Wages, income from employment and labour costs

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Gross monthly salary (median), 2022 - Total economy, in francs
Total	6 788
Women	6 397
Men	7 066

Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (ESS)

Growth in salaries/wages 2023, in %
nominal wages	1.7
real wages	-0.4

Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Swiss Wage Index

Hourly costs structure of the workforce, 2020
Total secondary and tertiary sectors, in francs	63.62
Hourly costs, in %	79.7
Wages and salaries, in %	17.4
Other costs, in %	2.9

Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Labour cost structural statistics

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