Average Software Developer Salary in Switzerland

Annual Base Salary - CHF 88’856.00/year

The average annual salary of Software Developer is CHF 88’856.00

CHF 54’000.00
Low
CHF 88’856.00
Average
CHF 123’050.00
High

The starting salary of Software Developer is between CHF 45’900.00 and CHF 54’000.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 123’050.00 and CHF 141’508.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
CHF 45’900.00CHF 141’508.00
Average Hourly Pay - CHF 34.77/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Developer is CHF 34.77.

CHF 19.26
Low
CHF 34.77
Average
CHF 611.60
High

The starting hourly rate is between CHF 16.00 and CHF 19.26 for Software Developer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between CHF 611.60 and CHF 703.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
CHF 16.00CHF 703.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
CHF 740.00 - CHF 10’900.00
CHF 740.00
CHF 141’508.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
CHF 2’140.00 - CHF 57’200.00
CHF 2’140.00
CHF 141’508.00
  • Currency : CHF
  • Annual Salary : CHF 88’856.00
  • Hourly Pay : CHF 34.77
  • Weekly Pay : CHF 1’597.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : CHF 3’194.00
  • Monthly Salary : CHF 6’920.00

Software Developer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software Developer. 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 Developer compared to female. Their involvement is 85% while of female is only 15%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Software Developer 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 Developer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around CHF 74’064.64.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of CHF 9’410.74 which would give a total wage of CHF83,475.38.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Developer salary would increase again to a total of CHF 96’540.04, adding CHF 13’064.66 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 105’308.00.

And finally, once the Software Developer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach CHF 129’120.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Developer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Developer is ASP.NET Framework which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 19% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in ASP.NET Framework.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be C# Programming Language with 2%. 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 Developer. 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 76’416.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 131’507.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 131’507.00 at 48%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 14% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 3% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 10% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 21% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 48% more than the average salary.