Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Mean and median income by educational attainment level was 44,758 Euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
In 2024, mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland stood at 44,758 Euro. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 44,758 Euro in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,364 Euro, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27,509 Euro | — |
| 2008 | 26,364 Euro | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 27,047 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28,162 Euro | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 30,311 Euro | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 34,313 Euro | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 36,209 Euro | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 34,005 Euro | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 35,316 Euro | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 38,805 Euro | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 38,963 Euro | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 38,207 Euro | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 35,700 Euro | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 36,874 Euro | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 40,292 Euro | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 38,496 Euro | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 44,282 Euro | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 44,758 Euro | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,973 Euro | 26,364 Euro | 27,509 Euro | 3 |
| 2010s | 34,999 Euro | 28,162 Euro | 38,963 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,940 Euro | 36,874 Euro | 44,758 Euro | 5 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 25,587 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.5314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.2063 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 23,675 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7175 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- Mean and median income by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 44,758 Euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 44,758 Euro in 2024.
- What is the lowest mean and median income by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,364 Euro in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for mean and median income by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean and median income by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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