Cost of hiring office and admin staff in Switzerland

Clerical support workers in Switzerland (assistants, receptionists, bookkeeping and data clerks) earned €81,682 a year on average in the latest EU-wide earnings survey^[1].

€81,682clerical pay per year, 2022

€55.6labour cost per hour, 2016

20.2%non-wage share of labour cost

#1 of 30European countries by clerical pay

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Clerical pay in Switzerland is among the highest in Europe, 3.0 times the median country (€26,981.0). Professionals (accountants, recruiters, marketing specialists) earn 1.5 times what clerical staff do.

Average pay by occupation group

Group	EUR per year	USD	Our roles in this group
Professionals (ISCO-08 group 2)	€120,651	$135,226	Accountant, Recruiter, Marketing Specialist, Project Coordinator
Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08 group 3)	€99,695	$111,738	Paralegal, Sales Development Representative
Clerical support workers (ISCO-08 group 4)	€81,682	$91,549	Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Virtual Receptionist, Office Manager
All occupations	€95,698	$107,258

USD at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-16^[2]. Eurostat publishes earnings by major occupation group only, for enterprises with 10+ employees, before employer contributions.

What the employer pays on top

An hour of work cost employers €55.6 in Switzerland in 2016 (business economy, excluding public administration)^[3]; 20.2% of that was non-wage cost, mainly employer social contributions.

2022 earnings grossed up by the 2016 non-wage share; wages have grown since, so today's figure is likely higher.
Group	Estimated employer cost per year
Professionals (ISCO-08 group 2)	€151,192
Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08 group 3)	€124,931
Clerical support workers (ISCO-08 group 4)	€102,358

Countries with similar labour costs

Country	Labour cost per hour	Non-wage share
Switzerland	€55.6	20.2%

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$114,723 clerical hire in Switzerland2022 average pay plus non-wage costs, per year

$13,200 remote executive assistanttop of our $800–$1,100/month range, per year

At the top of our range (about €11,777 a year) a remote executive assistant costs 14% of the 2022 average clerical wage in Switzerland, plus a one-time fee of $2,500–$3,000^[4].

Your 9:00–17:00 in Zurich (UTC+1 in winter), in their local time

City	Time zone	Your day, their time (Jan)	Shared hours (Jan)	Shared hours (Jul)
Tbilisi	UTC+4	12:00–20:00	6 h	7 h
Yerevan	UTC+4	12:00–20:00	6 h	7 h
Kyiv	UTC+2	10:00–18:00	8 h	8 h
Almaty	UTC+5	13:00–21:00	5 h	6 h

From Zurich, Kyiv shares the most of a working day (8 hours in January).

Questions

How much does an administrative assistant earn in Switzerland?

Clerical support workers earned €81,682 a year on average in 2022 (Eurostat SES).

What are employer costs in Switzerland?

Labour cost was €55.6 per hour in 2016, with 20.2% non-wage costs.

Sources

Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_28): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses22_28/default/table
European Central Bank, official exchange rate 2026-10-16: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
Eurostat, labour cost levels (lc_lci_lev): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lc_lci_lev/default/table
Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.