chief privacy officer salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 83 salary entriesCHF 125 012

median

lowlow range

middlemiddle range

highhigh range

1% earn betweenCHF 25 200 and CHF 25 200

5% earn betweenCHF 48 632 and CHF 56 700

2% earn betweenCHF 70 980 and CHF 74 340

18% earn betweenCHF 80 000 and CHF 95 356

18% earn betweenCHF 99 225 and CHF 110 500

19% earn betweenCHF 119 579 and CHF 134 000

median CHF 125 012

7% earn betweenCHF 136 500 and CHF 142 000

12% earn betweenCHF 145 000 and CHF 160 000

4% earn betweenCHF 165 000 and CHF 169 000

4% earn betweenCHF 174 000 and CHF 180 000

2% earn betweenCHF 190 000 and CHF 190 000

4% earn betweenCHF 198 000 and CHF 200 000

1% earn betweenCHF 220 000 and CHF 220 000

2% earn betweenCHF 244 750 and CHF 244 750

25kCHF 25 200

80kCHF 80 000

190kCHF 190 000

245kCHF 244 750

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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

chief privacy officer, Throughout Switzerland

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Men

Women

0Income199k

Men: 16-25median CHF 0

Women: 16-25median CHF 0

Men: 25-35median CHF 110 125

Women: 25-35median CHF 110 125

Men: 35-45median CHF 110 500

Women: 35-45median CHF 126 756

Men: 45-55median CHF 151 500

Women: 45-55median CHF 153 000

Men: 55+median CHF 136 750

Women: 55+median CHF 0

median CHF 125 012

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Age

Salary by work experience

The graph shows how the number of years working as a chief privacy officer relates to income levels.

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 100 800. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 185 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

chief privacy officer, Throughout Switzerland

median

90kIncome190k

0-2 yearsmedian CHF 100 800

3-5 yearsmedian CHF 110 125

6-8 yearsmedian CHF 110 500

9-11 yearsmedian CHF 138 250

12-21 yearsmedian CHF 185 000

21+ yearsmedian CHF 150 000

median CHF 125 012

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years

+49%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for chief privacy officer have changed over time.

In 2017-2019, the annual median salary was CHF 130 000. From 2014-2016, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 165 000 per year.

Salary trend

chief privacy officer, Throughout Switzerland

median

100kIncome170k

2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 165 000

2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 130 000

2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 125 000

2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 107 535

median CHF 125 012

2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025

years

2 weeks ago

Spezialist Informationssicherheit & Datenschutz 80 - 100% (a)

Place of work:

Lengghalde 2, Zürich

Workload:

80 – 100%

Contract type:

Unlimited employment

Schulthess Klinik

3 weeks ago

Spezialist/-in Informations- und Cybersicherheit 60 – 70% (Erhöhung per 2026 möglich)

Place of work:

Ostermundigen

Workload:

60 – 70%

Contract type:

Unlimited employment

Direktion für Inneres und Justiz des Kantons Bern

2 weeks ago

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Place of work:

Zürich

Workload:

80 – 100%

Contract type:

Unlimited employment

Ornitag AG

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Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a chief privacy officer is Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals, with an average salary of CHF 232 375 annually. Followed by Health care / Social services and Utilities industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for chief privacy officer, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

Jobs

Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
CHF 232 3754 jobs
Health care / Social services
CHF 151 6462 jobs
Utilities
CHF 140 000Set up Job Alert
Banking / Financial institutions
CHF 137 0002 jobs
Machine / System construction
CHF 133 9631 job
Catering / Hotel
CHF 132 000Set up Job Alert
Insurance
CHF 130 0001 job
Consumer / Luxury goods industry
CHF 120 0001 job
Industry various
CHF 117 7503 jobs
Information technology / Telecom
CHF 113 4901 job

Salary by cantons for chief privacy officer

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

Throughout Switzerland

chief privacy officer

CHF 125 012

median salary

Salary by canton

chief privacy officer

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Appenzell IR median CHF 0

Appenzell AR median CHF 0

Berne median CHF 0

Basel Land median CHF 0

Basel-Stadt median CHF 0

Fribourg median CHF 0

Geneva median CHF 0

Glarus median CHF 0

Grisons median CHF 0

Jura median CHF 0

Lucerne median CHF 0

Neuchâtel median CHF 0

Nidwalden median CHF 0

Obwalden median CHF 0

St. Gallen median CHF 0

Schaffhausen median CHF 0

Solothurn median CHF 0

Schwyz median CHF 0

Thurgau median CHF 0

Ticino median CHF 0

Uri median CHF 0

Vaud median CHF 0

Valais median CHF 0

Zug median CHF 0

Zurich median CHF 129 256

median CHF 125 012

AargauAppenzell IRAppenzell ARBerneBasel LandBasel-StadtFribourgGenevaGlarusGrisonsJuraLucerneNeuchâtelNidwaldenObwaldenSt. GallenSchaffhausenSolothurnSchwyzThurgauTicinoUriVaudValaisZugZurich

chief privacy officer salaries Throughout Switzerland

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Highest-Paying industries for chief privacy officer, Throughout Switzerland

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