Average Software Engineer Salary in Switzerland
The average annual salary of Software Engineer is CHF 100’883.00
The starting salary of Software Engineer is between CHF 52’156.00 and CHF 61’360.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 135’680.00 and CHF 156’032.00.
| Minimum Annual Pay | Maximum Annual Pay |
|---|---|
| CHF 52’156.00 | CHF 156’032.00 |
The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is CHF 68.50.
The starting hourly rate is between CHF 26.00 and CHF 30.16 for Software Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between CHF 111.10 and CHF 128.00.
| Minimum Hourly Pay | Maximum Hourly Pay |
|---|---|
| CHF 26.00 | CHF 128.00 |
- Currency : CHF
- Annual Salary : CHF 100’883.00
- Hourly Pay : CHF 68.50
- Weekly Pay : CHF 1’830.00
- Fortnightly Salary : CHF 3’661.00
- Monthly Salary : CHF 7’931.00
Software Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender
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 93% while of female is only 7%.
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 working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around CHF 88’203.66.
As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of CHF 5’489.50 which would give a total wage of CHF93,693.16.
Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would increase again to a total of CHF 106’302.46, adding CHF 12’609.30 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 116’463.49.
And finally, once the Software Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach CHF 130’822.85.
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 27% 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 SQL with 4%. It can be said that SQL 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 87’768.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 131’148.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.
Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 131’148.00 at 30%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 13% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 5% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 6% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 15% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 30% more than the average salary.