Switzerland’s wage negotiation season opens with one figure: 2%.
Travail.Suisse is calling for a general 2% increase in nominal wages in 2027, arguing that employees should benefit more from productivity gains. The organization notes that real wages are expected to return in 2026 to a level barely above that of 2017 and below that of 2020.
For Swiss employees, this context of stagnant real purchasing power makes it more worthwhile to negotiate compensation individually rather than wait for collective increases.