Average Software Engineer with SQL Skills Salary in Switzerland

Annual Base Salary - CHF 108’278.00/year

The average annual salary of Software Engineer is CHF 108’278.00

CHF 68’900.00
Low
CHF 108’278.00
Average
CHF 139’100.00
High

The starting salary of Software Engineer is between CHF 58’565.00 and CHF 68’900.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between CHF 139’100.00 and CHF 159’965.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
CHF 58’565.00CHF 159’965.00
Average Hourly Pay - CHF 67.41/hour

The average hourly pay of Software Engineer is CHF 67.41.

CHF 32.70
Low
CHF 67.41
Average
CHF 106.82
High

The starting hourly rate is between CHF 28.00 and CHF 32.70 for Software Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between CHF 106.82 and CHF 123.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
CHF 28.00CHF 123.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
CHF 747.00 - CHF 20’600.00
CHF 747.00
CHF 159’965.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
CHF 1’080.00 - CHF 16’640.00
CHF 1’080.00
CHF 159’965.00
  • Currency : CHF
  • Annual Salary : CHF 108’278.00
  • Hourly Pay : CHF 67.41
  • Weekly Pay : CHF 1’910.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : CHF 3’821.00
  • Monthly Salary : CHF 8’278.00

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 91% while of female is only 9%.

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 83’656.60.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of CHF 13’808.62 which would give a total wage of CHF97,465.22.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer salary would increase again to a total of CHF 106’867.99, adding CHF 9’402.77 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 117’480.00.

And finally, once the Software Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach CHF 140’842.17.

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 21% 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 Software Development with 2%. It can be said that Software Development 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 88’788.00 whereas the highest earning is CHF 142’927.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of CHF 142’927.00 at 32%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 18% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 6% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 2% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 12% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 32% more than the average salary.