The Swiss referendum "against rip-off salaries" of 2013 was a successful popular initiative in the Swiss Confederation to control executive pay of companies listed on the Swiss stock market, and to increase shareholders' say in corporate governance. It was one of three questions put to the electorate in the Swiss referendum, 2013. The vote took place on the 3 March 2013, and passed with a majority of 67.9%, with a 46% turnout. The initiative mandates the Federal Government to implement the provisions within one year, pending implementation of the final law.

Given the a number of corporate scandals, leading up to the global financial crisis beginning in 2007 a medium size businessman and politician called Thomas Minder launched a campaign "against rip-off salaries" (gegen die Abzockerei). On 26 February 2008 he had gathered 118,583 signatures to launch a referendum under the Swiss constitutional rules. Minder's concern focused on (1) the excesses of executive pay (2) the ability of banks, who in the Swiss (and German) system of shareholding hold all share certificates, to vote by proxy using shares owned by other people, and (3) the inability of pension beneficiaries and policyholders to determine their deposits were being used for voting.

Supporters of the initiative spent 200,000 Swiss franc, whilst opponents spent 8 million Swiss francs in their campaign to block the reform. The public campaign drew particular attention to the large payouts for executives of Novartis and major Swiss banks. On the 3rd of March, the referendum results showed that 67.9 per cent of voters supported the reforms.

The Swiss referendum had an immediate impact on other countries seeking its own reforms. It led to calls by the German Social Democratic Party to introduce similar reforms in Germany.