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Swiss pay levels, minimum wages, collective agreements and payslips: the numbers that matter.

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171 articles on salaries, newest first.

• Migros: new contract with 41 hours and 10% discounts

  New Migros L-GAV for the 2027-2031 period From 43 to 41 hours with unchanged salary for many employees 10% discount on purchases from January 1, 2027 More

• Apprenticeships and vocational training Canton of Uri

  Guide to internships in the Canton of Uri: contract, salary, 5,3% AVS/AI/IPG, maximum working hours and vocational baccalaureate.

• Minimum wage in Uri: requirements and implementation

  In Switzerland, there is no federal minimum wage: for Uri, it is necessary to distinguish between cantonal regulations, the sectors concerned and collective agreements.

• Names, AVS numbers and salaries: here is the data stolen from Publica

  Late September: attack on Publica’s software provider Names, AVS numbers and salaries among the data at risk Publica has 66’000 active insured persons and 40’000

• Switzerland: minimum salary gap for EU/EFTA talent
• Minimum wage in Lucerne: requirements and application

  Analysis of minimum wage regulations in the Canton of Lucerne, differences between cantonal requirements and collective labour agreements, controls and procedures.

• Ostinelli does not pay his health insurance and goes before the magistrate

  Roberto Ostinelli, a doctor from Mendrisio, has not paid his health insurance since June 2024 and must appear before the magistrate on October 6; he pays 140 euro per month for international insurance.

• Minimum wage in the Canton of Bern: requirements and application

  In Switzerland there is no federal minimum: in Bern, any applicable cantonal rules, collective agreements and official checks are what matter.

• Minimum wage in the Canton of Zurich: requirements and application

  There is no federal minimum wage in Switzerland: in Zurich, cantonal regulations, collective agreements, checks and areas of responsibility must be verified.

• Average salary for professions in Switzerland 2026: canton of Bern

  2026 comparison of the average salary by profession in Switzerland and the canton of Bern: cantons, minimum wage, AHV/IV/EO, BVG, contributions and cost of living.

• Swiss pilots write: More free time, less load

  More than a thousand members of the Aeropers association signed an open letter to the management of Swiss during the negotiations for the new collective employment agreement (CEA).

• Average salary by profession in Switzerland 2026: gross and net

  In the 2026 comparison, the canton, sector and deductions count: AHV/IV/EO, ALV, UVG and BVG change the distance between gross and net salary.

• Cost of living in Switzerland 2026: canton of Lucerne

  Cost of living 2026 in Lucerne: three-tier taxation, KVG within three months and wage contributions, without federal minimum wage.

• Salaries and the labor market in Vaud: sectors and levels

  No federal minimum wage: in the Canton of Vaud, the comparison involves hourly wages, AVS/LPP contributions, LAMal, taxes, and cost of living.

• Apprenticeships and vocational training in Graubünden

  Guide to an apprenticeship in the Canton of Graubünden: position, contract, pay and vocational baccalaureate, with maximum 45 or 50 hours and minimum 4 weeks.

• Health insurers: cap on executives' salaries

  The lower chamber approves the amendment to LVAMal: 157 votes in favor, 27 against, and 8 abstentions. The dossier now goes to the Council of States.

• Apprenticeship and vocational training in the Canton of Solothurn

  Guide to traineeship in the Canton of Solothurn: Swiss framework on minimum wage, hours, holidays, AVS/AI/IPG contributions and taxes.

• Migros gives more independence to the online and changes the top management

  The Migros group reorganizes the structures creating the independent Online Retail sector and appoints Florian Teuteberg as new president.

• Agricultural studies: low earnings for milk in Switzerland

  A recent FHNW study reveals that dairy farmers earn on average 8.30 francs per hour, compared to 73.60 francs for rapeseed.

• Swiss banks: ASIB calls for 2.5% wage increases

  The ASIB requires an increase of 2.5% in the wage bill and 2000 francs more for incomes up to 120,000francs for the 2026/2027 negotiations.

• Wages and work Thurgau: sectors, levels and contracts

  In the canton of Thurgau there is no federal minimum wage; the weekly hours are 45 or 50 depending on the sector, with AVS/AHV contributions at 5.3% for the employee.

• Apprenticeship and vocational training in the Canton of Geneva

  Dual path in Geneva: internship contract, salary, professional maturity and access to the SUP. Complete guide.

• Wages and work in Neuchâtel: sectors and levels

  Labour market in the Canton of Neuchâtel: how wages work, what factors influence pay, rights and tools for assessing pay.

• Wages and the labour market Neuchâtel: sectors and training

  Salaries, hiring sectors and collective agreements in the Canton of Neuchâtel: how the Swiss system of salaries by level of training and contributions works.