Average Software Architect Salary in Switzerland

Annual Base Salary - CHF 122’328.00/year

The average annual salary of Software Architect is CHF 122’328.00

CHF 156.00
Low
CHF 122’328.00
Average
CHF 162’410.00
High

The starting salary of Software Architect is between CHF 132.00 and CHF 156.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 162’410.00 and CHF 186’772.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
CHF 132.00CHF 186’772.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
CHF 3’090.00 - CHF 19’440.00
CHF 3’090.00
CHF 186’772.00
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  • Currency : CHF
  • Annual Salary : CHF 122’328.00
  • Weekly Pay : CHF 2’284.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : CHF 4’568.00
  • Monthly Salary : CHF 9’897.00

Software Architect Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Architect. 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 Software Architect compared to female. Their involvement is 94% while of female is only 6%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Architect 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 Software Architect having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around CHF 116’479.17.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Architect salary would increase again to a total of CHF 121’630.85, adding CHF 5’151.68 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of CHF 133’504.81.

And finally, once the Software Architect gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach CHF 141’700.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Architect Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Architect is Java/J2EE which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 17% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Java/J2EE.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be C# Programming Language with 1%. It can be said that C# Programming Language 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 Software Architect. 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 114’988.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 134’561.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 134’561.00 at 10%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 6% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 3% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 5% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 10% more than the average salary.