerland was approximately 84,000 Swiss francs gross. Men received an average of 87,700 Swiss francs, while women earned 75,400 Swiss francs on average. The average income increased every year over this timeline. The difference between men's and women’s wages has been slowly decreasing over the years.
Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender
(in Swiss francs)
Full-time¹, median², permanent resident population
Supplementary notes
¹ For one half of the labour force, earned income is above the median, for the other half it is below.
² 90 per cent and more.
According to the source, the annual income is determined based on the amount stated by the respondent. If this amount is stated as a monthly amount, 12 monthly amounts are calculated and one or two monthly amounts are added if a 13th or 14th monthly salary is paid. If the income is stated in the form of an hourly wage, this is converted to the annual amount by multiplying it by the person's weekly working hours and by 52. For employees, the net amounts are converted into gross amounts by adding a lump sum for social security contributions, which are calculated according to the economic sector and age of the respondent.
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Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). (June 21, 2023). Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). "Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs)." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). (2023). Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). "Gross Earned Income of Employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by Gender (in Swiss Francs)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz), Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/ (last visited October 10, 2024)
Gross earned income of employees in Switzerland from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) [Graph], Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz), June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489053/earned-income-gender-switzerland/