Cultural economy: new figures on cultural workers 2023 Wide differences in pay among cultural workers

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Wide differences in pay among cultural workers

30.09.2024 - Half of cultural workers work part-time, 14% have more than one job and just over a quarter are self-employed, considerably more than in the overall economy. In Switzerland, cultural workers earned a median wage of CHF 69 600, and for part-time work CHF 45 700 in 2023. There was a large gender pay gap: a female cultural worker earned CHF 78 000 for a full-time job, while her male colleague earned CHF 98 000. These are some of the new results from the Federal Statistical Office's cultural economy statistics, updated today for the first time with detailed information on wages.

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Observation period
2023
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2024-0389-e
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Published on:
30.09.2024
Topic:
Culture, media, information society, sports

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