Average Mechanical Engineer Salary in Switzerland

Annual Base Salary - CHF 95’242.00/year

The average annual salary of Mechanical Engineer is CHF 95’242.00

CHF 54’060.00
Low
CHF 95’242.00
Average
CHF 124’200.00
High

The starting salary of Mechanical Engineer is between CHF 45’951.00 and CHF 54’060.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 124’200.00 and CHF 142’830.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
CHF 45’951.00CHF 142’830.00
Average Hourly Pay - CHF 41.60/hour

The average hourly pay of Mechanical Engineer is CHF 41.60.

CHF 0.00
Low
CHF 41.60
Average
CHF 44.00
High

The maximum hourly wage is between CHF 44.00 and CHF 51.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
CHF 0.00CHF 51.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
CHF 2’180.00 - CHF 12’600.00
CHF 2’180.00
CHF 142’830.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
CHF 2’180.00 - CHF 5’300.00
CHF 2’180.00
CHF 142’830.00
  • Currency : CHF
  • Annual Salary : CHF 95’242.00
  • Hourly Pay : CHF 41.60
  • Weekly Pay : CHF 1’712.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : CHF 3’424.00
  • Monthly Salary : CHF 7’418.00

Mechanical Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Mechanical Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Mechanical Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 95% while of female is only 5%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Mechanical Engineer salary in Switzerland on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Mechanical Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around CHF 82’174.93.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of CHF 2’729.41 which would give a total wage of CHF84,904.34.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Mechanical Engineer salary would increase again to a total of CHF 97’941.90, adding CHF 13’037.56 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of CHF 112’086.67.

And finally, once the Mechanical Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach CHF 113’513.40.

Prominent Skills Affecting Mechanical Engineer Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Mechanical Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Mechanical Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Mechanical Engineer is ANSYS Simulation Software which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 15% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in ANSYS Simulation Software.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Manufacturing Process Engineering with 1%. It can be said that Manufacturing Process Engineering skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Mechanical Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is CHF 81’908.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 115’243.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 115’243.00 at 21%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 14% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 8% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 5% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 21% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 19% more than the average salary.