Income from employment

Gross income from employement per year(1) from employed persons according to economic activity status, group of occupation ISCO 08 (2), workweek percentage and gender - Permanent resident population(3), median(4) in Francs, 2019

	Total	Full-time (90% and more)		Part-time (less than 90%)
		Men	Women	Men	Women
Self-employed (5)	62 500	84 000	63 000	40 000	30 000
Family workers	36 000	65 000	52 000	19 500	22 000
Employees	68 800	86 000	72 800	48 100	38 500
Executives, senior managers	110 500	130 000	105 700	68 100	61 600
Academic/scientific professions	85 000	112 100	89 700	70 200	54 900
Intermediate professions	75 600	94 500	77 500	52 700	44 400
Administrative staff	63 000	78 000	70 800	42 000	41 100
Service and sales staff	43 800	68 900	55 900	27 100	26 700
Farmers	60 500	67 600	(55 300)	(39 600)	(28 600)
Craftsmen and skilled workers	70 700	74 100	59 700	44 200	30 200
Drivers and fitters	68 100	71 500	58 300	32 400	29 900
Unskilled workers	33 800	61 600	49 400	18 900	15 000
Apprentice	12 400	12 500	12 400	*	*
First year	9 600	9 300	9 900	*	*
Second year	12 400	12 500	12 200	*	*
Third and fourth year	15 600	15 600	15 600	*	*

(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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