Coop salary 2027: pay scale and who gets the 1.1%

📋 Coop pay scale 2027: four levels, only one binding

The table has four rows, but only one is an entitlement. The Coop collective agreement from 1 January 2026 (German) sets in art. 43.3 a minimum wage of CHF 4,300 for 18-year-olds working full time, paid 13 times (art. 45) for a 41-hour week (art. 34.1). The three amounts after an apprenticeship are in art. 43.2, where they are called reference pay and expressly described as a guideline. By their wording these three amounts are guidelines. Whether an entitlement follows in an individual case is for the employment contract or the union to clarify.

The last column shows what a general rise of 1.1% adds to each level. It applies to pay, not to the table: the statement names no new minimum or reference pay for 2027.

📈 Coop pay rise 2027: 1.1% of the wage bill

On 23 October 2026, Unia, Syna/OCST, the Coop employees' association and the Swiss commercial employees' association announced the pay round together: Coop is making a total of 1.1% of the wage bill available for pay rises in 2027 (Unia statement, German). For 2026 there had been no agreement; the new collective agreement brought the higher minimum and reference pay instead. 2027 is the other way round: more pay for staff, but no new figures in the table.

One sentence of the statement matters more than the percentage. Up to CHF 4,900, the 1.1% is a minimum; above that, it is a pot distributed individually.

🎯 Who gets the 1.1%: the CHF 4,900 cut-off

In paraphrase (there is no official English version): staff with monthly pay up to CHF 4,900 receive general rises of at least 1.1%; for pay above CHF 4,900, 1.1% is available for individual adjustment. At exactly CHF 4,900 that is CHF 53.90 more a month. One franc above, there is no general entitlement: the amount depends on how Coop splits the pot.

The cut-off sits above all four table amounts. Anyone paid according to the table, with or without an apprenticeship, falls into the general part. The cut-off affects experienced staff, managers and those who already negotiated better.

💰 Coop minimum wage: CHF 4,300 with or without an apprenticeship

Anyone earning CHF 4,300 today gets at least CHF 47.30 more in 2027. For a new colleague, the statement names no higher floor. At Coop the minimum wage is not reserved for the unskilled. Art. 43.3 sets it for 18-year-olds working full time and adds that, for people who completed an apprenticeship, the reference pay of art. 43.2 also applies, regardless of age.

Anyone on the minimum today moves to at least CHF 4347.30 a month with the 2027 round, at least CHF 614.90 more a year including the 13th salary. For a new colleague starting in 2027, the statement names no floor higher than the CHF 4,300 in the agreement.

⏱️ Coop hourly pay: the minimum worked out on 41 hours

On the same 41 hours, the Coop minimum pays CHF 2.13 an hour less than the Lidl minimum. CHF 4,300 × 13, spread over twelve months of 41 × 52 ÷ 12 hours each, gives CHF 26.22 an hour, 13th salary included. After a three-year apprenticeship, at the guideline, it is CHF 27.44. With the 2027 round the minimum reaches CHF 26.51.

Same calculation for comparison: Lidl sets a 2026 agreement minimum of CHF 4,650 × 13 for unskilled staff, also on 41 hours, which is CHF 28.35 an hour. Details on the Lidl page.

🧮 Coop pay check: your pay against the table and the federal model

Enter your monthly pay, workload and training. The check converts it to 100% and 41 hours, shows your hourly pay, the Coop level for your training and the median the federal pay calculator estimates for your profile. Coop is already selected.

🧰 ConvivaPlus Retail Pay Check: pay, workload, company → hourly pay and company level ConvivaPlus.ch

The ConvivaPlus Retail Pay Check combines 84 model values from the federal pay calculator with the agreement levels at Coop and Lidl and the minimum wages Aldi and Denner publish.

🗺️ Coop pay by region: one floor, seven regions

In Ticino the Coop floor for unskilled staff is CHF 943 above what the federal model estimates for a qualified starter. The agreement has no regions; the minimum is the same in Geneva as in Ticino. The federal pay calculator, by contrast, estimates a different median per major region for a qualified sales assistant starting in a business with 50 or more staff. Spread over twelve months the Coop minimum is CHF 4,658; the highest starting median, in Central Switzerland, is CHF 4,410.

In 7 of 7 major regions the federal starting median with a certificate is below the floor Coop pays everyone, even the unskilled. The gap is smallest in Central Switzerland (CHF 248) and largest in Ticino. The federal figures are a model at 2024 pay levels; the Coop figure applies since 2026. The method is on the retail sales assistant salary page.

🏪 Coop, Lidl, Aldi and Denner: four minimums, three kinds

Four retailers publish a minimum wage, but not the same kind. At Coop and Lidl it is in a collective agreement negotiated with unions. Aldi Suisse announced a minimum of CHF 4,760 × 13 for 2025 itself; we found no agreement. Denner states CHF 4,500 × 13 for sales and logistics, also in 2027, in its statement of 15 October 2026. An agreement minimum is an entitlement; a company statement is a pledge.

The table sets the figures side by side without a ranking: only Coop and Lidl state weekly hours, so only for them can hourly pay be worked out. More on Aldi on the Aldi page.