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event director salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 150 salary entriesCHF 96 600
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1% earn betweenCHF 11 000 and CHF 14 000
1% earn betweenCHF 40 650 and CHF 41 433
1% earn betweenCHF 57 200 and CHF 58 650
15% earn betweenCHF 61 000 and CHF 72 800
5% earn betweenCHF 74 256 and CHF 79 300
19% earn betweenCHF 80 600 and CHF 91 000
12% earn betweenCHF 93 374 and CHF 101 400
median CHF 96 600
12% earn betweenCHF 104 000 and CHF 113 000
15% earn betweenCHF 115 000 and CHF 130 000
5% earn betweenCHF 140 000 and CHF 145 000
6% earn betweenCHF 150 000 and CHF 158 000
3% earn betweenCHF 162 000 and CHF 170 000
3% earn betweenCHF 177 000 and CHF 185 000
1% earn betweenCHF 209 000 and CHF 210 600
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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

event director, Throughout Switzerland

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Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 88 833
Women: 16-25median CHF 0
Men: 25-35median CHF 81 900
Women: 25-35median CHF 81 900
Men: 35-45median CHF 110 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 110 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 105 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 104 500
Men: 55+median CHF 108 117
Women: 55+median CHF 116 233
median CHF 96 600

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 81 900. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 120 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

event director, Throughout Switzerland

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0-2 yearsmedian CHF 81 900
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 89 875
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 105 000
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 108 550
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 120 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 100 000
median CHF 96 600
+22%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

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

In 2020-2022, the annual median salary was CHF 110 000. From 2017-2019, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 115 000 per year.

Salary trend

event director, Throughout Switzerland

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2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 85 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 115 000
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 110 000
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 99 000
median CHF 96 600

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a event director is Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals, with an average salary of CHF 162 500 annually. Followed by Information technology / Telecom and Health care / Social services industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for event director, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 162 5005 jobs
  2. Information technology / Telecom
    CHF 160 0002 jobs
  3. Health care / Social services
    CHF 158 0001 job
  4. Insurance
    CHF 152 3171 job
  5. Machine / System construction
    CHF 140 0002 jobs
  6. Banking / Financial institutions
    CHF 125 000Set up Job Alert
  7. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 124 7001 job
  8. Media / Printing / Publishing
    CHF 121 000Set up Job Alert
  9. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 113 5242 jobs
  10. Public administration / Associations
    CHF 109 6008 jobs

Salary by cantons for event director

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

CH

Throughout Switzerland

event director

CHF 96 600

median salary

Salary by canton

event director

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Aargau median CHF 0
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 109 200
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 98 500
median CHF 96 600

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