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instructor salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 87 salary entriesCHF 78 000
median
3% earn betweenCHF 24 000 and CHF 29 000
8% earn betweenCHF 37 700 and CHF 45 000
10% earn betweenCHF 48 000 and CHF 55 000
13% earn betweenCHF 57 000 and CHF 60 000
3% earn betweenCHF 63 050 and CHF 66 000
8% earn betweenCHF 70 000 and CHF 75 000
11% earn betweenCHF 78 000 and CHF 81 500
median CHF 78 000
15% earn betweenCHF 84 000 and CHF 92 000
13% earn betweenCHF 94 000 and CHF 103 000
8% earn betweenCHF 109 000 and CHF 117 000
1% earn betweenCHF 120 513 and CHF 120 513
2% earn betweenCHF 126 000 and CHF 127 086
2% earn betweenCHF 137 000 and CHF 140 000
1% earn betweenCHF 147 000 and CHF 147 000

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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

instructor, Throughout Switzerland

median
Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 60 000
Women: 16-25median CHF 58 500
Men: 25-35median CHF 65 500
Women: 25-35median CHF 64 025
Men: 35-45median CHF 84 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 84 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 84 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 84 000
Men: 55+median CHF 89 000
Women: 55+median CHF 0
median CHF 78 000

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 65 000. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 97 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

instructor, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 66 525
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 65 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 82 700
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 85 098
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 77 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 97 000
median CHF 78 000
+46%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for instructor have changed over time.

In 2023-2025, the annual median salary was CHF 86 196. From 2020-2022, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 92 000 per year.

Salary trend

instructor, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 62 500
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 59 900
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 92 000
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 86 196
median CHF 78 000

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a instructor is Banking / Financial institutions, with an average salary of CHF 220 000 annually. Followed by Media / Printing / Publishing and Health care / Social services industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for instructor, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Banking / Financial institutions
    CHF 220 000Set up Job Alert
  2. Media / Printing / Publishing
    CHF 137 000Set up Job Alert
  3. Health care / Social services
    CHF 120 513Set up Job Alert
  4. Public administration / Associations
    CHF 105 000Set up Job Alert
  5. Service sector in general
    CHF 100 0001 job
  6. Information technology / Telecom
    CHF 97 500Set up Job Alert
  7. Machine / System construction
    CHF 89 500Set up Job Alert
  8. Industry various
    CHF 86 500Set up Job Alert
  9. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 86 284Set up Job Alert
  10. Education
    CHF 81 500Set up Job Alert

Salary by cantons for instructor

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

CH

Throughout Switzerland

instructor

CHF 78 000

median salary

Salary by canton

instructor

median
Aargau median CHF 0
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Bern median CHF 0
Basel Land median CHF 0
Basel-Stadt median CHF 0
Fribourg median CHF 0
Geneva median CHF 0
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 0
Valais median CHF 0
Zug median CHF 0
Zurich median CHF 59 800
median CHF 78 000

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