Wage agreements for 2026 in the context of collective labour agreements (CLA) Real and minimum wages increase in 2026 by 0.5% and 0.8% respectively

Real and minimum wages increase in 2026 by 0.5% and 0.8% respectively

26.10.2026 - In 2026, the social partners signatory to Switzerland's main collective labour agreements (CLA) agreed a nominal rise in real wages of 0.5% and a nominal rise in minimum wages of 0,8%. Real wages increased by 0.3% at individual level and by 0.2% at collective level. These are some of the results of the Wage Agreements Survey carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Observation period
2026
Spatial division
Switzerland
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2026-0141-e
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
26.10.2026

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