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working student salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 3717 salary entriesCHF 40 000
median
10% earn betweenCHF 10 000 and CHF 13 636
16% earn betweenCHF 13 636 and CHF 22 336
17% earn betweenCHF 22 400 and CHF 34 628
15% earn betweenCHF 34 650 and CHF 44 524
median CHF 40 000
13% earn betweenCHF 44 720 and CHF 53 380
9% earn betweenCHF 53 380 and CHF 61 667
8% earn betweenCHF 61 737 and CHF 73 499
5% earn betweenCHF 73 499 and CHF 82 047
4% earn betweenCHF 83 333 and CHF 93 600
2% earn betweenCHF 94 000 and CHF 102 500
< 1% earn betweenCHF 102 500 and CHF 115 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 115 752 and CHF 120 960
< 1% earn betweenCHF 125 000 and CHF 126 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 128 902 and CHF 136 528
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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

working student, Throughout Switzerland

median
Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 30 073
Women: 16-25median CHF 30 000
Men: 25-35median CHF 48 014
Women: 25-35median CHF 48 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 54 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 52 300
Men: 45-55median CHF 56 881
Women: 45-55median CHF 56 881
Men: 55+median CHF 66 743
Women: 55+median CHF 40 000
median CHF 40 000

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 40 000. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 52 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

working student, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 42 229
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 45 300
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 52 000
median CHF 40 000
+30%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for working student have changed over time.

In 2023-2025, the annual median salary was CHF 32 706. From 2014-2016, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 63 105 per year.

Salary trend

working student, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 63 105
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 30 000
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 26 855
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 32 706
median CHF 40 000

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a working student is Banking / Financial institutions, with an average salary of CHF 50 000 annually. Followed by Agriculture / Forestry / Wood and Retail trade / Wholesaling industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for working student, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Banking / Financial institutions
    CHF 50 00021 jobs
  2. Agriculture / Forestry / Wood
    CHF 49 200Set up Job Alert
  3. Retail trade / Wholesaling
    CHF 43 000102 jobs
  4. Utilities
    CHF 42 80636 jobs
  5. Machine / System construction
    CHF 42 000288 jobs
  6. Legal / Business advice
    CHF 41 000Set up Job Alert
  7. Industry various
    CHF 40 41016 jobs
  8. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 40 000Set up Job Alert
  9. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 39 8004 jobs
  10. Insurance
    CHF 39 50943 jobs

Salary by cantons for working student

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

CH

Throughout Switzerland

working student

CHF 40 000

median salary

Salary by canton

working student

median
Aargau median CHF 32 500
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Bern median CHF 34 204
Basel Land median CHF 33 166
Basel-Stadt median CHF 31 500
Fribourg median CHF 26 400
Geneva median CHF 35 081
Glarus median CHF 0
Grisons median CHF 34 125
Jura median CHF 0
Lucerne median CHF 26 000
Neuchâtel median CHF 25 492
Nidwalden median CHF 0
Obwalden median CHF 0
St. Gallen median CHF 27 300
Schaffhausen median CHF 34 650
Solothurn median CHF 30 000
Schwyz median CHF 37 375
Thurgau median CHF 26 400
Ticino median CHF 0
Uri median CHF 0
Vaud median CHF 27 300
Valais median CHF 23 120
Zug median CHF 43 619
Zurich median CHF 34 875
median CHF 40 000