Managerial wages / low wages

Gross monthly wage of the top and upper management, 2020, 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 25 682 49 851
Fin. serv. activ.; activ. aux. to fin. serv. and insur. activ. 20 033 51 303
Telecommunications 19 783 35 208
Insurance 19 196 35 704
Energy supply 14 052 22 287
Manufacture of transport equipment 13 928 28 352
Branches with low remuneration
Arts, entertainment and recreation 8 310 15 872
Admin. and support service activities (w/o 78) 7 943 16 471
Manufacture of food products and beverages 7 736 17 158
Retail trade 7 028 13 801
Accommodation and food service activities 5 831 9 960
Other personal service activities 5 333 11 294
Total
10 223 22 995

Low remuneration

Rate of jobs with low remuneration by enterprise size and gender, 2020, private and public sectors combined, in %
  Total Women Men
Total 10,5 6,1
4,4
Less than 10 employees 19,9
11,1
8,8
10 - 49 employees 13,5
7,3
6,2
50 - 249 employees 11,0
6,5
4,5
250 and more employees 6,6
4,1
2,5

Evolution

Evolution of the rate of jobs with low remuneration, private and public sectors combined, in %
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
11,7 11,5 11,3 10,2 10,2 10,6 10,5
Updated on 28.03.2022

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 4 443 francs per month for 2020.

Contact

Federal Statistical Office Section Wages and Working Conditions
Espace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland

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