In this country earns the highest number in Europe – Virtual Poland

The salaries they receive an average workers in Switzerland, are the highest in Europe – according to figures released Thursday by the federal statistics office. The average annual salary is almost 14 times higher than in Bulgaria.

As stated in the study “Labour market indicators 2015″, five years ago, a worker employed in Switzerland on a full-time job in industry or services sector had an average gross salary of EUR 63 549 per year, which is 13.8 times more than resident Bulgaria.

However, after taking into account the real purchasing power of Swiss wages were higher than Bulgaria’s 4.3 times.

Switzerland was ranked in front of Norway (55 370 euros) and Denmark (51 485 euros). Switzerland and Norway are not EU members. In the group of the “old” European Union of 15 members (before it was enlarged in 2004.), The lowest annual wages were observed in Portugal (17 193 euro), Greece (25 696 euro) and Spain (26 621 euros).

After taking into account the countries that joined the EU later, the rate closed Romania (6 048 euros) and Bulgaria (4 618 euro).

According to the statistical office of the Swiss level of the average wage influenced by the persistently high franc.

After conversion into euros Swiss employee earned 1.6 times more than Austrian or German, 1.8 times more than French and two times more than Italian. Otherwise, these figures are at compared to purchasing power. Then eg. In relation to the worker employed in Germany, Switzerland earned 1.2 times more, 1.5 times more than the worker Italian.