Total Employer Cost per Employee

Gross salary plus employer social charges.

Employer social costsCHF 14'760

Total yearly cost: CHF 104'760
Cost on top of gross: 16.40 %
Total cost per month: CHF 8'730

Gross yearly salaryCHF 90'000 · 86 %
Employer social costsCHF 14'760 · 14 %

How it works

The true cost of an employee is more than gross salary. Employers also pay social contributions, family allowances, accident insurance, pension fund contributions and other charges. The calculator adds these to the gross salary to show the total cost.

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