In 2022, the median* gross monthly salary in Switzerland totaled 6,788 Swiss francs. However, men had a median income of around 7,070 Swiss francs, while the median for women was approximately 6,400 Swiss francs. Gross monthly salaries have increased year by year for both groups.
Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender
(in Swiss francs)
Private and public sector combined, median values*
Supplementary notes
* For half of the jobs, the standardized salary is higher than the central value shown, while for the other half it is lower.
According to the source, the figures are the standardized monthly wage (full-time equivalent based on 4 1/3 weeks of 40 working hours). The values refer to the gross salary in the month of October (including employee contributions to social insurance, benefits in kind, regularly paid bonuses, turnover or commission), compensation for shift work, night work and Sunday work, 1/12 of the 13th monthly salary and 1/12 of the annual special payments. Family allowances and child allowances are not included.
Older figures were taken from corresponding publications from the previous year.
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Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). (March 18, 2024). Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). "Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs)." Chart. March 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). (2024). Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz). "Average Gross Monthly Salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by Gender (in Swiss Francs)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/
Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz), Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Average gross monthly salary in Switzerland from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in Swiss francs) [Graph], Bundesamt für Statistik (Schweiz), March 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489085/gross-monthly-salary-by-gender-switzerland/
