Salary when living in Liechtenstein
What do residents of Liechtenstein earn in residential care and social work?
CHF6’452per month, gross
The median: half earn more, half earn less.
In short
- People living in Liechtenstein earn a median of CHF 6’452 gross a month in residential care and social work.
- A quarter earn less than CHF 5’296, a quarter more than CHF 7’991.
- Cross-border commuters in the same industry: CHF 7’042.
- Across all places of residence, the industry median is CHF 6’736.
- Source: 2024 wage statistics of the Office of Statistics Liechtenstein, industry QB.
How wages are spread
- 1st quartile
- CHF 5’296
- Median
- CHF 6’452
- 3rd quartile
- CHF 7’991
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | CHF 5’523 | Tax follows with the assessment |
Residents of Liechtenstein are paid without tax being deducted. The tax administration bills income tax later with the assessment; it is not deducted here.
Our own calculation, not tax advice. Assumptions: 13 monthly salaries, pension fund 8 %, non-occupational accident insurance 1 %, single, no children.
Open jobs in residential care and social work
No jobs are advertised in this industry right now.
Trend since 2006
Median in francs; the office collects data every two years.
2006: CHF 5’566 · 2024: CHF 6’452
- 20065’566
- 20085’881
- 20105’723
- 20125’742
- 20145’909
- 20165’742
- 20185’595
- 20205’831
- 20226’059
- 20246’452
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 6’356
- Men
- CHF 7’210
Men earn a median of CHF 854 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.
