Gross monthly wage of the top and upper management, 2018, Middle value (median) and percentile P90, in Swiss francs - Private and public sectors combined
Branches
Top and upper management
(median)
Top manager
(P90)
Branches with high remuneration
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
23 234
42 914
Financial and insurance activities
17 909
43 005
Insurance
17 693
36 939
Energy supply
14 443
25 886
Public admin. and defence; social security
13 772
19 007
Manuf. of computer, electronic and optical products; watches
13 573
28 931
Branches with low remuneration
Printing, reproduction of recorded media
9 441
16 941
Construction
8 553
15 292
Manufacture of food products and beverages
7 864
15 701
Retail trade
7 447
14 491
Accommodation and food service activities
5 579
9 961
Other personal service activities
5 511
10 100
Total
10 312
22 036
Low remuneration
Rate of jobs with low remuneration by enterprise size and gender, 2018, private and public sectors combined, in %
Total
Women
Men
Total
10.6
15.8
7.2
Less than 10 employees
19.2
28.9
13
10 - 49 employees
13.1
20.5
9.2
50 - 249 employees
11.1
17.3
7.2
250 and more employees
7.1
10.4
4.6
Evolution
Evolution of the rate of jobs with low remuneration, private and public sectors combined, in %
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
11.4
11.5
11.3
10.1
10.2
10.6
Definition
A job is considered as a rule as “low remunerated” if on the basis of a full-time equivalent of 40 hours a week the calculated wage is inferior to two thirds of the standardized monthly wage (median), this means less than 4 359 francs per month for 2018.
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