forschungsmanager salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 34 salary entriesCHF 118 085

median

lowlow range

middlemiddle range

highhigh range

6% earn betweenCHF 48 000 and CHF 50 000

3% earn betweenCHF 72 000 and CHF 72 000

6% earn betweenCHF 82 000 and CHF 85 000

9% earn betweenCHF 89 250 and CHF 93 000

3% earn betweenCHF 100 000 and CHF 100 000

18% earn betweenCHF 104 000 and CHF 110 000

24% earn betweenCHF 115 000 and CHF 121 550

median CHF 118 085

9% earn betweenCHF 123 333 and CHF 125 000

9% earn betweenCHF 140 000 and CHF 140 000

3% earn betweenCHF 150 000 and CHF 150 000

3% earn betweenCHF 155 000 and CHF 155 000

3% earn betweenCHF 170 000 and CHF 170 000

3% earn betweenCHF 183 000 and CHF 183 000

3% earn betweenCHF 190 000 and CHF 190 000

48kCHF 48 000

89kCHF 89 250

155kCHF 155 000

190kCHF 190 000

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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

forschungsmanager, Throughout Switzerland

median

Men

Women

0Income156k

Men: 16-25median CHF 0

Women: 16-25median CHF 0

Men: 25-35median CHF 91 317

Women: 25-35median CHF 89 633

Men: 35-45median CHF 116 085

Women: 35-45median CHF 116 085

Men: 45-55median CHF 120 000

Women: 45-55median CHF 120 000

Men: 55+median CHF 0

Women: 55+median CHF 0

median CHF 118 085

16-2525-3535-4545-5555+

Age

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 89 441. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 140 000 per year.

Salary by work experience

forschungsmanager, Throughout Switzerland

median

80kIncome150k

0-2 yearsmedian CHF 140 000

3-5 yearsmedian CHF 117 500

6-8 yearsmedian CHF 89 441

9-11 yearsmedian CHF 110 000

12-21 yearsmedian CHF 117 169

21+ yearsmedian CHF 120 000

median CHF 118 085

0-23-56-89-1112-2121+

years

-14%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for forschungsmanager have changed over time.

In 2023-2025, the annual median salary was CHF 118 584. From 2014-2016, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 123 738 per year.

Salary trend

forschungsmanager, Throughout Switzerland

median

100kIncome130k

2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 123 738

2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 105 000

2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 106 500

2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 118 584

median CHF 118 085

2014-20162017-20192020-20222023-2025

years

Jobs for forschungsmanager

3 weeks ago

Studienkoordinatorin (m/w) 40-80%

Place of work:

Zürich

Workload:

40 – 80%

Contract type:

Unlimited employment, Temporary

Kinderspital Zürich

2 weeks ago

Imaging Data Engineer for Medical Radiology Department

Place of work:

Lausanne

Workload:

100%

Contract type:

Unlimited employment

CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Lausanne

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a forschungsmanager is Recruitment agency / Staffing, with an average salary of CHF 260 000 annually. Followed by Legal / Business advice and Machine / System construction industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for forschungsmanager, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

Jobs

Recruitment agency / Staffing
CHF 260 000Set up Job Alert
Legal / Business advice
CHF 183 000Set up Job Alert
Machine / System construction
CHF 170 000Set up Job Alert
Medical Technology
CHF 150 000Set up Job Alert
Retail trade / Wholesaling
CHF 145 000Set up Job Alert
Consumer / Luxury goods industry
CHF 140 000Set up Job Alert
Service sector in general
CHF 125 000Set up Job Alert
Information technology / Telecom
CHF 120 000Set up Job Alert
Insurance
CHF 120 000Set up Job Alert
Public administration / Associations
CHF 119 000Set up Job Alert

Salary by cantons for forschungsmanager

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

Throughout Switzerland

forschungsmanager

CHF 118 084

median salary

Salary by canton

forschungsmanager

median

0Income10k

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 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 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 0

median CHF 118 084

AargauAppenzell IRAppenzell ARBerneBasel LandBasel-StadtFribourgGenevaGlarusGrisonsJuraLucerneNeuchâtelNidwaldenObwaldenSt. GallenSchaffhausenSolothurnSchwyzThurgauTicinoUriVaudValaisZugZurich