Austria vs Switzerland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 418,894 National currency against 216,972 National currency in Austria, a difference of 201,922 National currency.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Austria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,418 National currency | 200,579 National currency | 123,161 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 97,045 National currency | 250,486 National currency | 153,440 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 134,668 National currency | 325,879 National currency | 191,211 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 187,582 National currency | 387,532 National currency | 199,950 National currency | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 418,894 National currency against 216,972 National currency in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Austria and Switzerland?
- 201,922 National currency, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org