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NMW Switzerland 2019

The national minimum wage in Switzerland remained fixed

In 2019, the national minimum wage in Switzerland remained fixed at €3,351 per month, that is 40,212 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.

If we look at the minimum salary in Swiss francs, which is the official currency in Switzerland, we can see that, this year, it was 3,776.2 Swiss francs and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable, while the CPI of 2018 which was 0.7%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Switzerland is the country with the highest minimum salary of the list.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.

In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Switzerland. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2019 and see all the information about this country in Switzerland economy.

Switzerland - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20193,776.2$3,800.1€3,351.0
20183,776.2$3,861.6€3,227.0
20173,776.2$3,834.9€3,516.3
20163,776.2$3,832.2€3,485.2
20153,776.2$3,923.8€3,140.6
20143,776.2$4,121.8€3,076.1
Switzerland - Minimum wages
Switzerland - Minimum wages