How much do Software Engineers earn in Zurich, Switzerland?

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[claudiaandjan]

Hi guys! We hope you found this video valuable. What is the average salary of a software engineer in your country? Let us know 👇

[enespoyraz]

I was a Software Engineer in Zurich (i just quit my job to become an entrepreneur). I started with 89000 CHF/Year as a Junior. Last Year i was earning 110.000 CHF/Year after 6 years of Experience. I could easily get a Job between 120.000 CHF/Year - 130.000 CHF/ Year as a Senior Software Engineer.

[metinEsturb]

As a Senior Software Engineer in Zürich I can confirm, that these salary ranges are correct. If you are fresh from university, then I would highly recommend not to accept a job that is offering less than around 84.5k, with 40h week and 25 days of holiday per year. This is the typical minimum salary for someone with a Master Degree (and around 80k with Bachelor). I have seen Junior Devs accepting sometimes way much less and then looking for a new job after they found out how much others in the same company make. My advice to you: Even if you are tending to be less self-confident, be aware that the others that are applying to the same job only have the same skills than you. Even the Googlers dont know much more than you when you are fresh from Uni. My experience is that the Googlers most often know much less. Their only skills are to sell themself well, be confident, to memorize useless interview questions well and they have the persistence to get into such a job. So, dont underestimate yourself, be confident and also ask for a salary of at least around 85k. If you are accepting less, then it is your own fault, because HR will pay as low as they can get it.

[Patricker-qmpd]

Great video guys! I love the detailed explanation you made! I can definitely see, that you put a lot of work into this video. I really hope to see your channel rise, you deserve it.

[SuperFrostyn]

Great video! Just got a job offer yesterday in the aerospace industry and am most likely moving to Zurich in one month! Thanks for all the great videos, advice and content about living in Zurich! Keep it up!
Mathias from Stockholm

[ambitious_grass]

Ahh I'm a Software Engineer in San Francisco and it's one of my dreams to live in Europe one day. This was very informative - subscribed!

[Edgar-vhgu]

Thank you so much for this video! I am currently studying Computer Science and I am planning on moving to Switzerland, Zurich next year. This video was very informative and useful.

[luckylawrence]

Thank you, this video responded to my previous comment in one of your former videos. You're awesome.

[mathiaslongl]

Amazing video guys as always. I love the in-depth analysis!

[diegokuster]

Thank you so much for the video and also the tax breakdown hehe. If we could please have another video about Data Science, Data Engineer or/and Data Analyst it would be awesome!!!

[giacomoradicchii]

This is exactly what I was searching for regarding IT and software engineering in Switzerland, danke! Keep doing videos, you guys got a new sub ;)

[AsifAli-bjtp]

Thank you so much for making this video. I ask this In the last video. More success to both of you 😊

[pot]

This is a great video. Moreover, you have to put this into perspective with the cost of living in different cities.
I live in Paris, where the cost of living is roughly 29% lower than in Zurich. But the salary is almost half, therefore getting a 25% decrease in quality of life.
For someone living in Barcelona, the salary is 55% lower, but the cost of life is also 51% lower.
The best ratio whn it comes to onsite jobs still belongs to Berlin: salary is 40% lower, but the cost of life is 60% lower than in Zurich. When it comes to full remote, I'd highly suggest working for a Swiss company, and being based in south-east Asia (Living in Bali is roughly 3 times less constly than living in Switzerland)

[sassyandawesome]

Hey! Nice video, congrats! Not one of the most popular positions perhaps, but could you pleaze also do a video dedicated to PhD students/workers in Switzerland? Working conditions, salaries, obligations towards the state, etc. Thanks for the informative content

[markmuller]

After I finished university I applied in switzerland. Then when I got a job offer I moved to switzerland. I started with a salary of 110k and now I am earning 120k after 2 years. I think my salary for an enginner is good, but can always be better :) Luckywise I am not in germany anymore, my best offer I got was about 65k in germany, after tax you will be poor in germany :(

[BusBugs]

I've been searching for a Java Backend job for a few months now in Switzerland and it's not easy at all. I have almost 2 years of experience with a bachelors degree in computer science and I'm an EU Citizen. I also speak fluent English but not German/Italian/French. Most jobs that I find many more..) require at least one of the "swiss" languages, and the english only jobs have always hundreds of applications and a LOT of competition. Market is a bit hard to break into right now but hopefully next year it will be "easier" 😅🙏

[adlc]

You are very creative and your videos help us a lot!

[leoheimes]

Nice topic and thanks for sharing with us. Your channel is very varied, I like this very much😁

[Jayjay-wesw]

As a senior in IT you can make 150k (if you work for a large company). 130k would be in a smaller company. But in my experience knowing German is almost always a must (at least B1-B2). So learn German otherwise it will be hard even in tech.

[ArnoutVanhulle]

Hey Jan & Claudia, I'm afraid these numbers are well below market average for IT in Zurich. The real question here is: are these graphs based on the advertised salary range? And how many of these jobs actually get filled within the advertised salary range?