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art director salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 297 salary entriesCHF 86 365
median
1% earn betweenCHF 28 000 and CHF 36 000
6% earn betweenCHF 40 000 and CHF 46 968
3% earn betweenCHF 48 000 and CHF 54 600
8% earn betweenCHF 56 400 and CHF 67 000
18% earn betweenCHF 68 000 and CHF 80 600
24% earn betweenCHF 81 600 and CHF 94 185
median CHF 86 365
19% earn betweenCHF 94 900 and CHF 108 000
9% earn betweenCHF 110 000 and CHF 117 000
4% earn betweenCHF 119 167 and CHF 125 500
2% earn betweenCHF 127 850 and CHF 132 000
2% earn betweenCHF 135 000 and CHF 142 800
< 1% earn betweenCHF 150 000 and CHF 150 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 157 500 and CHF 157 500
< 1% earn betweenCHF 166 667 and CHF 167 813
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Salary by age & gender

Salary data is categorised by age and gender, offering insights into salary trends and differences among age groups and genders.

Age & Gender

art director, Throughout Switzerland

median
Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 52 000
Women: 16-25median CHF 68 250
Men: 25-35median CHF 78 000
Women: 25-35median CHF 78 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 90 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 90 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 96 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 96 000
Men: 55+median CHF 102 050
Women: 55+median CHF 28 000
median CHF 86 100

Salary by work experience

The graph shows how the number of years working as a art director relates to income levels.

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 78 700. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 105 300 per year.

Salary by work experience

art director, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 84 250
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 78 700
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 82 927
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 87 629
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 90 250
21+ yearsmedian CHF 105 300
median CHF 86 100
+25%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for art director have changed over time.

In 2023-2025, the annual median salary was CHF 85 300. From 2020-2022, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 92 527 per year.

Salary trend

art director, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 85 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 85 200
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 92 527
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 85 300
median CHF 86 265

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a art director is Insurance, with an average salary of CHF 140 000 annually. Followed by Health care / Social services and Building trade / Real estate industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for art director, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Insurance
    CHF 140 0001 job
  2. Health care / Social services
    CHF 120 000Set up Job Alert
  3. Building trade / Real estate
    CHF 108 5002 jobs
  4. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 99 450Set up Job Alert
  5. Recruitment agency / Staffing
    CHF 97 500Set up Job Alert
  6. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 96 950Set up Job Alert
  7. Consulting various
    CHF 95 714Set up Job Alert
  8. Banking / Financial institutions
    CHF 95 000Set up Job Alert
  9. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 93 750Set up Job Alert
  10. Information technology / Telecom
    CHF 90 500Set up Job Alert

Salary by cantons for art director

The top two high-paying cantons for art director are Aargau and Appenzell IR. Salaries vary per canton depending on the local job market and industry trends.

CH

Throughout Switzerland

art director

CHF 86 100

median salary

Salary by canton

art director

median
Aargau median CHF 0
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Bern median CHF 74 667
Basel Land median CHF 0
Basel-Stadt median CHF 81 600
Fribourg median CHF 0
Geneva median CHF 97 500
Glarus median CHF 0
Grisons median CHF 0
Jura median CHF 0
Lucerne median CHF 0
Neuchâtel median CHF 0
Nidwalden median CHF 0
Obwalden median CHF 0
St. Gallen median CHF 0
Schaffhausen median CHF 0
Solothurn median CHF 0
Schwyz median CHF 0
Thurgau median CHF 0
Ticino median CHF 0
Uri median CHF 0
Vaud median CHF 85 797
Valais median CHF 0
Zug median CHF 0
Zurich median CHF 93 600
median CHF 86 100