Average Software Engineer with Java/J2EE Skills Salary in Switzerland

Annual Base Salary - CHF 105’196.00/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer is CHF 105’196.00

CHF 72’800.00
Low
CHF 105’196.00
Average
CHF 134’930.00
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer is between CHF 61’880.00 and CHF 72’800.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 134’930.00 and CHF 155’170.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
CHF 61’880.00CHF 155’170.00
Average Hourly Pay - CHF 57.68/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is CHF 57.68.

CHF 0.00
Low
CHF 57.68
Average
CHF 61.04
High

The maximum hourly wage is between CHF 61.04 and CHF 70.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
CHF 0.00CHF 70.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
CHF 515.00 - CHF 30’240.00
CHF 515.00
CHF 155’170.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
CHF 0.00 - CHF 8’320.00
CHF 0.00
CHF 155’170.00
  • Currency : CHF
  • Annual Salary : CHF 105’196.00
  • Hourly Pay : CHF 57.68
  • Weekly Pay : CHF 1’856.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : CHF 3’712.00
  • Monthly Salary : CHF 8’043.00

Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Software 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 Software 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 Software 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 Software Engineer having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around CHF 92’907.86.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would increase again to a total of CHF 104’194.82, adding CHF 11’286.96 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 117’330.69.

Prominent Skills Affecting Software Engineer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer is Software Architecture which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 25% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Software Architecture.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Embedded / Real-Time / RTOS with 2%. It can be said that Embedded / Real-Time / RTOS 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 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 97’832.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 122’027.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 122’027.00 at 16%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 7% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 2% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 16% more than the average salary.