Salary for cross-border commuters

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

CHF4’977per month, gross

The median: half earn more, half earn less.

In short

  • Cross-border commuters earn a median of CHF 4’977 gross a month in hospitality.
  • A quarter earn less than CHF 4’269, a quarter more than CHF 5’920.
  • Residents in the same industry: CHF 4’883.
  • Across all places of residence, the industry median is CHF 4’926.
  • 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 I.

How wages are spread

1st quartile
CHF 4’269
Median
CHF 4’977
3rd quartile
CHF 5’920

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

Within the same industry

All places of residence
CHF 4’926Details →
Living in Liechtenstein
CHF 4’883Details →

What you take home

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

ResidencePayoutAfter tax
AustriaCHF 4’061CHF 3’389
Switzerland (Buchs SG)CHF 4’061CHF 3’842

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.

Calculate precisely in the cross-border calculator →

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Servicemitarbeiter:in (50-100%)

Bergrestaurant Sareis

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Servicemitarbeiter:in (50–100 %) Wintersaison | Bergrestaurant Sareis, Malbun Mitte Dezember 2026 bis Mitte April 2027 – mit Option auf Sommersaison Bist du…

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Sous Chef

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Sous Chef (100 %) Wintersaison | Bergrestaurant Sareis, Malbun Mitte Dezember 2026 bis Mitte April 2027 – mit Option auf Sommersaison Bist du auf der Suche…

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Stv. Chef de Service

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Stv. Chef de Service (100 %) Wintersaison | Bergrestaurant Sareis, Malbun, Liechtenstein Mitte Dezember 2026 bis Mitte April 2027 – mit Option auf Sommersaison…

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Trend since 2006

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

2006: CHF 3’450 · 2024: CHF 4’977

  1. 20063’450
  2. 20083’897
  3. 20103’752
  4. 20123’804
  5. 20144’000
  6. 20164’141
  7. 20184’383
  8. 20204’600
  9. 20224’780
  10. 20244’977

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 4’829
Men
CHF 5’200

Men earn a median of CHF 371 more (7.1 %).

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.

Source: Office of Statistics Liechtenstein, wage statistics 2024. Table at the office · Licence CC BY 4.0

Payout, net pay and the placement of your own salary are joblie's own calculations.