Salary for cross-border commuters
What do cross-border commuters earn in public administration in Liechtenstein?
CHF10’268per month, gross
The median: half earn more, half earn less.
In short
- Cross-border commuters earn a median of CHF 10’268 gross a month in public administration.
- A quarter earn less than CHF 8’382, a quarter more than CHF 11’878.
- Residents in the same industry: CHF 8’440.
- Across all places of residence, the industry median is CHF 8’922.
- 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 O, U.
How wages are spread
- 1st quartile
- CHF 8’382
- Median
- CHF 10’268
- 3rd quartile
- CHF 11’878
A quarter earn less than the 1st quartile, a quarter more than the 3rd quartile.
Within the same industry
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 8’379 | CHF 6’022 |
| Switzerland (Buchs SG) | CHF 8’379 | CHF 7’316 |
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.
Open jobs in public administration
No jobs are advertised in this industry right now.
Trend since 2006
Median in francs; the office collects data every two years.
2006: CHF 8’521 · 2024: CHF 10’268
- 20068’521
- 20088’805
- 20109’583
- 20129’725
- 20149’490
- 20169’468
- 20189’727
- 20209’677
- 20229’851
- 202410’268
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 9’654
- Men
- CHF 10’941
Men earn a median of CHF 1’287 more (11.8 %).
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.
