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process technician salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 292 salary entriesCHF 83 345
median
< 1% earn betweenCHF 42 000 and CHF 42 000
3% earn betweenCHF 46 800 and CHF 50 820
3% earn betweenCHF 53 037 and CHF 57 906
12% earn betweenCHF 58 800 and CHF 69 000
5% earn betweenCHF 69 600 and CHF 72 800
15% earn betweenCHF 73 647 and CHF 79 500
24% earn betweenCHF 79 853 and CHF 86 800
median CHF 83 345
16% earn betweenCHF 87 750 and CHF 93 220
9% earn betweenCHF 93 450 and CHF 99 000
7% earn betweenCHF 99 600 and CHF 107 000
2% earn betweenCHF 108 710 and CHF 114 000
2% earn betweenCHF 115 500 and CHF 118 150
2% earn betweenCHF 121 525 and CHF 128 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 133 172 and CHF 133 172
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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

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

median
Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 70 577
Women: 16-25median CHF 70 577
Men: 25-35median CHF 80 000
Women: 25-35median CHF 80 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 85 900
Women: 35-45median CHF 85 900
Men: 45-55median CHF 92 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 91 000
Men: 55+median CHF 101 092
Women: 55+median CHF 83 500
median CHF 83 345

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 79 000. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 104 186 per year.

Salary by work experience

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

median
0-2 yearsmedian CHF 80 600
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 79 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 83 256
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 84 500
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 90 000
21+ yearsmedian CHF 104 186
median CHF 83 411
+29%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for process technician have changed over time.

In 2020-2022, the annual median salary was CHF 88 200. From 2023-2025, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 89 350 per year.

Salary trend

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

median
2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 84 500
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 79 300
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 88 200
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 89 350
median CHF 83 369

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a process technician is Health care / Social services, with an average salary of CHF 100 200 annually. Followed by Consumer / Luxury goods industry and Public administration / Associations industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for process technician, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Health care / Social services
    CHF 100 2002 jobs
  2. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 93 4504 jobs
  3. Public administration / Associations
    CHF 93 0002 jobs
  4. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 92 6247 jobs
  5. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 92 61514 jobs
  6. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 85 507Set up Job Alert
  7. Retail trade / Wholesaling
    CHF 85 5003 jobs
  8. Machine / System construction
    CHF 84 50028 jobs
  9. Service sector in general
    CHF 83 2501 job
  10. Building trade / Real estate
    CHF 80 9252 jobs

Salary by cantons for process technician

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

CH

Throughout Switzerland

process technician

CHF 83 369

median salary

Salary by canton

process technician

median
Aargau median CHF 75 400
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Berne median CHF 87 135
Basel Land median CHF 0
Basel-Stadt median CHF 0
Fribourg median CHF 81 251
Geneva median CHF 0
Glarus median CHF 0
Grisons median CHF 0
Jura median CHF 0
Lucerne median CHF 85 500
Neuchâtel median CHF 0
Nidwalden median CHF 0
Obwalden median CHF 0
St. Gallen median CHF 77 575
Schaffhausen median CHF 0
Solothurn median CHF 80 050
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 84 000
median CHF 83 369