The Swiss Hourly to Salaried Salary Converter is a dedicated payroll utility designed for temp workers, freelancers, and employers in Switzerland to convert hourly wages into monthly and annual gross equivalents.

In Switzerland, employment contracts paid on an hourly basis (Stundenlohn) operate under strict guidelines defined by the Swiss Code of Obligations and Collective Employment Agreements (GAV). Unlike salaried employees who receive a fixed monthly salary regardless of public holidays or vacations, hourly workers are paid only for the hours they actually perform. To ensure fairness, Swiss labor law mandates that hourly wages must include specific compensations:

• Legal Vacation Pay (Ferienentschädigung): Hourly workers are entitled to the same minimum vacation time as salaried employees (4 weeks for adults, 5 weeks for employees under 20 or over 50). This entitlement is paid as a percentage surcharge added directly to the hourly base wage:

- 8.33% surcharge for a 4-week vacation entitlement.

- 10.64% surcharge for a 5-week vacation entitlement.

• Paid Public Holidays (Feiertagsentschädigung): Hourly workers must also receive compensation for public holidays, typically calculated as a surcharge based on the average number of official holidays in the canton of employment (ranging from 3% to 4.5%, or approximately 0.4% per day).

• 13th-Month Salary (13. Monatslohn): If the contract includes a 13th-month salary, a premium of 8.33% is added to the base wage rate.

This converter calculates your base annual hours (standard 42-hour workweek), applies the legal vacation and public holiday surcharges, and projects your total adjusted monthly and annual gross earnings.

1. Input your Hourly Wage in CHF. 2. Set average weekly work hours (standard is 42). 3. Select vacation entitlement weeks (4 or 5). 4. Select number of local public holidays. 5. Choose whether to include 13th-month pay. 6. View converted base and adjusted annual/monthly salaries.