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> Average income in Switzerland is over 5500 € gross / month. I won't even bother to calculate the employer's cost to give an employee such income, because the
by ucaetano 9y ago
> Average income in Switzerland is over 5500 € gross / month. I won't even bother to calculate the employer's cost to give an employee such income, because the figure is already way higher than the French one.
Oh, no. You forgot about the tax wedge. Everyone forgets about the tax wedge.
Swiss tax wedge: ~20%
French tax wedge: ~50%
In France, you cost your employer about 2X your salary. In Switzerland you cost your employer about 1.25X your salary.
Source: OECD.
So your Swiss costs €6,875/month and your French costs €6,000/month.
- estebank 9y agoIt is also true that cost of living is lower in France than in Switzerland[1]. [1]: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Switzerland&country2=France&city1=Zurich&city2=Paris https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?cou...
- ucaetano 9y agoIndeed, but not that more expensive. Despite costing in the same range (€6,875/month vs. €6,000/month), the Swiss employee is probably making about €4,500 to €5,000 net, while the French one is making €2,300 net. Cost of living in Paris (from your source) are about 30% lower than those in Zurich, so let's divide the French income by 0.7, then we get: Swiss employee: €4,700/month net PPP French employee: €3,285/month net PPP So the Swiss employee is making on average, in this calculation, 45% more money for the same work, using GP's numbers.