Wages rose on average by 1.5% in 2020. The Swiss Wage Index released by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is an annual indicator of gross wage growth by industry. The biggest salary increases were in the IT and other information services, as well as in science and technology (3.4% in both cases). Next are the manufacture of metal products (2.2%), followed by trade and repair of cars and motorcycles (2.1%) and publishing and telecommunications (2%). On the other hand, salaries in sectors like financial services experienced the lowest increase. Negative growth was registered in seven industries, including insurance, utilities and retail.
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