FH Salary Survey

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The FH Salary Survey is a service by FH SCHWEIZ and is rerun every two years. The FH Salary Survey shines a light on the salary, work and continuing education situation of graduates of Swiss applied sciences universities. 13,400 applied sciences university graduates provided information for FH Salary Survey 2023 on the topics of salary, work situation and continuing education.

Below you can find the average (median*) salaries of applied sciences university graduates in different fields:

Degree programmNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in AgricultureCHF 94'333.--
Bachelor of Science in Forest ScienceCHF 92'650.--
Master of Science in Life ScienceCHF 91'000.--

Degree programmup to 30 years30 - 40 yearsNo age stated
BA in ArchitectureCHF 76'250.--CHF 102'000.--CHF 91'000.--
BSc in Wood technologyCHF 88'400.--CHF 102'700.--CHF 97'525.--
BSc in Civil EngineeringCHF 90'000.--CHF 101'100.--CHF 98'775.--

Degree programmNo age stated
Bachelor of Arts in Design
(Median over all areas)
CHF 69'775.--
Bachelor of Arts in Visual CommunicationCHF 62'400.--
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Theatre and more
(Median over all areas)
CHF 75'000.--
Bachelor of Arts in Theatrek. A.
Bachelor of Arts in MusicCHF 91'666.--

Degree programmup to 30 years30 - 40 yearsNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and DietreticsCHF 79'000.--CHF 86'666.--CHF 85'000.--
Bachelor of Science in PhysiotherapyCHF 72'222.--CHF 83'125.--CHF 76'000.--
Bachelor of Science in NursingCHF 74'875.--CHF 92'105.--CHF 85'775.--
Bachelor of Science in MidwiferyCHF 76'050.--CHF 83'523.--CHF 79'500.--
Master of Science in Physiotherapyk.A.CHF 85'982.--CHF 85'357.--
Master of Science in Nursingk.A.CHF 104'000.--CHF 104'000.--

Degree programmNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in Social WorkCHF 92'722.--
Master of Science in Social WorkCHF 115'787.--

Degree programmNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in SportsCHF 96'250.--
Master of Science in SportsCHF 87'000.--

Degree programmup to 30 years30 - 40 yearsNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringCHF 89'100.--CHF 104'000.--CHF 100'000.--
Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringCHF 90'000.--CHF 108'950.--CHF 104'000.--
Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics and Systems EngineeringCHF 85'000.--CHF 102'500.--CHF 95'000.--
Bachelor of Science in Computer ScienceCHF 94'827.--CHF 118'867.--CHF 112'000.--
Master of Science in Engineeringk.A.CHF 112'000.--CHF 113'000.--

Degree programmup to 30 years30 - 40 yearsNo age stated
Bachelor of Science in Business AdministrationCHF 90'000.--CHF 116'666.--CHF 107'738.--
Bachelor of Science in Information TechnologyCHF 97'500.--CHF 118'000.--CHF 118'000.--
Master of Science in Business AdministrationCHF 102'000.--CHF 123'175.--CHF 125'000.--

 

*The median is a statistical measurement. It is the value in the middle when all values of the comparison group are listed in a row in order of size. This value is influenced to a lesser extent by extremes in the comparison group and is therefore more exact than the arithmetic mean.

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