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Analysis of the pay gap between women and men ESS 2018
Results of the analysis of the wage gap between men and women based on the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey 2018. First results of this analysis for the private sector are presented. These statistics appear every two years.
In 2018, in the economy as a whole, 60.9% of people receiving a monthly wage of less than CHF 4000 for a full-time job were women. Conversely, more men were found at the top of the pay pyramid, accounting for 81.2% of employees earning a monthly salary of more than CHF 16 000. The gender pay gap increased slightly between 2014 and 2018 (private and public sector) rising from 18.1% in 2014 to 19.0% in 2018. 45.4% of the pay gap remains unexplained, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
| Theme | Work and income |
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| Published by | Federal Statistical Office |
