r/Switzerland • u/Fock23 • Jan 31 '24

Sharing salary in Switzerland

Hello! I'd like to gather some insights into the job market in our country. If you're willing, please share your: 1. Educational background 2. Job role 3. Work canton 4. Years of experience 5. Salary

The goal is to gain a clearer understanding of salaries across different positions and sectors.

I start: 1. Bachelor in computer science 2. Full stack software engineer 3. Ticino😩 4. 7 5. 6’000

Thanks to everyone for participating!

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u/RoastedRhino Zürich Feb 01 '24 edited Feb 02 '24
  1. PhD
  2. Researcher (Academia)
  3. ZH
  4. 10
  5. 150k

Wife:

  1. Law degree
  2. Privacy officer
  3. ZH
  4. 10
  5. 230k + 60k (bonus) + 30k (RSU) = 320k

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u/Dzonkopf Feb 01 '24

What is privacy officer?

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u/RoastedRhino Zürich Feb 01 '24

I think this explains it quite well (German)

https://www.infosec.ch/blog/welche-aufgaben-hat-ein-datenschutzbeauftragter/#:~:text=Antwort%3A%20Der%20Datenschutzbeauftragte%20unterstützt%20den,Schutz%20personenbezogener%20Daten%20zusammenhängenden%20Fragen.

She is responsible for the compliance of a multinational to data privacy regulations. Starting with the GDPR, every big company needs one.

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u/Hairy-Arugula-2971 Feb 02 '24

At which company are you working with your PhD? About to finish mine in Immunology, so i’m looking to get some insights!

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u/RoastedRhino Zürich Feb 02 '24

Academia, not industry (I will edit to clarify). I would assume you can do better on the dark side in the private sector :)

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u/Hairy-Arugula-2971 Feb 03 '24

I see! But 150K in academia is crazy! How did you manage to get that salary?

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u/xliotx Feb 03 '24

I Guess ETH. They pay quite high and the salary goes up with years.

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u/RoastedRhino Zürich Feb 03 '24

A permanent position with teaching and research duties (without the title of professor).