June 27, 2025|
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|5 months agoGender Pay Gap Persists: Women Earn 12% Less in Switzerland
Latest Federal Statistical Office data reveals continuing wage disparity, with women earning 12% less than male colleagues in equivalent positions.
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- Women in Switzerland earn approximately 12% less than men for equivalent work.
- The median full-time wage for men is CHF 90,800 compared to CHF 80,000 for women.
- Self-employed women earn nearly 25% less than their male counterparts.
- In intellectual and scientific professions, the gender wage gap widens to 18%.
- Full-time apprentices represent the only group with near wage parity.
By The Numbers
CHF 81,500
Median Wage
14%
Wage Gap
16.2%
Previous Wage Gap
They Said
"Women in Switzerland are still paid around 12% less than their male colleagues for doing the same work."
"The difference is even more striking among self-employed women, whose median salary of CHF65,000 is almost a quarter lower than that of men."