What is my hourly wage?
CHF 34.25 net per paid hour
Example: CHF 8,000 gross a month, 42 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: CHF 39.23.
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Questions about pay and money in Switzerland
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a year → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 12 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- CHF 50,000CHF 3,492 a month
- CHF 60,000CHF 4,107 a month
- CHF 70,000CHF 4,708 a month
- CHF 80,000CHF 5,296 a month
- CHF 90,000CHF 5,883 a month
- CHF 100,000CHF 6,466 a month
- CHF 110,000CHF 7,044 a month
- CHF 120,000CHF 7,622 a month
- CHF 130,000CHF 8,194 a month
- CHF 140,000CHF 8,740 a month
- CHF 150,000CHF 9,286 a month
- CHF 160,000CHF 9,837 a month
- CHF 170,000CHF 10,368 a month
- CHF 180,000CHF 10,884 a month
- CHF 200,000CHF 11,918 a month
- CHF 220,000CHF 12,930 a month
- CHF 240,000CHF 13,899 a month
- CHF 260,000CHF 14,864 a month
- CHF 300,000CHF 16,786 a month
- CHF 400,000CHF 21,441 a month
What do I take home part-time?
CHF 4,826 net a month
Example: CHF 8,000 gross full-time. You keep 77.4% of the full-time net pay for 75% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
CHF 5,600 a month (70% of your insured salary, at most CHF 12,350 a month) for 400 daily allowances (about 18.4 months); after a resignation the fund usually suspends 31–60 days
Example: CHF 8,000 gross a month, age 35, single. Total CHF 103,226.
How much notice must my employer give?
From 2 months (to the end of a month) to 3 months (to the end of a month)
By years with the employer: 2 months (to the end of a month) after 5 years, 3 months (to the end of a month) after 10.
When can I retire?
At 65, or from 63 with a cut
Born in 1991: earliest pension at 63 with a 13.6% cut; full pension at 65.
What is my money worth after inflation?
CHF 1,000 from 2016 = CHF 1,082 today
Prices rose 8.2% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.