8.4 % of the population in private households. Average threshold for a single person: 2'388 CHF disposable income per month, after taxes, premiums and other compulsory expenses.
OFS · SILCIncome in Switzerland
Explore income in Switzerland: salary distribution, poverty, wealth and comparison with other countries.
SUISSE · SWITZERLAND
Income in Switzerland, beyond your occupation
Salary, poverty and wealth measure different things. These national benchmarks do not depend on the occupation you search for.
Adults resident in Switzerland with net wealth above USD 1 million. Rounded UBS estimate; assets including housing, less debts.
UBS · 2026People counted in Switzerland with wealth of at least USD 1 billion in the UBS database. This is wealth, not salary.
UBS · 2025UBS estimates have their own definitions and reference dates. Methods may change across editions; do not infer trends by comparing different reports. Sources checked : 01.11.2026.
OFS · ESS 2024
Where does your salary sit?
CHF
2’000 CHF20’000 CHF
Include 1/12 of a 13th-month salary and annual payments. For part-time work, enter the full-time equivalent.
25–50 %of employees earn less, approximately
Range based on published P10, P25, P50, P75 and P90 percentiles. Private and public sector employees, standardised to full-time; not a ranking of the entire population.
Source and definitionOFS · ESS 2024
Women and men: the national gap
Median gross monthly salary · full-time
Women6'666 CHF
Men7'276 CHF
8.4 %gap between the medians
Unadjusted gap relative to the male median. It does not compare identical roles, experience or qualifications and is not the unexplained component of the pay gap.
Source and definitionSwitzerland in the international comparison
Mean gross annual earnings across covered occupations. A national benchmark independent of your selected occupation.
Switzerland’s rank
1/ 33
countries with comparable data
95’698EUR / 2022Mean gross annual earnings
| # | Country | EUR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 95’698 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 74’542 |
| 3 | Denmark | 65’622 |
| 4 | Norway | 64’980 |
| 5 | Ireland | 53’862 |
| 6 | Belgium | 53’642 |
Eurostat SES 2022 · full-time equivalents · enterprises with 10 or more employees · industry, construction and services excluding public administration. Ranking among observed countries, not a world ranking.
No comparable value: Iceland.