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working student salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 3764 salary entriesCHF 40 000
median
13% earn betweenCHF 10 000 and CHF 15 600
21% earn betweenCHF 15 698 and CHF 28 273
8% earn betweenCHF 28 300 and CHF 34 650
15% earn betweenCHF 34 650 and CHF 44 720
median CHF 40 000
13% earn betweenCHF 44 800 and CHF 53 200
12% earn betweenCHF 53 300 and CHF 65 520
10% earn betweenCHF 65 520 and CHF 80 808
4% earn betweenCHF 81 429 and CHF 97 200
2% earn betweenCHF 97 200 and CHF 107 016
< 1% earn betweenCHF 107 880 and CHF 117 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 120 000 and CHF 130 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 130 000 and CHF 140 878
< 1% earn betweenCHF 140 878 and CHF 150 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 150 000 and CHF 160 000
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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 30 215
Women: 16-25median CHF 30 188
Men: 25-35median CHF 48 000
Women: 25-35median CHF 48 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 54 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 52 300
Men: 45-55median CHF 56 622
Women: 45-55median CHF 56 622
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 51 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

working student, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 42 725
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 45 600
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 40 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 51 000
median CHF 40 000
+28%

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 33 372. From 2014-2016, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 63 200 per year.

Salary trend

working student, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 63 200
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 30 000
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 27 150
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 33 372
median CHF 40 000

Jobs for working student

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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 Utilities 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 00025 jobs
  2. Agriculture / Forestry / Wood
    CHF 49 200Set up Job Alert
  3. Utilities
    CHF 45 66653 jobs
  4. Retail trade / Wholesaling
    CHF 43 100116 jobs
  5. Machine / System construction
    CHF 42 450267 jobs
  6. Legal / Business advice
    CHF 42 000Set up Job Alert
  7. Industry various
    CHF 40 32014 jobs
  8. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 40 000Set up Job Alert
  9. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 39 6005 jobs
  10. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 39 564Set up Job Alert

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 35 137
Basel Land median CHF 33 000
Basel-Stadt median CHF 31 500
Fribourg median CHF 26 400
Geneva median CHF 35 581
Glarus median CHF 0
Grisons median CHF 34 125
Jura median CHF 0
Lucerne median CHF 26 000
Neuchâtel median CHF 26 017
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 27 300
Ticino median CHF 0
Uri median CHF 0
Vaud median CHF 27 630
Valais median CHF 23 120
Zug median CHF 43 619
Zurich median CHF 35 350
median CHF 40 000