Remuneration is made up of revenue (in cash, in kind or in the form of services) earned through work by persons in salaried employment or by the self-employed. Remuneration comprises the sums received as the direct result of professional activity (salaries or profits from self-employment) or because of a person’s professional situation (job-related social security benefits). Remuneration does not cover revenue from other sources, such as property, social assistance, transfers, etc. that are not linked to employment.
(see also related concept "Salary")
Statistical sources
Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS): captures the professional income of employees and the self-employed belonging to the permanent resident population. The components of an employee’s remuneration are the gross salary, 13th and 14th month’s salary, premiums and bonuses.
Household Budget Survey (HBS): provides an overview of the remuneration of private households derived from employment. According to the HBS, "remuneration" is regarded as meaning everything coming into a household under the heading of salaries, profits from selfemployed activity and social security benefits linked to employment.
