BERN, SWITZERLAND SALARY

Average gross salary for Bern GROSS SALARY
CHF 112,280
Average gorss salary (USD) for Bern GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 118,084
Average net salary for Bern NET SALARY
CHF 85,905
The most typical salary for Bern MOST TYPICAL GROSS
CHF 101,625
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  Updated: 14 Jul 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 23%
  Salary entries: 60

Average salary in Bern is CHF 112,280.

Average take home earning is CHF 85,905 (Net).

The most typical salary is CHF 101,625 (Gross).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
7 % CHF 182,500
12 % CHF 160,000
23 % CHF 142,811
60 % CHF 101,625
80 % CHF 83,142
90 % CHF 73,683
98 % CHF 50,100
Career Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Project Manager CHF 118,333 US$ 123,757 03
Engineering Manager CHF 165,000 US$ 175,970 02
IT Project Manager CHF 159,500 US$ 176,921 02
CEO CHF 142,500 US$ 151,178 02
Public Administration CHF 124,000 US$ 126,695 02
Marketing Manager CHF 110,000 US$ 116,657 02
Engineer CHF 97,050 US$ 101,795 02
Java Developer CHF 90,000 US$ 94,626 02
Doctor Specialist CHF 85,000 US$ 90,923 02
Marketing Coordinator CHF 50,200 US$ 54,832 02
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  SALARY BY LEVEL    BERN

Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 270,281 CHF 255,000
02
185K US$ 199,695 CHF 182,500
02
165K US$ 177,476 CHF 160,000
01
175K US$ 173,903 CHF 170,000
02
155K US$ 164,122 CHF 153,250
04
145K US$ 147,651 CHF 142,811
03
135K US$ 139,630 CHF 133,703
07
125K US$ 122,447 CHF 120,000
03
115K US$ 115,183 CHF 111,500
04
105K US$ 105,533 CHF 101,625
08
95K US$ 95,580 CHF 91,000
05
85K US$ 87,953 CHF 83,142
07
75K US$ 79,043 CHF 73,683
06
65K US$ 60,519 CHF 60,000
01
55K US$ 53,890 CHF 50,100
04
25K US$ 26,683 CHF 26,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER    BERN

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 120,789 CHF 114,977 38
Women US$ 113,201 CHF 108,226 15
N/A US$ 113,858 CHF 106,328 07

  SALARY BY EDUCATION    BERN

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 127,290 CHF 121,762 08
Masters Degree US$ 118,379 CHF 113,159 34
Bachelors Degree US$ 126,507 CHF 118,455 13
Some College US$ 76,199 CHF 75,000 02
High School US$ 81,608 CHF 75,133 03

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Bern, Switzerland. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses CHF 121,762. While Workers with Some College education earn the least, with an average gross income of CHF 75,000. This is 67.05% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE    BERN

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 160,503 CHF 151,405 06
16-20 Years US$ 136,623 CHF 131,666 06
12-16 Years US$ 132,738 CHF 124,250 04
8-12 Years US$ 123,680 CHF 117,562 16
4-8 Years US$ 116,930 CHF 110,407 13
2-4 Years US$ 92,532 CHF 88,953 08
1-2 Years US$ 87,274 CHF 86,000 03
0-1 Year US$ 67,567 CHF 63,875 04

Workers in Bern, Switzerland with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of CHF 151,405 compared to CHF 63,875 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 137.55%.


  SALARY BY AGE    BERN

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 195,512 CHF 180,000 02
51-56 US$ 170,337 CHF 155,000 01
45-50 US$ 151,694 CHF 147,811 03
39-44 US$ 129,262 CHF 122,555 09
33-38 US$ 118,489 CHF 112,073 15
27-32 US$ 110,925 CHF 107,032 19
22-26 US$ 55,822 CHF 54,100 04
N/A US$ 113,858 CHF 106,328 07
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  SALARY BY FIELD    BERN

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Education & University US$ 170,337 CHF 155,000 01
2. Management & Business US$ 143,813 CHF 137,583 12
3. Health Care & Medical II US$ 137,806 CHF 136,624 01
4. IT & Telecommunication US$ 127,033 CHF 119,585 11
5. Accounting & Administration US$ 118,798 CHF 116,000 03
6. Engineers & Technicians US$ 118,188 CHF 112,677 09
7. Public Sector US$ 114,051 CHF 112,000 03
8. IT & Telecommunication II US$ 110,159 CHF 103,766 03
9. Marketing, Sales, Purchase US$ 106,872 CHF 100,066 06
10. Finance & Banking US$ 102,626 CHF 100,000 02
11. Engineers & Technicians IV US$ 94,464 CHF 90,000 01
12. Health Care & Medical US$ 90,923 CHF 85,000 02
13. Automobile US$ 82,101 CHF 80,000 01
14. Organization & Coordination US$ 84,416 CHF 77,000 02
15. Media US$ 65,924 CHF 62,500 02
16. Restaurants, Inns, Pubs US$ 55,461 CHF 50,000 01

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Average salaries in Bern, Switzerland can vary greatly based on a career field. Education & University enjoy the highest gross average salaries (CHF 155,000), followed by Management & Business (CHF 137,583), and Health Care & Medical II (CHF 136,624). Lower average gross salaries in the Bern, Switzerland are earned by those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs (CHF 50,000) and those in Media positions (CHF 62,500). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 207.13%.


  SALARY BY CAREER    BERN

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Engineering Manager US$ 175,970 CHF 165,000 02
2. IT Project Manager US$ 176,921 CHF 159,500 02
3. University Professor US$ 170,337 CHF 155,000 01
4. Lead Sales US$ 164,843 CHF 150,000 01
5. Database Developer US$ 147,202 CHF 143,435 01
6. CEO US$ 151,178 CHF 142,500 02
7. Dentist US$ 137,806 CHF 136,624 01
8. Software Engineer US$ 142,532 CHF 131,300 01
9. Purchasing Manager US$ 133,414 CHF 130,000 01
10. Public Administration US$ 126,695 CHF 124,000 02
11. Project Manager US$ 123,757 CHF 118,333 03
12. J2EE Developer US$ 125,923 CHF 116,000 01
13. Marketing Manager US$ 116,657 CHF 110,000 02
14. Mechanical Engineer US$ 112,889 CHF 110,000 01
15. Research Engineer US$ 107,758 CHF 105,000 01
16. Mechanical Engineer Lead US$ 100,865 CHF 100,000 01
17. Engineer US$ 101,795 CHF 97,050 02
18. Java Developer US$ 94,626 CHF 90,000 02
19. Civil Engineer US$ 94,464 CHF 90,000 01
20. Technician US$ 92,364 CHF 90,000 01
21. Other IT Career US$ 97,165 CHF 90,000 01
22. SAP Consulting US$ 90,779 CHF 90,000 01
23. Other Public Sector Career US$ 88,762 CHF 88,000 01
24. Doctor Specialist US$ 90,923 CHF 85,000 02
25. Electrical Engineer US$ 94,284 CHF 85,000 01
26. Car Mechanic US$ 82,101 CHF 80,000 01
27. Media Manager US$ 81,416 CHF 75,000 01
28. Marketing Coordinator US$ 54,832 CHF 50,200 02
29. Lead Waiter or Waitress US$ 55,461 CHF 50,000 01
30. Film Producer US$ 50,433 CHF 50,000 01

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In Bern, Switzerland economy, IT Project Manager is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of CHF 159,500. Engineering Manager and University Professor follow, earning CHF 165,000 and CHF 155,000, respectively. Film Producer earn a gross annual average of CHF 50,000, while Marketing Coordinator earn CHF 50,200. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 250.80%.


  SALARY BY JOB TYPE    BERN

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 119,503 CHF 113,457 49
Contract US$ 130,096 CHF 124,679 08
Self Employed US$ 64,039 CHF 60,000 02
Part Time US$ 60,519 CHF 60,000 01
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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    BERN

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Switzerland Switzerland US$ 124,223 CHF 118,384 1,271
2. Australia Australia US$ 87,546 AU$ 99,338 3,140
3. Norway Norway US$ 84,216 NOK 639,938 1,160
4. United States United States US$ 81,794 US$ 81,794 20,216
5. Germany Germany US$ 76,458 EUR 62,339 2,562
6. United Kingdom United Kingdom US$ 73,236 GBP 49,804 4,608
7. Canada Canada US$ 70,872 CA$ 78,000 4,980
8. France France US$ 70,320 EUR 57,456 1,234
9. Finland Finland US$ 65,977 EUR 53,740 612
10. Italy Italy US$ 63,099 EUR 51,189 1,294
11. Mexico Mexico US$ 47,414 MXN 799,562 647
12. Slovenia Slovenia US$ 45,956 EUR 36,853 286
13. Croatia Croatia US$ 32,293 HRK 197,454 459
14. Malaysia Malaysia US$ 29,161 MYR 104,511 6,826
15. India India US$ 21,608 INR 1,331,095 10,795

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(24/24)  ECONOMIC-COMMERCIAL AND PROMOTION COUNSELOR


 Posted: 14 Jul 2020

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Economic analysis, Foreign trade."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 170,000
US$ 173,342


(23/24)  BUSINESS ENGINEER


 Posted: 17 Jan 2020

Some College, 4-8 years: "Process Management, Project Management, Coordination, Sales, Lean Management."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 100,000
US$ 101,966


(22/24)  SR. SECURITY ANALYST


 Posted: 23 Nov 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Information Security tasks - writing of documents, designing processes and others."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 134,000
US$ 137,519


(21/24)  SENIOR TRAINING ENGINEER


 Posted: 22 Oct 2019

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Prepare and deliver MATLAB courses."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 120,000
US$ 123,151


(20/24)  SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 15 Sep 2019

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Running projects in pharma industry."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 145,000
US$ 148,808


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(19/24)  EVENT AND COMMUNICATION INTERN


 Posted: 13 Jul 2019

Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "I am assisting the event and communication manager in an international sport organisation."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 26,000
US$ 26,683


(18/24)  R&D ENGINEER


 Posted: 12 Jul 2019

Doctorate Degree, 0-1 year: "Performs research and development."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 105,000
US$ 107,758


(17/24)  CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER


 Posted: 06 Apr 2019

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Production, IT, Purchasing, Supply Chain."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 130,000
US$ 133,414


(16/24)  DIAGNOSTICIAN


 Posted: 20 Mar 2019

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Fixing cars and troubleshhot."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 80,000
US$ 82,101


(15/24)  SENIOR SOFTWARE ARCHITECT


 Posted: 25 Feb 2019

Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Leading architecture ans implementation of enterprise applications."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 120,000
US$ 123,151


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(14/24)  SENIOR ANALYST


 Posted: 19 Feb 2019

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "10 years experience in the financial sector."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 100,000
US$ 102,626


(13/24)  FINANCE MANAGER


 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Finance Manager international accounting."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 78,000
US$ 80,048


(12/24)  SIMULATION ENGINEER


 Posted: 11 Jan 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "FEM Simulations."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 110,000
US$ 112,889


(11/24)  VP CUSTOMER SUCCESS


 Posted: 10 Jan 2019

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Managing 3 teams - Delivery, Support and Customer Success."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 135,000
US$ 138,545


(10/24)  TECHNICAL SERVICES HEAD


 Posted: 05 Dec 2018

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Organize projects, teams and contractors."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 170,000
US$ 174,465


(9/24)  SIEBEL CONSULTATNT


 Posted: 05 Dec 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "PL/SQL, Migrations, Performance tuning."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 143,435
US$ 147,202


(8/24)  PROCUREMENT CONTROLLER


 Posted: 20 Nov 2018

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Controlling - savings plans, budgeting, supplier contracts execution."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 130,000
US$ 133,414


(7/24)  FINANCIAL ANALYST


 Posted: 12 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Financial analyst, fp&a, planning."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 100,000
US$ 102,626


(6/24)  BIOTECH OPERATOR


 Posted: 25 May 2018

Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "DSP TFF Chromatography."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 90,000
US$ 92,364


(5/24)  LEADER


 Posted: 14 Mar 2018

Doctorate Degree education, 20+ years of experience.
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 100,000
US$ 102,626


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(4/24)  MARKETING MANAGER


 Posted: 15 Nov 2017

Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "I own a company and am the manager of the marketing part."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 250,000
US$ 252,164


(3/24)  UNIT MANAGER


 Posted: 22 Oct 2017

Some College, 16-20 years: "Calculating, organizing, casting, location scouting, logistics, permits etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 50,000
US$ 50,433


(2/24)  CONSULTANT


 Posted: 20 Oct 2017

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Operating an SAP System inhouse, and supporting some customers."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 90,000
US$ 90,779


(1/24)  CUSTOMER CENTRICITY RESEARCHER


 Posted: 04 Jul 2017

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Research on customer needs on different targets and markets. Research methodology development, data analysis and commercial application."
Individual GROSS salary:
CHF 60,000
US$ 60,519


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