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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
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Net (after tax)
0.85 CHF = 1 USD

111,173 CHF

$130,069 USD

82,908 CHF

$97,000 USD

Average Salary / Zurich

Average salary in Zurich is 111,173 CHF per year. The most typical earning is 82,908 CHF. All data are based on 584 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 116,670 CHF. Women receive a salary of 99,234 CHF.

The most paid careers are Law with average income 150,090 CHF and Engineers & Technicians III with income 137,611 CHF.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 127,525 CHF. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 117,268 CHF.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 147,355 CHF. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 142,483 CHF.

Levels / Zurich (Gross CHF)

Salary Levels (CHF) per Year Surveys [%]
8,500 CHF - 12,799 CHF
0 n/a
12,800 CHF - 17,099 CHF
0 n/a
17,100 CHF - 21,399 CHF
1 100%
0.17%
21,400 CHF - 25,599 CHF
4 99.83%
0.68%
25,600 CHF - 29,899 CHF
4 99.14%
0.68%
29,900 CHF - 34,199 CHF
2 98.46%
0.34%
34,200 CHF - 38,499 CHF
6 98.12%
1.03%
38,500 CHF - 42,699 CHF
11 97.09%
1.88%
42,700 CHF - 46,999 CHF
11 95.21%
1.88%
47,000 CHF - 51,299 CHF
5 93.32%
0.86%
51,300 CHF - 55,599 CHF
8 92.47%
1.37%
55,600 CHF - 59,799 CHF
10 91.1%
1.71%
59,800 CHF - 64,099 CHF
10 89.38%
1.71%
64,100 CHF - 68,399 CHF
12 87.67%
2.05%
68,400 CHF - 72,699 CHF
15 85.62%
2.57%
72,700 CHF - 76,899 CHF
25 83.05%
4.28%
76,900 CHF - 81,199 CHF
16 78.77%
2.74%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
81,200 CHF - 85,499 CHF
39 76.03%
6.68%
85,500 CHF - 89,699 CHF
30 69.35%
5.14%
89,700 CHF - 93,999 CHF
26 64.21%
4.45%
94,000 CHF - 98,299 CHF
24 59.76%
4.11%
98,300 CHF - 102,599 CHF
26 55.65%
4.45%
102,600 CHF - 106,799 CHF
28 51.2%
4.79%
106,800 CHF - 111,099 CHF
19 46.4%
3.25%
111,100 CHF - 115,399 CHF
21 43.15%
3.6%
115,400 CHF - 119,699 CHF
16 39.55%
2.74%
119,700 CHF - 123,899 CHF
21 36.82%
3.6%
123,900 CHF - 128,199 CHF
15 33.22%
2.57%
HIGH SALARIES
128,200 CHF - 136,799 CHF
23 30.65%
3.94%
136,800 CHF - 145,299 CHF
28 26.71%
4.79%
145,300 CHF - 153,899 CHF
27 21.92%
4.62%
153,900 CHF - 162,399 CHF
21 17.29%
3.6%
162,400 CHF - 170,899 CHF
16 13.7%
2.74%
170,900 CHF - 179,499 CHF
19 10.96%
3.25%
179,500 CHF - 187,999 CHF
15 7.71%
2.57%
188,000 CHF - 196,599 CHF
5 5.14%
0.86%
196,600 CHF - 205,099 CHF
6 4.28%
1.03%
205,100 CHF - 213,699 CHF
4 3.25%
0.68%
213,700 CHF - 299,199 CHF
15 2.57%
2.57%

Gender / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 401 116,670 CHF
2 Women 133 99,234 CHF

Education / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 44 127,525 CHF
2 Masters Degree 288 117,268 CHF
3 Bachelors Degree 203 104,704 CHF
4 Some College 26 89,746 CHF
5 High School 20 86,156 CHF
6 Bellow H. School 3 77,609 CHF

Experience / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 45 147,355 CHF
2 16-20 Years 56 142,483 CHF
3 12-16 Years 71 139,748 CHF
4 8-12 Years 106 120,858 CHF
5 4-8 Years 133 101,883 CHF
6 2-4 Years 71 90,857 CHF
7 1-2 Years 49 74,788 CHF
8 0-1 Year 53 74,019 CHF

Age / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 56-60 6 186,160 CHF
2 51-55 15 146,842 CHF
3 61-65 4 145,218 CHF
4 46-50 34 141,286 CHF
5 41-45 63 136,585 CHF
6 36-40 99 128,380 CHF
7 31-35 135 114,619 CHF
8 n/a 50 98,892 CHF
9 14-20 2 97,097 CHF
10 26-30 125 87,780 CHF
11 66-70 1 71,626 CHF
12 21-25 50 64,959 CHF

Work Type / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 14 128,807 CHF
2 Permanent 504 113,679 CHF
3 Contract 54 96,071 CHF
4 Part Time 12 53,335 CHF

Career Groups / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Law 8 150,090 CHF
2 Engineers & Technicians III 2 137,611 CHF
3 Insurance 22 136,671 CHF
4 Management & Business 85 131,201 CHF
5 Properties & Real Estates 4 127,525 CHF
6 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 1 121,457 CHF
7 IT & Programming II 44 121,115 CHF
8 Human Resources 30 120,858 CHF
9 Finance & Banking 80 119,320 CHF
10 IT & Programming 91 116,328 CHF
11 Media 3 108,807 CHF
12 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 47 106,841 CHF
13 Logistics, Road, Railway 14 103,935 CHF
14 Accounting & Administration 20 95,558 CHF
15 Salesmen & Saleswomen 6 95,216 CHF
16 Hotels & Tourism 6 95,131 CHF
17 Construction & Labor Workers 3 94,789 CHF
18 Health Care & Medical 4 93,507 CHF
19 Engineers & Technicians 39 90,259 CHF
20 Fashion 2 88,635 CHF
21 Engineers & Technicians V 3 87,524 CHF
22 Health Care & Medical II 9 81,455 CHF
23 Engineers & Technicians IV 2 81,028 CHF
24 Engineers & Technicians II 2 77,096 CHF
25 Architect Constructions 11 75,729 CHF
26 Aviation & Shipping 4 74,874 CHF
27 Sports & Recreation 2 74,446 CHF
28 Education & University 16 73,934 CHF
29 Organization & Coordination 2 73,079 CHF
30 Making Design 12 72,224 CHF
31 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 3 69,404 CHF
32 Geography & Geodesy 1 59,660 CHF
33 Customer Services 4 52,224 CHF
34 Arts, Culture, Performance 2 45,984 CHF

Careers / Zurich (Gross CHF)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Life Insurance 5 186,502 CHF
2 Corporate Counsel Lawyer 3 184,963 CHF
3 Other Insurance Career 3 177,185 CHF
4 General Manager 4 174,023 CHF
5 Director 20 173,852 CHF
6 Manager 10 153,253 CHF
7 Lawyer 4 144,962 CHF
8 Investment Manager 6 142,398 CHF
9 Software Engineer 17 136,585 CHF
10 Chartered Accountant 4 136,158 CHF
11 Tax Manager 6 135,987 CHF
12 .NET Developer 3 133,594 CHF
13 IT Manager 19 132,654 CHF
14 Human Resources Manager 13 131,542 CHF
15 Risk Manager 9 131,542 CHF
16 Insurance Underwriter 3 131,115 CHF
17 Engineering Manager 4 129,918 CHF
18 Logistics Manager 5 128,893 CHF
19 Risk Analyst 5 127,440 CHF
20 Other Human Resource Career 11 124,021 CHF
21 Audit Manager 4 123,081 CHF
22 IT Project Manager 18 122,995 CHF
23 Security Specialist 3 122,055 CHF
24 Finance Manager 11 121,969 CHF
25 Computer Architect 3 120,858 CHF
26 Operations Manager 5 118,892 CHF
27 Other Finance Career 18 118,636 CHF
28 Risk Management Insurance 5 118,294 CHF
29 Data-warehouse Engineer 4 118,209 CHF
30 Other Management Career 6 117,525 CHF
31 Database Administrator 4 117,183 CHF
32 Quality Manager 3 116,072 CHF
33 Lead Developer 9 114,448 CHF
34 Sales Manager 3 112,653 CHF
35 Human Resource 3 112,482 CHF
36 Marketing Manager 19 110,687 CHF
37 Marketing 4 109,832 CHF
38 Business Development Manager 10 108,892 CHF
39 Software Developer 18 107,610 CHF
40 CEO 4 106,926 CHF
41 Hotel Manager 3 106,157 CHF
42 Other IT Career 7 102,909 CHF
43 Banks 3 99,661 CHF
44 Project Manager 9 98,293 CHF
45 Economist 3 97,268 CHF
46 Other Marketing Career 5 94,105 CHF
47 Mechanical Engineer 7 93,336 CHF
48 Financial Analyst 8 90,772 CHF
49 Logistics Coordinator 4 88,122 CHF
50 Research Engineer 8 84,874 CHF
51 C-Sharp Developer 3 84,874 CHF
52 Other Tourism Career 3 84,105 CHF
53 Engineer 10 75,558 CHF
54 Other Education Career 9 70,258 CHF
55 Marketing Coordinator 5 64,104 CHF
56 Architect 9 61,198 CHF
57 Business Development Coordinator 3 51,796 CHF
58 Interior Designer 4 48,206 CHF

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50  Actuary (Man)
Posted 02 August 2024

What I do?

"Actuary in life reinsurance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 170,400 CHF

49/50  Internship (Woman)
Posted 07 July 2024

What I do?

"Draw plans Concept development layout Materialization."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 27,300 CHF

48/50  Senior Data Analyst (Woman)
Posted 05 May 2024

What I do?

"Analyse the data and create the dashboard, data architect."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 121,400 CHF

47/50  Product Manager (Woman)
Posted 01 May 2024

What I do?

"Create and launch product to the market research market and custdev target audience making insurance policy manage cross functional team making presentation knowledge of insurance market, methodology of product management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 121,800 CHF

46/50  Talent Acquisition (Man)
Posted 03 April 2024

What I do?

"5 Languages 12 years expert in Talent Acquisition."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 101,500 CHF

45/50  Management Consultant (Man)
Posted 12 January 2024

What I do?

"Consulting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 149,300 CHF

44/50  Junior Manager Technical Development Services (Man)
Posted 22 August 2023

What I do?

"Amateur football."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 84,900 CHF

43/50  Phd Student (Man)
Posted 13 July 2023

What I do?

"Physics optics programming."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Expert 56,500 CHF

42/50  Accounting Analyst (Woman)
Posted 21 May 2023

What I do?

"Technical Accounting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 120,500 CHF

41/50  Head Of Tax (Man)
Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Certified tax expert Swiss tax expert International tax expert M&A."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 256,400 CHF

40/50  Data Analyst (Man)
Posted 11 September 2022

What I do?

"Data analyst."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 83,500 CHF

39/50  Junior Architect (Man)
Posted 09 September 2022

What I do?

"3d modelling, plan coordination, design, BIM."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 65,100 CHF

38/50  Teacher Assistant (Woman)
Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"I have 3 years of experience."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 87,000 CHF

37/50  Senior Analyst (Man)
Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"IT Security."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 90,900 CHF

36/50  Project Engineer (Man)
Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"Energy modeling."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 62,400 CHF

35/50  People Operations Specialist (Woman)
Posted 26 July 2022

What I do?

"More HR Generalist."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 70,000 CHF

34/50  Commercial Director (Woman)
Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"Strategy, Market Penetration, Business Development, Account Management, Sales, Negotiation."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 118,100 CHF

33/50  Head Compensation & Benefits (Man)
Posted 18 July 2022

What I do?

"Global remuneration policies, salary bands."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 140,900 CHF

32/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"Software Engineer."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 106,200 CHF

31/50  Logistics Operations Manager (Man)
Posted 12 July 2022

What I do?

"Management of logistics operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 125,700 CHF

30/50  Human Resources (Woman)
Posted 16 June 2022

What I do?

"Recruitment, Development, Compliance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 124,900 CHF

29/50  Consultant In Financial Services Transformation (Man)
Posted 12 June 2022

What I do?

"Consult clients."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Basic 84,800 CHF

28/50  Hotel General Manager (Man)
Posted 09 June 2022

What I do?

"Hotel General Manager."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 113,900 CHF

27/50  Business Development Manager (Woman)
Posted 30 May 2022

What I do?

"Business development, executive assistance, marketing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 12-16 Years Intermediate 82,200 CHF

26/50  Researcher (Woman)
Posted 27 May 2022

What I do?

"Conduct research projects."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Doctorate Degree 0-1 Year Expert 82,200 CHF

25/50  Software Development Engineer (Man)
Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Software development."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 112,400 CHF

24/50  Marketing Manager (Woman)
Posted 15 April 2022

What I do?

"9 years experience."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 87,700 CHF

23/50  Senior Unity3d Developer (Man)
Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"C#, 3D graphics programming, tools development."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 83,500 CHF

22/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Software."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 92,800 CHF

21/50  Tech Lead (Man)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Java J2EE, API, Cloud."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Expert 129,900 CHF

20/50  Marketing Manager (Man)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Marketing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 100,200 CHF

19/50  Global Marketing Manager (Woman)
Posted 22 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 139,200 CHF

18/50  Associate (Man)
Posted 20 March 2022

What I do?

"Management consulting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 95,600 CHF

17/50  Project Manager (Woman)
Posted 18 March 2022

What I do?

"- requirement engineering - stakeholder analysis - monitor time & budget - prepare project plans - communicate and enable work among stakeholders."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 111,400 CHF

16/50  Backoffice Credits (Woman)
Posted 12 March 2022

What I do?

"Contract writting and testing of credibility."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 69,600 CHF

15/50  Mas Architecture Eth (Man)
Posted 12 March 2022

What I do?

"Design and construction."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 185,600 CHF

14/50  Project Manager (Man)
Posted 06 March 2022

What I do?

"PMP, planning."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 86,900 CHF

13/50  Devops Engineer (Man)
Posted 18 February 2022

What I do?

"CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 94,100 CHF

12/50  Technical Recruiter (Woman)
Posted 17 February 2022

What I do?

"Recruiter."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 143,000 CHF

11/50  Senior Dev (Man)
Posted 14 February 2022

What I do?

"Manage the whole app."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 92,300 CHF

10/50  Corporate Senior Quality Manager (Man)
Posted 14 February 2022

What I do?

"Set smart targets, guide on critical strategic programs, capture and share best practice and build the skills of our people through training and development programs, operating manuals and escalated trouble-shooting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 115,300 CHF

9/50  Jr Architect (Man)
Posted 18 January 2022

What I do?

"3d modeling."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 43,300 CHF

8/50  General Manager (Woman)
Posted 18 January 2022

What I do?

"Scientific company."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 173,100 CHF

7/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 16 January 2022

What I do?

"Engineering."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 120,200 CHF

6/50  Quantitative Investment Risk Analyst (Man)
Posted 15 January 2022

What I do?

"Investment Risk Analysis, Analytics, Python, VBA, Market Risk."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 96,200 CHF

5/50  Hr Manager (Man)
Posted 14 January 2022

What I do?

"Hire and terminate, HR Administration, Payroll Administration, HR Advisory,."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 125,000 CHF

4/50  Flight Attendant (Man)
Posted 12 January 2022

What I do?

"Flight attendant, serving coffee and food."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich High School 2-4 Years Advanced 39,400 CHF

3/50  Ux Product Designer (Woman)
Posted 09 January 2022

What I do?

"UX design."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 113,500 CHF

2/50  Director (Man)
Posted 06 January 2022

What I do?

"Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Expert 139,400 CHF

1/50  Director Risk Analytics (Man)
Posted 06 January 2022

What I do?

"Credit Risk analytics."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Zurich Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 182,700 CHF




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