Average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland
Switzerland: Average hourly earnings of care employees was 49.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 49.31 for average hourly earnings of care employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland peaked at 49.31 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.48, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 35.48 | — |
| 1997 | 37.85 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 36.37 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 37.04 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 38.02 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 37.55 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 39.51 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 39.28 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 37.92 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 38.69 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 38.14 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.76 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 39.98 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 39.82 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.31 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 41.79 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 42.39 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.26 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 45.24 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.04 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 44.09 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 46.35 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 45.77 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 47.77 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 45.79 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 47.25 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 47.66 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.06 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 49.31 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.69 | 35.48 | 37.85 | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.77 | 37.55 | 39.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.77 | 41.31 | 46.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.81 | 45.79 | 49.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 22 Honduras 100.86 compare
- 23 Mexico 83.01 compare
- 24 Botswana 55.73 compare
- 26 South Africa 47.15 compare
- 27 United States of America 43.87 compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32.93 compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland?
- Average hourly earnings of care employees in Switzerland was 49.31 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of care employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.31 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of care employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.48 in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for average hourly earnings of care employees?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly earnings of care employees rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly earnings of care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.