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director of laboratory salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 331 salary entriesCHF 100 000
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< 1% earn betweenCHF 10 000 and CHF 10 500
< 1% earn betweenCHF 19 500 and CHF 19 500
2% earn betweenCHF 32 000 and CHF 41 860
2% earn betweenCHF 45 500 and CHF 51 000
6% earn betweenCHF 56 400 and CHF 70 000
17% earn betweenCHF 71 000 and CHF 87 100
31% earn betweenCHF 88 178 and CHF 105 300
median CHF 100 000
22% earn betweenCHF 106 000 and CHF 123 000
8% earn betweenCHF 125 000 and CHF 135 000
5% earn betweenCHF 137 000 and CHF 145 000
3% earn betweenCHF 149 000 and CHF 158 400
< 1% earn betweenCHF 164 600 and CHF 164 600
2% earn betweenCHF 173 000 and CHF 180 790
< 1% earn betweenCHF 198 000 and CHF 200 000
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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

director of laboratory, Throughout Switzerland

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Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 76 500
Women: 16-25median CHF 104 340
Men: 25-35median CHF 91 000
Women: 25-35median CHF 90 500
Men: 35-45median CHF 107 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 106 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 108 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 107 750
Men: 55+median CHF 110 000
Women: 55+median CHF 110 000
median CHF 100 000

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 96 000. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 105 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

director of laboratory, Throughout Switzerland

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0-2 yearsmedian CHF 97 500
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 96 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 100 000
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 102 070
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 104 500
21+ yearsmedian CHF 105 000
median CHF 100 000
+8%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for director of laboratory have changed over time.

In 2023-2025, the annual median salary was CHF 104 000. From 2014-2016, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 105 000 per year.

Salary trend

director of laboratory, Throughout Switzerland

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2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 105 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 95 000
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 100 000
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 104 000
median CHF 100 000

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a director of laboratory is Health care / Social services, with an average salary of CHF 110 900 annually. Followed by Industry various and Commercial operation / Skilled crafts industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for director of laboratory, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Health care / Social services
    CHF 110 90013 jobs
  2. Industry various
    CHF 106 5004 jobs
  3. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 103 250Set up Job Alert
  4. Utilities
    CHF 100 500Set up Job Alert
  5. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 100 25010 jobs
  6. Medical Technology
    CHF 98 1501 job
  7. Agriculture / Forestry / Wood
    CHF 98 000Set up Job Alert
  8. Service sector in general
    CHF 97 5002 jobs
  9. Legal / Business advice
    CHF 96 000Set up Job Alert
  10. Machine / System construction
    CHF 96 0004 jobs

Salary by cantons for director of laboratory

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

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Throughout Switzerland

director of laboratory

CHF 100 000

median salary

Salary by canton

director of laboratory

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Aargau median CHF 98 150
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Berne median CHF 95 000
Basel Land median CHF 103 000
Basel-Stadt median CHF 110 000
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 101 400
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 97 500
Valais median CHF 0
Zug median CHF 0
Zurich median CHF 106 000
median CHF 100 000