Income from employment

Gross income from employement per year(1) from employed persons according to economic activity status, group of occupation ISCO 88 (COM)(2), workweek percentage and gender - Permanent resident population(3), median(4) in Francs, 2017

	Total	Full-time (90% and more)		Part-time (less than 90%)
		Men	Women	Men	Women
Self-employed (5)	60 000	82 900	56 400	40 000	30 400
Family workers	32 400	63 900	52 000	22 300	24 700
Employees	67 600	84 600	70 200	46 800	38 300
Executives, senior managers	108 000	125 000	98 100	78 000	54 100
Academic/scientific professions	83 200	105 400	88 400	65 000	54 000
Intermediate professions	72 000	91 000	72 900	53 800	45 500
Administrative staff	58 500	75 000	70 700	38 200	40 000
Service and sales staff	46 200	70 200	55 600	26 400	28 600
Farmers	58 700	64 200	(53 300)	(30 200)	(26 000)
Craftsmen and skilled workers	68 900	71 500	58 500	41 000	25 400
Drivers and fitters	66 700	71 500	54 300	32 400	20 000
Unskilled workers	32 100	62 700	48 800	24 800	13 700
Apprentice	12 400	12 500	12 400	*	*
First year	9 600	9 500	9 600	*	*
Second year	12 100	11 800	12 300	*	*
Third and fourth year	15 600	15 200	15 800	*	*

(1) The professional annual income is calculated on the basis of 12 monthly sums and one or two monthly sums will be added, insofar as a 13th or 14th wage is paid. In case of bonuses or gratuities half a month’s wage is added. (2) International Standard Classification of Occupations, European Union's variant
(3) All persons who officially reside in Switzerland for the entire year: Swiss citizens domiciled in Switzerland and foreign citizens (holders of a permanent resident permit, holders of a resident permit, holders of a short-term resident permit valid at least 12 months, diplomats and international civil servants).
(4) Median: For half of the persons, the income from employement is above the given middle value (median), and for the other half below it.
(5) Employee in own company included

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