Minimum wage in Switzerland

No statutory minimum: collective agreements set the floor

Switzerland has no national minimum wage; voters rejected one in 2014. Collective agreements set floors in many sectors, and a few cantons have their own minimum wage.

There is no single statutory figure to show for Switzerland.

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Who sets it

Collective labour agreements, which can be declared generally binding, set minimum pay in many sectors. Some cantons have introduced a cantonal minimum wage.

How it changes

Agreements are renewed on their own cycles. Cantonal minimums are set by each canton.

Who is covered, and who is treated differently

Several cantons, including Geneva, Neuchâtel, Jura, Ticino and Basel-Stadt, have introduced a cantonal minimum wage.
A standard employment contract can set minimum pay in sectors without an agreement.

What to watch for

Check the canton where the work is done, and the agreement for the sector.

Understand the legal system first

Switzerland belongs to the Civil law family. How pay is regulated depends on how the legal system makes and applies labour law.

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Official sources

Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

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