Saving & investing

What's a good saving rate in Switzerland?

The short answer: 10% of net income is a solid baseline, 20% is strong, and 30%+ is realistic for well-paid households that control housing and mobility. The Swiss advantage: high salaries make high absolute savings possible – if fixed costs don't eat the difference.

Von Leutrim MiftarajGründer von BudgetHub, MSc Innovation Management (FFHS)

Count it honestly

Saving rate = (income − all spending) / net income, measured on real numbers, not intentions. Include pillar 3a as saving; exclude 'savings' you regularly raid.

The Swiss levers

Housing below the 1/3 line, honest mobility maths (car vs. GA), health insurance model and franchise optimisation, and the 13th salary assigned in advance – these four decide most Swiss saving rates.

Pay yourself first

Transfer the savings amount right after payday – what's left is your spending budget, not the other way round.

Track these costs in your own budget: create your free Swiss budget in BudgetHub – in English, with Swiss categories built in.

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