SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SALARY
ZURICH

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 0.84 CHF = 1 USD
135,445 CHF $160,899 USD		252,540 CHF $300,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 0.84 CHF = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Software Engineer / Zurich

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Average salary for Software Engineer / Zurich is 135,445 CHF per year. The most typical earning is 252,540 CHF. All data are based on 16 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 132,583 CHF. Women receive a salary of 71,889 CHF.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 238,566 CHF. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 179,219 CHF.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 238,566 CHF. Employees with 2-4 Years of experience receive 188,395 CHF.

Levels / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

Salary Levels (CHF) per Year	Surveys	[%]
8,400 CHF - 12,599 CHF	0	n/a
12,600 CHF - 16,799 CHF	0	n/a
16,800 CHF - 20,999 CHF	0	n/a
21,000 CHF - 25,299 CHF	0	n/a
25,300 CHF - 29,499 CHF	0	n/a
29,500 CHF - 33,699 CHF	0	n/a
33,700 CHF - 37,899 CHF	0	n/a
37,900 CHF - 42,099 CHF	0	n/a
42,100 CHF - 46,299 CHF	0	n/a
46,300 CHF - 50,499 CHF	0	n/a
50,500 CHF - 54,699 CHF	0	n/a
54,700 CHF - 58,899 CHF	0	n/a
58,900 CHF - 63,099 CHF	0	n/a
63,100 CHF - 67,299 CHF	0	n/a
67,300 CHF - 71,599 CHF	1	100% 6.25%
71,600 CHF - 75,799 CHF	1	93.75% 6.25%
75,800 CHF - 79,999 CHF	0	n/a
80,000 CHF - 84,199 CHF	1	87.5% 6.25%
84,200 CHF - 88,399 CHF	1	81.25% 6.25%
88,400 CHF - 92,599 CHF	0	n/a
92,600 CHF - 96,799 CHF	1	75% 6.25%
96,800 CHF - 100,999 CHF	2	68.75% 12.5%
101,000 CHF - 105,199 CHF	0	n/a
105,200 CHF - 109,399 CHF	1	56.25% 6.25%
109,400 CHF - 113,599 CHF	0	n/a
113,600 CHF - 117,899 CHF	1	50% 6.25%
117,900 CHF - 122,099 CHF	1	43.75% 6.25%
122,100 CHF - 126,299 CHF	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
126,300 CHF - 134,699 CHF	0	n/a
134,700 CHF - 143,099 CHF	0	n/a
143,100 CHF - 151,499 CHF	1	37.5% 6.25%
151,500 CHF - 159,899 CHF	0	n/a
159,900 CHF - 168,399 CHF	1	31.25% 6.25%
168,400 CHF - 176,799 CHF	1	25% 6.25%
176,800 CHF - 185,199 CHF	0	n/a
185,200 CHF - 193,599 CHF	0	n/a
193,600 CHF - 201,999 CHF	0	n/a
202,000 CHF - 210,399 CHF	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
210,500 CHF - 294,599 CHF	3	18.75% 18.75%

Gender / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	14	132,583 CHF
2	Women	1	71,889 CHF

Education / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	Some College	1	238,566 CHF
2	Doctorate Degree	3	179,219 CHF
3	Bachelors Degree	5	134,520 CHF
4	Masters Degree	7	102,615 CHF

Experience / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	1	238,566 CHF
2	2-4 Years	3	188,395 CHF
3	12-16 Years	2	137,971 CHF
4	8-12 Years	4	133,594 CHF
5	4-8 Years	4	93,355 CHF
6	1-2 Years	2	89,904 CHF

Age / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys
1	n/a	1	238,566 CHF
2	41-45	1	168,108 CHF
3	31-35	5	147,483 CHF
4	36-40	4	119,367 CHF
5	26-30	4	119,030 CHF
6	21-25	1	69,112 CHF

Work Type / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Contract	4	143,948 CHF
2	Permanent	12	132,583 CHF

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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	82,300 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	92,700 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	118,400 CHF

Computer Vision Engineer

Posted 25 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, algorithm development, research, computer vision, machine learning, imaging sensors, cameras, deep learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	87,100 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 31 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coding, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	271,500 CHF

Software Engineer

Posted 20 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop, enhance and design softwares and applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	224,500 CHF

Data Scientist

Posted 14 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data Science & AI."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	69,100 CHF

Senior Test Engineer

Posted 24 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create and run test cases, perform UI and API automation, create required artifacts depending on the SDLC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	98,300 CHF

Senior Software Architect

Posted 12 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead a team of 8, manage multiple projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	100,800 CHF

Ios Developer

Posted 13 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ios Developer Zurich."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	71,900 CHF

Data Engineer

Posted 28 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Big data pipeline
Data analysis
Data science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	117,600 CHF

Senior Developer

Posted 23 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ecommerce Sap Hybris Architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	107,900 CHF

Director

Posted 01 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leading teams of data and ML engineers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zurich	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	148,600 CHF

SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SALARY ZURICH

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135,445 CHF

252,540 CHF

Average Salary / Software Engineer / Zurich

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Gender / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

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Experience / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

Age / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

Work Type / Software Engineer / Zurich (Gross CHF)

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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