[Culturechat] CH Salaries

[Vance Roy]

Some Idyllers who visit CH are impressed with the living standards here 
and want to know more about what people earn. This isn't always easy to 
find out since the Swiss don't divulge these things as a rule.

Here is what I have gleaned from a newspaper article on salaries in CH.

The biggest earners are those in banking and insurance. Those in public 
administration, chemicals, tobacco, computer work, and foundations earn 
more too. The average top banking people may earn up to 14683 CHF per 
month. Those in hospitality may earn a third of that. Generally, women 
earn from 5904 to 6320 CHF per month gross, and men are between 7115 
and 8952 CHF per month gross. Looks like the glass ceiling is still 
here for the ladies.

The low earners are those in food and beverage, shipping personnel, 
textiles, wood workers, Auto dealers and repair, waste disposal, 
grocery trade, shoe and leather sales, and hospitality industries. 
Women earn between 3508 and 4062 CHF per month gross, and men earn 
between 3893 and 5317 CHF per month gross.

Taken all together for the country as a whole, the national low is 4232 
CHF and the high is 10,000 CHF with an average of 5417 CHF per month. 
The average is higher in Zurich and Geneva areas, and the lowest in 
Ticino.

If one converts these figures to US$, they look pretty good, but there 
is a difference. The costs for every thing are generally higher than in 
the USA.

Vance Roy
gigli.saw@dplanet.ch
http://homepage.mac.com/fredch

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