Switzerland, Hourly labour cost 2016: EUR 56

Hourly labour cost in Switzerland was EUR 56 in 2016. That is +EUR 4 against 2012. Source: Eurostat lc_lci_lev, published 2026-04-23.

Questions and answers

What is the latest figure for Hourly labour cost in Switzerland?

EUR 56 (2016), according to Eurostat.

How does Switzerland rank in Europe?

Rank 4 of 30 European countries with data for 2016, from highest to lowest.

How has it changed since 2012?

From EUR 51 to EUR 56, a change of +EUR 4.

What the number means

What an employer pays on average for one hour of work, wages and employer contributions included.

Earlier periods

Source

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat

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EU rules behind this number

• AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Annex III, point 4): AI used for hiring, promotion or dismissal is high-risk under the AI Act. Duties, exemptions and fines
• GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (Art. 88): Member states may set their own rules for employee data.

Other series for this region

• Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
• Consumer price change, annual average
• Unemployment rate
• Nights spent at tourist accommodation
• Population on 1 January
• Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
• House price change, annual
• Unemployment rate, monthly
• Inflation, monthly
• House price change, quarterly

Same series, other regions

• Iceland
• Luxembourg
• Norway
• Denmark
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Austria
• Germany
• France
• Ireland
• Sweden
• Finland
• European Union
• Italy
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Cyprus
• Estonia
• Czechia
• Slovakia
• Portugal
• Poland
• Malta
• Croatia

Hourly labour cost

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