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building cleaner salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 1952 salary entriesCHF 48 076
median
19% earn betweenCHF 10 000 and CHF 26 400
10% earn betweenCHF 26 600 and CHF 37 300
18% earn betweenCHF 37 500 and CHF 47 060
26% earn betweenCHF 47 400 and CHF 57 240
median CHF 48 076
19% earn betweenCHF 57 400 and CHF 71 421
4% earn betweenCHF 71 500 and CHF 82 000
1% earn betweenCHF 83 200 and CHF 96 250
1% earn betweenCHF 96 250 and CHF 107 167
< 1% earn betweenCHF 109 070 and CHF 115 500
< 1% earn betweenCHF 115 500 and CHF 130 650
< 1% earn betweenCHF 135 642 and CHF 144 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 150 000 and CHF 156 255
< 1% earn betweenCHF 156 255 and CHF 170 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 182 000 and CHF 182 595
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Salary by age & gender

Salary data is categorised by age and gender, offering insights into salary trends and differences among age groups and genders.

Age & Gender

building cleaner, Throughout Switzerland

median
Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 49 476
Women: 16-25median CHF 50 000
Men: 25-35median CHF 48 586
Women: 25-35median CHF 48 586
Men: 35-45median CHF 48 967
Women: 35-45median CHF 49 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 48 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 48 000
Men: 55+median CHF 48 205
Women: 55+median CHF 48 803
median CHF 48 076

Salary by work experience

The graph shows how the number of years working as a building cleaner relates to income levels.

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 44 140. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 52 793 per year.

Salary by work experience

building cleaner, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 44 140
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 48 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 50 000
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 50 000
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 52 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 52 793
median CHF 48 097
+20%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for building cleaner have changed over time.

In 2017-2019, the annual median salary was CHF 45 600. From 2023-2025, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 52 860 per year.

Salary trend

building cleaner, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 45 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 45 600
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 45 000
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 52 860
median CHF 48 101

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a building cleaner is Information technology / Telecom, with an average salary of CHF 59 800 annually. Followed by Building trade / Real estate and Recruitment agency / Staffing industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for building cleaner, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Information technology / Telecom
    CHF 59 8002 jobs
  2. Building trade / Real estate
    CHF 55 90017 jobs
  3. Recruitment agency / Staffing
    CHF 54 000Set up Job Alert
  4. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 53 2474 jobs
  5. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 51 837118 jobs
  6. Machine / System construction
    CHF 50 7003 jobs
  7. Industry various
    CHF 50 40021 jobs
  8. Education
    CHF 50 0008 jobs
  9. Health care / Social services
    CHF 50 00051 jobs
  10. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 49 9366 jobs

Salary by cantons for building cleaner

The top two high-paying cantons for building cleaner are Aargau and Appenzell IR. Salaries vary per canton depending on the local job market and industry trends.

CH

Throughout Switzerland

building cleaner

CHF 48 089

median salary

Salary by canton

building cleaner

median
Aargau median CHF 48 300
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Berne median CHF 46 200
Basel Land median CHF 48 425
Basel-Stadt median CHF 47 200
Fribourg median CHF 47 250
Geneva median CHF 50 396
Glarus median CHF 0
Grisons median CHF 41 600
Jura median CHF 0
Lucerne median CHF 51 300
Neuchâtel median CHF 43 500
Nidwalden median CHF 0
Obwalden median CHF 0
St. Gallen median CHF 47 700
Schaffhausen median CHF 56 000
Solothurn median CHF 49 400
Schwyz median CHF 33 900
Thurgau median CHF 45 600
Ticino median CHF 0
Uri median CHF 0
Vaud median CHF 48 205
Valais median CHF 45 000
Zug median CHF 50 000
Zurich median CHF 53 280
median CHF 48 089