ZURICH / SALARY
SWITZERLAND

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 0.96 CHF = 1 USD
124,892 CHF $130,199 USD		93,070 CHF $97,025 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 0.96 CHF = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Zurich

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Average salary in Zurich is 124,892 CHF per year. The most typical earning is 93,070 CHF. All data are based on 575 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 131,066 CHF. Women receive a salary of 111,396 CHF.

The most paid careers are Law with average income 168,486 CHF and Engineers & Technicians III with income 154,477 CHF.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 143,155 CHF. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 131,737 CHF.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 165,416 CHF. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 160,426 CHF.

Levels / Zurich (Gross CHF)

Salary Levels (CHF) per Year	Surveys	[%]
9,600 CHF - 14,399 CHF	0	n/a
14,400 CHF - 19,199 CHF	0	n/a
19,200 CHF - 23,999 CHF	1	100% 0.17%
24,000 CHF - 28,799 CHF	4	99.83% 0.7%
28,800 CHF - 33,599 CHF	3	99.13% 0.52%
33,600 CHF - 38,399 CHF	2	98.61% 0.35%
38,400 CHF - 43,199 CHF	6	98.26% 1.04%
43,200 CHF - 47,999 CHF	11	97.22% 1.91%
48,000 CHF - 52,799 CHF	11	95.3% 1.91%
52,800 CHF - 57,599 CHF	5	93.39% 0.87%
57,600 CHF - 62,399 CHF	8	92.52% 1.39%
62,400 CHF - 67,199 CHF	9	91.13% 1.57%
67,200 CHF - 71,999 CHF	10	89.57% 1.74%
72,000 CHF - 76,799 CHF	12	87.83% 2.09%
76,800 CHF - 81,599 CHF	15	85.74% 2.61%
81,600 CHF - 86,399 CHF	25	83.13% 4.35%
86,400 CHF - 91,199 CHF	16	78.78% 2.78%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
91,200 CHF - 95,899 CHF	38	76% 6.61%
95,900 CHF - 100,699 CHF	30	69.39% 5.22%
100,700 CHF - 105,499 CHF	26	64.17% 4.52%
105,500 CHF - 110,299 CHF	24	59.65% 4.17%
110,300 CHF - 115,099 CHF	25	55.48% 4.35%
115,100 CHF - 119,899 CHF	28	51.13% 4.87%
119,900 CHF - 124,699 CHF	19	46.26% 3.3%
124,700 CHF - 129,499 CHF	21	42.96% 3.65%
129,500 CHF - 134,299 CHF	16	39.3% 2.78%
134,300 CHF - 139,099 CHF	18	36.52% 3.13%
139,100 CHF - 143,899 CHF	15	33.39% 2.61%
HIGH SALARIES
143,900 CHF - 153,499 CHF	23	30.78% 4%
153,500 CHF - 163,099 CHF	28	26.78% 4.87%
163,100 CHF - 172,699 CHF	26	21.91% 4.52%
172,700 CHF - 182,299 CHF	21	17.39% 3.65%
182,300 CHF - 191,899 CHF	15	13.74% 2.61%
191,900 CHF - 201,499 CHF	19	11.13% 3.3%
201,500 CHF - 211,099 CHF	15	7.83% 2.61%
211,100 CHF - 220,699 CHF	5	5.22% 0.87%
220,700 CHF - 230,299 CHF	6	4.35% 1.04%
230,300 CHF - 239,899 CHF	4	3.3% 0.7%
239,900 CHF - 335,799 CHF	15	2.61% 2.61%

Gender / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	396	131,066 CHF
2	Women	129	111,396 CHF

Education / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	44	143,155 CHF
2	Masters Degree	283	131,737 CHF
3	Bachelors Degree	200	117,249 CHF
4	Some College	25	103,528 CHF
5	High School	20	96,716 CHF
6	Bellow H. School	3	87,121 CHF

Experience / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	45	165,416 CHF
2	16-20 Years	55	160,426 CHF
3	12-16 Years	71	156,876 CHF
4	8-12 Years	106	135,671 CHF
5	4-8 Years	131	113,987 CHF
6	2-4 Years	68	99,691 CHF
7	0-1 Year	50	84,243 CHF
8	1-2 Years	49	83,955 CHF

Age / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	6	208,976 CHF
2	51-55	14	166,951 CHF
3	61-65	4	163,017 CHF
4	46-50	34	158,603 CHF
5	41-45	62	153,998 CHF
6	36-40	98	144,211 CHF
7	31-35	131	128,667 CHF
8	n/a	50	111,012 CHF
9	14-20	2	108,998 CHF
10	26-30	123	98,827 CHF
11	66-70	1	80,405 CHF
12	21-25	50	72,921 CHF

Work Type / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	14	144,595 CHF
2	Permanent	496	127,612 CHF
3	Contract	53	108,710 CHF
4	Part Time	12	59,872 CHF

Career Groups / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	Law	8	168,486 CHF
2	Engineers & Technicians III	2	154,477 CHF
3	Insurance	19	153,230 CHF
4	Management & Business	84	147,089 CHF
5	Properties & Real Estates	4	143,155 CHF
6	Human Resources	29	136,439 CHF
7	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	1	136,343 CHF
8	IT & Programming II	43	135,959 CHF
9	Finance & Banking	80	133,944 CHF
10	IT & Programming	91	130,586 CHF
11	Media	3	122,143 CHF
12	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	47	119,936 CHF
13	Logistics, Road, Railway	14	116,673 CHF
14	Accounting & Administration	20	107,270 CHF
15	Salesmen & Saleswomen	6	106,887 CHF
16	Hotels & Tourism	6	106,791 CHF
17	Construction & Labor Workers	3	106,407 CHF
18	Health Care & Medical	4	104,968 CHF
19	Engineers & Technicians	39	101,322 CHF
20	Fashion	2	99,499 CHF
21	Engineers & Technicians V	3	98,251 CHF
22	Health Care & Medical II	9	91,439 CHF
23	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	90,959 CHF
24	Engineers & Technicians II	2	86,545 CHF
25	Making Design	11	85,682 CHF
26	Architect Constructions	11	85,010 CHF
27	Education & University	15	84,339 CHF
28	Aviation & Shipping	4	84,051 CHF
29	Organization & Coordination	2	82,036 CHF
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	3	77,910 CHF
31	Sports & Recreation	1	71,769 CHF
32	Geography & Geodesy	1	66,972 CHF
33	Customer Services	4	58,624 CHF
34	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	51,620 CHF

Careers / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	Life Insurance	4	213,870 CHF
2	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	3	207,633 CHF
3	General Manager	4	195,352 CHF
4	Director	20	195,160 CHF
5	Manager	10	172,036 CHF
6	Lawyer	4	162,729 CHF
7	Investment Manager	6	159,851 CHF
8	Software Engineer	16	154,381 CHF
9	Chartered Accountant	4	152,846 CHF
10	Tax Manager	6	152,654 CHF
11	.NET Developer	3	149,968 CHF
12	IT Manager	19	148,912 CHF
13	Human Resources Manager	13	147,665 CHF
14	Risk Manager	9	147,665 CHF
15	Insurance Underwriter	3	147,185 CHF
16	Engineering Manager	4	145,842 CHF
17	Logistics Manager	5	144,691 CHF
18	Risk Analyst	5	143,059 CHF
19	Other Human Resource Career	10	141,716 CHF
20	Audit Manager	4	138,166 CHF
21	IT Project Manager	18	138,070 CHF
22	Security Specialist	3	137,015 CHF
23	Finance Manager	11	136,919 CHF
24	Computer Architect	3	135,671 CHF
25	Operations Manager	5	133,465 CHF
26	Other Finance Career	18	133,177 CHF
27	Risk Management Insurance	5	132,793 CHF
28	Data-warehouse Engineer	4	132,697 CHF
29	Database Administrator	4	131,546 CHF
30	Quality Manager	3	130,298 CHF
31	Lead Developer	9	128,475 CHF
32	Sales Manager	3	126,460 CHF
33	Human Resource	3	126,268 CHF
34	Other Management Career	5	124,733 CHF
35	Marketing Manager	19	124,253 CHF
36	Marketing	4	123,294 CHF
37	Business Development Manager	10	122,239 CHF
38	Software Developer	18	120,799 CHF
39	CEO	4	120,032 CHF
40	Hotel Manager	3	119,168 CHF
41	Mechanical Engineer Lead	3	117,825 CHF
42	Other IT Career	7	115,522 CHF
43	Banks	3	111,876 CHF
44	Project Manager	9	110,341 CHF
45	Economist	3	109,189 CHF
46	Other Marketing Career	5	105,639 CHF
47	Mechanical Engineer	7	104,776 CHF
48	Financial Analyst	8	101,897 CHF
49	Logistics Coordinator	4	98,923 CHF
50	Research Engineer	8	95,277 CHF
51	C-Sharp Developer	3	95,277 CHF
52	Other Tourism Career	3	94,413 CHF
53	Electrical Engineer	3	92,686 CHF
54	Engineer	10	84,818 CHF
55	Other Education Career	8	80,789 CHF
56	Marketing Coordinator	5	71,961 CHF
57	Architect	9	68,699 CHF
58	Business Development Coordinator	3	58,145 CHF

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Head Of Tax

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	287,800 CHF

Data Analyst

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	93,800 CHF

Junior Architect

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	73,100 CHF

Teacher Assistant

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have 3 years of experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	97,700 CHF

Senior Analyst

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	102,000 CHF

Project Engineer

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Energy modeling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	70,100 CHF

People Operations Specialist

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"More HR Generalist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	78,600 CHF

Commercial Director

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	132,600 CHF

Head Compensation & Benefits

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Global remuneration policies, salary bands."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	158,100 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	119,200 CHF

Logistics Operations Manager

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of logistics operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	141,100 CHF

Human Resources

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment, Development, Compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	140,200 CHF

Consultant In Financial Services Transformation

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consult clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	95,100 CHF

Hotel General Manager

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hotel General Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	127,900 CHF

Business Development Manager

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business development, executive assistance, marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Intermediate	92,300 CHF

Researcher

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conduct research projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	92,300 CHF

Software Development Engineer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	126,200 CHF

Marketing Manager

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"9 years experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	98,500 CHF

Senior Unity3d Developer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	93,800 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	104,200 CHF

Tech Lead

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java J2EE, API, Cloud."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	145,800 CHF

Marketing Manager

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	112,500 CHF

Global Marketing Manager

Posted 22 March 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	156,300 CHF

Associate

Posted 20 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management consulting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	107,300 CHF

Project Manager

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"- 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	125,000 CHF

Backoffice Credits

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract writting and testing of credibility."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	78,100 CHF

Mas Architecture Eth

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	208,400 CHF

Project Manager

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"PMP, planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	97,500 CHF

Devops Engineer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	105,700 CHF

Technical Recruiter

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruiter."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	160,600 CHF

Senior Dev

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the whole app."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	103,600 CHF

Corporate Senior Quality Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"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	129,500 CHF

Jr Architect

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"3d modeling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	48,600 CHF

General Manager

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scientific company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	194,300 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	134,900 CHF

Quantitative Investment Risk Analyst

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	107,900 CHF

Hr Manager

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	140,300 CHF

Flight Attendant

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Flight attendant, serving coffee and food."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	44,300 CHF

Ux Product Designer

Posted 09 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"UX design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	127,400 CHF

Director

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	156,500 CHF

Director Risk Analytics

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit Risk analytics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	205,100 CHF

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	166,200 CHF

Sales Manager

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	107,900 CHF

Scientist

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project manager, expert on technology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	118,700 CHF

Integration Manager

Posted 17 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Define the standards for integration the core system with the company landscape."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	168,400 CHF

Credit Risk Controller

Posted 16 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	233,000 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	129,500 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 27 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Distributed systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	188,900 CHF

1st & 2nd Level Support

Posted 23 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"SW & HW Skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	84,200 CHF

Qa Manager

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	151,100 CHF

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