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.
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Salary data
| By canton | Gross per year | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| ai | 68,400 CHF | 5,700 CHF |
| ge | 50,677 CHF | 4,223 CHF |
| gr | 67,964 CHF | 5,664 CHF |
| be | 53,262 CHF | 4,438 CHF |
| By qualification | Gross per year | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 62,581 CHF | 5,215 CHF |
| Continuing education | 68,462 CHF | 5,705 CHF |
| By gender | Gross per year | Monthly wage | Ø age | Ø work experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 63,743 CHF | 5,312 CHF | 34.9 | 13.8 |
| Female | 55,385 CHF | 4,615 CHF | 25.0 | 2.0 |
Carpenters in Switzerland earn on average a gross annual salary of around CHF 60,656, which corresponds to a monthly salary of about CHF 5,055. Earnings vary considerably depending on canton, age and professional experience: the highest wages are paid in Appenzell Innerrhoden, Graubünden and other mountain cantons, while compensation in Geneva and Bern tends to be lower. With an average of around 13.5 years of professional experience, it becomes clear that long-standing practice in the carpentry trade pays off noticeably more than entering the profession. Qualification also plays an important role: those who train further to become a foreman or site supervisor can expect a noticeably higher salary than with basic training alone. There is a clear gender difference in favor of male carpenters, partly related to their longer average professional experience.
Carpenters specialize in working with wood in construction. They build and renovate wooden structures both indoors and outdoors, such as roof trusses, wooden houses, facades and decks. Their duties also include laying floors and installing stairs, doors and windows. Carpenters typically work on construction sites or in the workshops of carpentry firms and often work in teams, since many tasks, such as erecting roof trusses, require coordinated teamwork. The profession requires manual skill, physical fitness and a good head for heights, since a large part of the work takes place on scaffolding and roof structures. Entry into the profession is through a vocational apprenticeship, while further training to become a foreman or site supervisor opens up additional responsibility and a higher salary.
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