CHF
Switzerland
Switzerland's lending rate is 2.82 %, the lowest of 67. And its deposit rate is 0.08 %, the lowest of 70.
Of 28 fields published for Switzerland, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
112 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$6,070 PPP/mo
The average employee in Switzerland earns about $6,070 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$92,285 PPP
Money's value
86.80 %
100 saved in Switzerland in 2000 buys what 87 buys today — 13 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
18.05 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Switzerland, about $18 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$6,070 PPP/mo
The average employee in Switzerland earns about $6,070 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$75,628 PPP
The average job in Switzerland pays about $75,628 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
Minimum wage
$3,804 PPP/mo
The law in Switzerland sets the floor at about $3,804 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
4.55 %
Real house prices in Switzerland rose 4.5 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
-0.07 %
A bank account in Switzerland loses about 0.1 pp of purchasing power a year — the deposit rate trails inflation.
Deposit rate
0.08 %
Inflation rate
0.15 %
At 0.1 % a year, prices double in about several centuries if it holds.
Take-home pay
$75,628 PPP
the highest of 37
Minimum wage
$3,804 PPP/mo
the highest of 85
Price level
112 % of US prices
the 2nd highest of 125
Public holidays
4 days
the 3rd lowest of 104
Where Switzerland sits, field by field
Each dot is Switzerland’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Lending rate2.82 %1 of 67
- Deposit rate0.08 %70 of 70
- Take-home pay$75,628 PPP1 of 37
- Minimum wage$3,804 PPP/mo1 of 85
- Price level112 % of US prices124 of 125
- Money's value86.80 %3 of 116
- Public holidays4 days102 of 104
- GDP per capita$114,7694 of 127
- Average annual salary$92,285 PPP2 of 37
- Corporate tax8.50 %6 of 96
- Median salary$5,621 PPP/mo7 of 78
- Tax wedge22.98 %4 of 36
- Average monthly salary$6,070 PPP/mo10 of 92
- Median income$47,605 PPP6 of 42
- Currency-0.88 %62 of 71
- Tax on pay18.05 %6 of 37
- Bank spread2.74 %11 of 62
- Debt per person$25,569100 of 123
- Real policy rate-0.15 %40 of 53
- GDP growth1.30 %95 of 127
- Government debt39.40 %35 of 124
- House price growth4.55 %37 of 54
- Savings vs inflation-0.07 %47 of 69
- Inflation rate0.15 %82 of 123
- Top income tax41.41 %15 of 37
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Unemployment rate4.87 %53 of 124
- Retirement age (women)64 years24 of 49
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Ireland
avg gap 19.1 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 1.30 % (Switzerland) vs 12.34 %
Netherlands
avg gap 20.8 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 8.50 % (Switzerland) vs 25.80 %
United States
avg gap 21.4 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 39.40 % (Switzerland) vs 123.90 %
Bahamas
avg gap 21.5 pp · 17 shared fields
Most separates them: monthly earnings — $6,070 PPP/mo (Switzerland) vs $1,135 PPP/mo
| Average annual salary | $92,285 PPP | the 2nd highest of 37 | |
| Corporate tax | 8.50 % | ranked 6th of 96 | |
| Median salary | $5,621 PPP/mo | ranked 7th of 78 | |
| Tax wedge | 22.98 % | ranked 4th of 36 | |
| Average monthly salary | $6,070 PPP/mo | ranked 10th of 92 | |
| Median income | $47,605 PPP | ranked 6th of 42 | |
| Currency | -0.88 % | ranked 62nd of 71 | |
| Tax on pay | 18.05 % | ranked 6th of 37 | |
| Bank spread | 2.74 % | ranked 11th of 62 | |
| Debt per person | $25,569 | ranked 100th of 123 | |
| Real policy rate | -0.15 % | ranked 40th of 53 | |
| GDP growth | 1.30 % | ranked 95th of 127 | |
| Government debt | 39.40 % | ranked 35th of 124 | |
| House price growth | 4.55 % | ranked 37th of 54 | |
| Savings vs inflation | -0.07 % | ranked 47th of 69 | |
| Inflation rate | 0.15 % | ranked 82nd of 123 | |
| Top income tax | 41.41 % | ranked 15th of 37 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.87 % | ranked 53rd of 124 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 64 years | ranked 24th of 49 |
✓ 28 fields published for Switzerland, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Switzerland: mortgage rate, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, minimum wage, vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Bank spread — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.87 → -0.88 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 22.2786942016816 → 39.4 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.32 → -0.87 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.1 → -0.32 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.88 → -1.1 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.95 → -0.88 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.95 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.4 → -0.6 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.18 → -0.4 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.27 → 0.18 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.01 → 0.27 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.86 → 0.01 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.4 → -0.86 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.85 → -0.4 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.87 → -0.85 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.88 → -0.87 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Median monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 4135.15 → 5620.6 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Mean monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 4465.77 → 6069.99 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.07 → -0.88 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.23 → 0.07 |