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 |
|---|---|---|
| zh | 134,354 CHF | 11,196 CHF |
| zg | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| vd | 138,346 CHF | 11,529 CHF |
| ti | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| tg | 111,794 CHF | 9,316 CHF |
| so | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| sh | 138,346 CHF | 11,529 CHF |
| sg | 119,885 CHF | 9,990 CHF |
| lu | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| gr | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| gl | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| ge | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| fr | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| bs | 117,115 CHF | 9,760 CHF |
| be | 150,500 CHF | 12,542 CHF |
| bl | 129,000 CHF | 10,750 CHF |
| ag | 103,438 CHF | 8,620 CHF |
| By qualification | Gross per year | Monthly wage |
|---|---|---|
| University | 133,354 CHF | 11,113 CHF |
| University of applied sciences | 132,991 CHF | 11,083 CHF |
| Vocational training | 108,462 CHF | 9,038 CHF |
| Matura (upper secondary) | 60,000 CHF | 5,000 CHF |
| Intermediate secondary certificate | 75,000 CHF | 6,250 CHF |
| Lower secondary school | 65,000 CHF | 5,417 CHF |
| Continuing education | 100,000 CHF | 8,333 CHF |
| No formal training | 55,000 CHF | 4,583 CHF |
| By gender | Gross per year | Monthly wage | Ø age | Ø work experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 125,284 CHF | 10,440 CHF | 46.3 | 18.3 |
| Female | 107,123 CHF | 8,927 CHF | 39.0 | 18.3 |
The salary of a head of purchasing in Switzerland is largely determined by professional experience and technical qualification: people with a degree from a university of applied sciences or a university earn considerably more than those with a vocational apprenticeship alone. Age also plays an important role, since larger procurement volumes and more complex supplier relationships are taken on as experience grows. The place of work influences earnings too: in cantons such as Bern, Schwyz and Vaud salaries lie above the Swiss average, while in Aargau and Thurgau they tend to be lower. Company size has an additional effect, as larger firms with extensive procurement structures usually pay experienced heads of purchasing more than smaller businesses.
Heads of purchasing are responsible for the strategic and operational procurement of goods and services for a company. They develop purchasing strategies, negotiate framework agreements with suppliers, monitor delivery times, quality and costs and continuously optimise the supply chain. Their duties also include leading a purchasing team, working together with production, logistics and finance, and selecting and assessing new suppliers with sustainability and risk criteria in mind. In Switzerland, heads of purchasing work above all in industrial companies, in retail and in larger service businesses, where efficient procurement makes a substantial contribution to commercial success. The route into this management position usually leads through commercial or technical basic training, supplemented by several years of purchasing experience and further education in supply chain management or business administration.
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