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Jobs and working life
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Median gross monthly salary
CHF 7,0242024 · Standardised full-time · Switzerland
ILO unemployment rate
5.6%2026-Q3 · Quarterly average · Switzerland · unadjusted
How does your salary compare?
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Pay across professions
2024 · CHF gross per month · standardised full-time
Technicians and associate professionals
7,523 Clerical support workers
6,370 Service and sales workers
5,136 Skilled agriculture, forestry and fishery workers
5,670 Craft and related trades workers
6,190 Plant and machine operators, assemblers
5,897 Elementary occupations
5,120 Source: Federal Statistical Office
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How is the job market changing?
Follow unemployment over time and compare the seven major regions using the same ILO definition.
Swiss unemployment over time
2010 / 2025 · Annual averages · all sexes · % of the labour force
Source: Federal Statistical Office
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