Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 418,894 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2025, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Switzerland stood at 418,894 National currency. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Switzerland peaked at 418,894 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 171,137 National currency, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 171,137 National currency | — |
| 1991 | 183,775 National currency | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 189,566 National currency | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 189,836 National currency | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 191,341 National currency | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 196,026 National currency | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 196,433 National currency | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 199,564 National currency | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 203,543 National currency | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 207,330 National currency | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 216,720 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 228,991 National currency | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 235,609 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 237,269 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 238,682 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 246,172 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 256,047 National currency | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 269,790 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 284,143 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 291,432 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 293,528 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 304,847 National currency | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 312,554 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 319,435 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 324,710 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 330,311 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 334,234 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 338,320 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 345,798 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 355,053 National currency | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 345,359 National currency | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 363,349 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 384,708 National currency | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 399,938 National currency | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 412,942 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 418,894 National currency | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,855 National currency | 171,137 National currency | 207,330 National currency | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,486 National currency | 216,720 National currency | 291,432 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,879 National currency | 293,528 National currency | 355,053 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 387,532 National currency | 345,359 National currency | 418,894 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Switzerland?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Switzerland was 418,894 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 418,894 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,137 National currency in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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