Canada vs Switzerland: Average hourly earnings of employees
Canada
33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Switzerland
35.86 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
2nd
Average hourly earnings of employees over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 35.86 international-$ in 2021 prices against 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 64 countries.
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About this data
Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.