Switzerland: information & communication sector personnel costs 2020

In 2020, the personnel costs of the information and communication industry in Switzerland increased by 1.4 billion euros (+7.85 percent) since 2019. Therefore, the personnel costs in Switzerland reached a peak in 2020 with 19 billion euros.
According to Eurostat, cost of personnel are defined as the total remuneration payable by an employer to an employee in return for work during the reference period. It also includes taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.

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Annual personnel costs of the information and communication sector in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Annual personnel costs in million euros
2020	19,045.9
2019	17,659.3
2018	15,631.3
2017	15,744.3
2016	14,910.3
2015	14,950.9
2014	13,205.7
2013	12,736.9
2012d	12,540
2011	11,483

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

Switzerland

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Supplementary notes

d: Definition differs, see metadata.
The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.
Data coverage corresponds to code J of CE Rev 2.

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