Salary for cross-border commuters

What do cross-border commuters earn in education in Liechtenstein?

CHF9’359per month, gross

The median: half earn more, half earn less.

In short

Cross-border commuters earn a median of CHF 9’359 gross a month in education.
A quarter earn less than CHF 7’464, a quarter more than CHF 11’603.
Residents in the same industry: CHF 9’103.
Across all places of residence, the industry median is CHF 9’179.
The office does not split commuters by country; we calculate the net pay below for Austria and Switzerland.
Source: 2024 wage statistics of the Office of Statistics Liechtenstein, industry P.

How wages are spread

1st quartile: CHF 7’464
Median: CHF 9’359
3rd quartile: CHF 11’603

A quarter earn less than the 1st quartile, a quarter more than the 3rd quartile.

Within the same industry

All places of residence: CHF 9’179Details →
Living in Liechtenstein: CHF 9’103Details →

What you take home

Calculated from the median, by place of residence, per month as one twelfth of the year.

Residence	Payout	After tax
Austria	CHF 7’637	CHF 5’593
Switzerland (Buchs SG)	CHF 7’637	CHF 6’740

Cross-border commuters pay 4 % withholding tax in Liechtenstein. Their country of residence credits it against its own tax.

Our own calculation, not tax advice. Assumptions: 13 monthly salaries, pension fund 8 %, non-occupational accident insurance 1 %, single, no children.

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Trend since 2006

Median in francs; the office collects data every two years.

2006: CHF 9’260 · 2024: CHF 9’359

20069’260
20089’718
20109’090
20129’692
20149’287
20168’821
20188’998
20209’030
20229’231
20249’359

Nominal values, not adjusted for inflation. That is why there is no percentage increase here.

Women and men

Median 2024 within the same industry.

Women: CHF 8’896
Men: CHF 10’272

Men earn a median of CHF 1’376 more (13.4 %).

Unadjusted

This puts two medians of the same industry side by side. Occupation, role, workload and experience are not accounted for; the figure says nothing about equal work.