Occupation & salary Switzerland
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Calculated for the canton of Zurich, age 40, single, no children, no church affiliation. Use the full salary calculator for your personal details.
In many cantons households pay 20-40% more for health insurance than necessary. By comparing, Swiss households save CHF 1'200 per year on average.
Salary data
| By canton | Gross per year | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 82,786 CHF | 6,899 CHF |
| Basel-Landschaft | 79,590 CHF | 6,632 CHF |
| Bern | 86,854 CHF | 7,238 CHF |
| Basel-Stadt | 84,884 CHF | 7,074 CHF |
| Fribourg | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Geneva | 88,749 CHF | 7,396 CHF |
| Glarus | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Graubünden | 70,770 CHF | 5,898 CHF |
| Lucerne | 85,308 CHF | 7,109 CHF |
| St. Gallen | 85,077 CHF | 7,090 CHF |
| Schaffhausen | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Solothurn | 62,538 CHF | 5,212 CHF |
| Thurgau | 77,308 CHF | 6,442 CHF |
| Ticino | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Vaud | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Zug | 80,769 CHF | 6,731 CHF |
| Zurich | 87,541 CHF | 7,295 CHF |
| By qualification | Gross per year | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| No education | 71,227 CHF | 5,936 CHF |
| Continuing education | 84,000 CHF | 7,000 CHF |
| Secondary school | 68,000 CHF | 5,667 CHF |
| Higher secondary school | 74,000 CHF | 6,167 CHF |
| Vocational baccalaureate | 79,000 CHF | 6,583 CHF |
| Apprenticeship | 78,831 CHF | 6,569 CHF |
| University of applied sciences | 83,807 CHF | 6,984 CHF |
| University | 85,827 CHF | 7,152 CHF |
| By gender | Gross per year | Monthly wage | Ø age | Ø work experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 85,412 CHF | 7,118 CHF | 30.9 | 4.3 |
| Female | 77,424 CHF | 6,452 CHF | 32.6 | 7.4 |
The salary of assistant doctors is largely determined by cantonal collective agreements and hospital regulations, leading to noticeable differences between cantons. The size and type of hospital also play a role, as university hospitals and larger centers tend to pay somewhat higher salaries than smaller regional hospitals. Professional experience, or the year of further training, also has a direct impact on earnings, since salary typically rises automatically with each additional year of training. In addition, the number of shifts worked, particularly night, weekend, and on-call duty, as well as the chosen specialty, influence the overall income.
Assistant doctors are undergoing further training toward a specialist title and work under the supervision of experienced specialists and senior physicians in hospitals and clinics. Their tasks include examining and caring for patients, making diagnoses, performing medical procedures, and documenting treatment progress. Depending on their specialty, they rotate through various departments to gain practical experience in different medical fields. The profession is characterized by irregular working hours, night and weekend duty, and high professional and emotional demands, but at the same time offers thorough clinical training on the path to independent medical practice.
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