Managerial wages / low wages

Gross monthly wage of the top and upper management, 2016, 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	23 164	53 785
Financial service activities	20 034	48 946
Insurance	18 957	53 592
Telecommunications	16 601	32 015
Activ. of head offices; management consultancy	15 938	41 963
Scientific research and development	15 392	32 330
Branches with low remuneration
Printing, reproduction of recorded media	9 412	12 997
Manufacture of food products and beverages	8 524	17 234
Construction	8 347	13 374
Retail trade	7 153	12 418
Accommodation and food service activities	6 258	9 817
Other personal service activities	6 000	10 149
Total	10 245	20 528

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Low remuneration

Rate of jobs with low remuneration by enterprise size and gender, 2016, private and public sectors combined, in %

	Total	Women	Men
Total	10.2	15.8	6.6
Less than 10 employees	19.9	29.2	13.5
10 - 49 employees	12.5	20.1	8.5
50 - 249 employees	10.3	16.9	6.4
250 and more employees	6.8	10.6	4.0

Evolution

Evolution of the rate of jobs with low remuneration, private and public sectors combined, in %

2008	2010	2012	2014	2016
11.4	11.5	11.3	10.1	10.2

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 4 335 francs per month for 2016.