process technician salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Average salary based on 299 salary entriesCHF 83 200
Average salary
< 1% earn betweenCHF 42 000 and CHF 42 000
4% earn betweenCHF 46 800 and CHF 53 268
3% earn betweenCHF 55 000 and CHF 57 906
10% earn betweenCHF 58 800 and CHF 66 300
7% earn betweenCHF 67 585 and CHF 72 800
16% earn betweenCHF 73 647 and CHF 79 500
23% earn betweenCHF 79 853 and CHF 86 800
average salary CHF 83 200
15% earn betweenCHF 87 750 and CHF 93 220
9% earn betweenCHF 93 450 and CHF 99 000
3% earn betweenCHF 99 600 and CHF 102 000
4% earn betweenCHF 103 873 and CHF 107 000
2% earn betweenCHF 108 710 and CHF 112 000
3% earn betweenCHF 113 400 and CHF 118 150
2% earn betweenCHF 121 525 and CHF 128 000
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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

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

Average salary
Men
Women
Men: 16-25average salary CHF 71 125
Women: 16-25average salary CHF 71 500
Men: 25-35average salary CHF 79 750
Women: 25-35average salary CHF 79 750
Men: 35-45average salary CHF 85 900
Women: 35-45average salary CHF 85 900
Men: 45-55average salary CHF 92 350
Women: 45-55average salary CHF 91 000
Men: 55+average salary CHF 101 850
Women: 55+average salary CHF 83 500
Average salary CHF 83 224

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 78 200. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 104 500 per year.

Salary by work experience

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

Average salary
0-2 yearsaverage salary CHF 80 600
3-5 yearsaverage salary CHF 78 200
6-8 yearsaverage salary CHF 83 512
9-11 yearsaverage salary CHF 85 285
12-21 yearsaverage salary CHF 90 000
21+ yearsaverage salary CHF 104 500
Average salary CHF 83 222
+30%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

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

In 2023-2025, the annual average salary was CHF 87 750. From 2020-2022, the average salary reached its highest at CHF 88 200 per year.

Salary trend

process technician, Throughout Switzerland

Average salary
2014-2016 yearsaverage salary CHF 84 500
2017-2019 yearsaverage salary CHF 79 300
2020-2022 yearsaverage salary CHF 88 200
2023-2025 yearsaverage salary CHF 87 750
Average salary CHF 83 224

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

Average salary

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Jobs

  1. Health care / Social services
    CHF 100 2002 jobs
  2. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 93 7491 job
  3. Public administration / Associations
    CHF 93 0001 job
  4. Transport / Logistics
    CHF 92 62415 jobs
  5. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 92 21310 jobs
  6. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 85 5072 jobs
  7. Retail trade / Wholesaling
    CHF 84 5007 jobs
  8. Machine / System construction
    CHF 84 50026 jobs
  9. Service sector in general
    CHF 83 2503 jobs
  10. Building trade / Real estate
    CHF 80 9251 job

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 83 200

average salary

Salary by canton

process technician

Average salary
Aargau average salary CHF 75 270
Appenzell IR average salary CHF 0
Appenzell AR average salary CHF 0
Berne average salary CHF 88 200
Basel Land average salary CHF 0
Basel-Stadt average salary CHF 0
Fribourg average salary CHF 81 251
Geneva average salary CHF 0
Glarus average salary CHF 0
Grisons average salary CHF 0
Jura average salary CHF 0
Lucerne average salary CHF 85 500
Neuchâtel average salary CHF 0
Nidwalden average salary CHF 0
Obwalden average salary CHF 0
St. Gallen average salary CHF 77 575
Schaffhausen average salary CHF 0
Solothurn average salary CHF 80 050
Schwyz average salary CHF 0
Thurgau average salary CHF 0
Ticino average salary CHF 0
Uri average salary CHF 0
Vaud average salary CHF 0
Valais average salary CHF 0
Zug average salary CHF 0
Zurich average salary CHF 84 500
Average salary CHF 83 200