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risk manager salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 643 salary entriesCHF 131 262
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< 1% earn betweenCHF 30 000 and CHF 30 000
2% earn betweenCHF 40 000 and CHF 50 400
5% earn betweenCHF 52 800 and CHF 72 222
8% earn betweenCHF 74 000 and CHF 89 000
14% earn betweenCHF 90 000 and CHF 110 000
17% earn betweenCHF 110 600 and CHF 129 173
18% earn betweenCHF 130 000 and CHF 145 000
median CHF 131 262
17% earn betweenCHF 146 100 and CHF 172 500
5% earn betweenCHF 174 000 and CHF 185 000
8% earn betweenCHF 186 000 and CHF 206 900
2% earn betweenCHF 210 000 and CHF 230 000
1% earn betweenCHF 240 000 and CHF 250 000
< 1% earn betweenCHF 260 000 and CHF 274 000
2% earn betweenCHF 290 000 and CHF 312 500
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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

risk manager, Throughout Switzerland

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Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 80 560
Women: 16-25median CHF 80 560
Men: 25-35median CHF 110 000
Women: 25-35median CHF 110 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 143 000
Women: 35-45median CHF 143 000
Men: 45-55median CHF 165 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 160 000
Men: 55+median CHF 145 000
Women: 55+median CHF 145 000
median CHF 131 262

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 115 000. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 165 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

risk manager, Throughout Switzerland

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0-2 yearsmedian CHF 115 500
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 115 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 130 000
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 135 750
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 148 784
21+ yearsmedian CHF 165 000
median CHF 131 262
+43%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for risk manager have changed over time.

In 2020-2022, the annual median salary was CHF 135 000. From 2023-2025, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 138 000 per year.

Salary trend

risk manager, Throughout Switzerland

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2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 116 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 132 500
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 135 000
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 138 000
median CHF 131 262

Jobs for risk manager

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Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a risk manager is Consumer / Luxury goods industry, with an average salary of CHF 186 562 annually. Followed by Commercial operation / Skilled crafts and Retail trade / Wholesaling industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for risk manager, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 186 5624 jobs
  2. Commercial operation / Skilled crafts
    CHF 185 750Set up Job Alert
  3. Retail trade / Wholesaling
    CHF 176 00017 jobs
  4. Industry various
    CHF 167 25025 jobs
  5. Consulting various
    CHF 166 00022 jobs
  6. Tourism / Travel / Recreation
    CHF 145 000Set up Job Alert
  7. Service sector in general
    CHF 140 00017 jobs
  8. Insurance
    CHF 140 00019 jobs
  9. Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals
    CHF 139 00032 jobs
  10. Banking / Financial institutions
    CHF 132 96788 jobs

Salary by cantons for risk manager

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

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Throughout Switzerland

risk manager

CHF 131 262

median salary

Salary by canton

risk manager

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Aargau median CHF 0
Appenzell IR median CHF 0
Appenzell AR median CHF 0
Berne median CHF 140 000
Basel Land median CHF 0
Basel-Stadt median CHF 139 500
Fribourg median CHF 0
Geneva median CHF 132 000
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 105 000
Valais median CHF 0
Zug median CHF 0
Zurich median CHF 137 500
median CHF 131 262