Net annual earnings in Switzerland
A single worker on average pay in Switzerland took home €82,060 per year in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Switzerland, 2023
€82,060
Change from 2022
+4.6%
European Union, 2023
€28,324 per year
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
€29,218 per year
Position in 2023
1st of 33
Net annual earnings in Switzerland over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | – | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €82,060 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €78,453 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €73,724 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €72,035 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €68,324 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €64,809 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €66,629 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €67,705 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €67,296 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €59,339 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €60,707 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €61,358 per year | – |
| 2011 | €57,463 per year | – |
| 2010 | €50,916 per year | – |
| 2009 | €45,933 per year | – |
| 2008 | €43,376 per year | – |
| 2007 | €41,780 per year | – |
| 2006 | €42,394 per year | – |
| 2005 | €42,420 per year | – |
| 2004 | €42,110 per year | – |
| 2003 | €42,013 per year | – |
| 2002 | €42,844 per year | – |
| 2001 | €40,722 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.6% from €78,453 per year in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was €60,707 per year, the figure has changed by +35.2%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2023, Switzerland has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was €28,324 per year.