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, 2018

	Total	Full-time (90% and more)		Part-time (less than 90%)
		Men	Women	Men	Women
Self-employed (5)	60 000	80 000	56 700	35 500	26 500
Family workers	32 500	66 300	53 300	20 500	20 800
Employees	68 200	85 200	71 500	45 500	38 500
Executives, senior managers	106 000	125 900	96 000	78 000	54 800
Academic/scientific professions	83 000	105 700	88 400	69 300	55 100
Intermediate professions	73 500	92 000	75 600	52 000	45 500
Administrative staff	58 500	74 800	71 300	38 800	40 300
Service and sales staff	45 500	71 200	55 600	26 800	27 300
Farmers	59 300	65 200	(54 000)	(27 000)	(23 900)
Craftsmen and skilled workers	69 700	72 700	56 800	40 500	26 900
Drivers and fitters	68 000	71 500	55 100	21 600	25 000
Unskilled workers	32 700	64 500	48 400	11 500	15 400
Apprentice	12 200	12 500	11 900	*	*
First year	9 600	9 800	9 300	*	*
Second year	12 200	12 200	12 000	*	*
Third and fourth year	15 700	15 600	16 200	*	*

(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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