| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
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.
