City of Zurich scenario: the wage floor for a Helper in a household would be CHF 23.90 an hour
Published · Gilberto de la Fuente
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Under the City of Zurich scenario, the wage floor in a household would be CHF 23.90 per paid hour, against CHF 20.29 today for an unskilled hairdresser in year one and CHF 22.10 for unskilled kitchen work. The City of Zurich minimum wage is not in force: the figure is a scenario, not a rate that applies today.
The figure is taken from the data published with the study. Method and sources: Minimum-wage referendum: a cleaner in a Zurich home would stay better protected than a hairdresser or a kitchen worker
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Gilberto de la Fuente, “Minimum-wage referendum: a cleaner in a Zurich home would stay better protected than a hairdresser or a kitchen worker”, Helpore, 2026, https://www.helpore.com/en/blog/minimum-wage-reform-household-employers-switzerland.
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