Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) was 37.42 USD_PPP/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland is 37.42 USD_PPP/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland peaked at 37.48 USD_PPP/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.6 USD_PPP/cap, in 2011.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.86 USD_PPP/cap | — |
| 2005 | 22.02 USD_PPP/cap | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 21.22 USD_PPP/cap | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6 USD_PPP/cap | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 20.92 USD_PPP/cap | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 21.31 USD_PPP/cap | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.62 USD_PPP/cap | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.28 USD_PPP/cap | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 28.5 USD_PPP/cap | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.17 USD_PPP/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.56 USD_PPP/cap | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.57 USD_PPP/cap | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 31.62 USD_PPP/cap | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.45 USD_PPP/cap | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 37.48 USD_PPP/cap | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 35.86 USD_PPP/cap | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 37.42 USD_PPP/cap | +4.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 37.42 USD_PPP/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.04 USD_PPP/cap, 3.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 37.42 USD_PPP/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.13 USD_PPP/cap, 3.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -36.8% | 34.86 USD_PPP/cap | 22.02 USD_PPP/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.44 USD_PPP/cap | 22.02 USD_PPP/cap | 34.86 USD_PPP/cap | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.77 USD_PPP/cap | 17.6 USD_PPP/cap | 31.57 USD_PPP/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 USD_PPP/cap | 31.45 USD_PPP/cap | 37.48 USD_PPP/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.39 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 2 France 20.55 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 2 Viet Nam 6.99 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 3 Chile 13.04 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 6.66 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.13 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 4 Türkiye 5.98 USD_PPP/cap compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland?
- Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in Switzerland was 37.42 USD_PPP/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.48 USD_PPP/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 USD_PPP/cap in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base)?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base period) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.