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payments specialist salaries Throughout Switzerland

Annual Gross Salary

Median based on 153 salary entriesCHF 80 000
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< 1% earn betweenCHF 30 450 and CHF 30 450
2% earn betweenCHF 40 000 and CHF 40 000
5% earn betweenCHF 47 775 and CHF 55 200
18% earn betweenCHF 57 660 and CHF 67 000
16% earn betweenCHF 68 372 and CHF 75 000
12% earn betweenCHF 76 000 and CHF 80 880
median CHF 80 000
16% earn betweenCHF 83 000 and CHF 93 300
9% earn betweenCHF 94 200 and CHF 101 000
3% earn betweenCHF 102 541 and CHF 106 000
7% earn betweenCHF 108 000 and CHF 115 000
5% earn betweenCHF 118 000 and CHF 121 500
2% earn betweenCHF 130 000 and CHF 131 250
3% earn betweenCHF 136 500 and CHF 142 000
2% earn betweenCHF 147 000 and CHF 154 000
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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

payments specialist, Throughout Switzerland

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Men
Women
Men: 16-25median CHF 64 500
Women: 16-25median CHF 63 200
Men: 25-35median CHF 77 950
Women: 25-35median CHF 77 000
Men: 35-45median CHF 80 620
Women: 35-45median CHF 80 310
Men: 45-55median CHF 92 000
Women: 45-55median CHF 92 000
Men: 55+median CHF 88 000
Women: 55+median CHF 87 000
median CHF 80 000

Salary by work experience

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

Individuals starting with no experience in the field can expect to earn an annual salary of CHF 70 350. The graph also shows that the highest expected salary for this profession is CHF 95 881 per year.

Salary by work experience

payments specialist, Throughout Switzerland

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0-2 yearsmedian CHF 70 350
3-5 yearsmedian CHF 74 000
6-8 yearsmedian CHF 90 000
9-11 yearsmedian CHF 80 620
12-21 yearsmedian CHF 90 500
21+ yearsmedian CHF 95 881
median CHF 80 000
+36%

salary progression through years of experience

Salary trend

The graph shows how salaries for payments specialist have changed over time.

In 2020-2022, the annual median salary was CHF 80 150. From 2023-2025, the median salary reached its highest at CHF 80 750 per year.

Salary trend

payments specialist, Throughout Switzerland

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2014-2016 yearsmedian CHF 76 000
2017-2019 yearsmedian CHF 74 100
2020-2022 yearsmedian CHF 80 150
2023-2025 yearsmedian CHF 80 750
median CHF 80 000

Highest-Paying industries

The highest paying industry for a payments specialist is Legal / Business advice, with an average salary of CHF 131 250 annually. Followed by Service sector in general and Industry various industries. Remember that significant variations between companies within a single industry can exist.

Highest-Paying industries for payments specialist, Throughout Switzerland

Industry

Median salary

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Jobs

  1. Legal / Business advice
    CHF 131 250Set up Job Alert
  2. Service sector in general
    CHF 115 0007 jobs
  3. Industry various
    CHF 115 0001 job
  4. Building trade / Real estate
    CHF 114 3333 jobs
  5. Consumer / Luxury goods industry
    CHF 112 4002 jobs
  6. Public administration / Associations
    CHF 105 2502 jobs
  7. Catering / Hotel
    CHF 99 762Set up Job Alert
  8. Utilities
    CHF 99 650Set up Job Alert
  9. Information technology / Telecom
    CHF 90 0007 jobs
  10. Health care / Social services
    CHF 89 700Set up Job Alert

Salary by cantons for payments specialist

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

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Throughout Switzerland

payments specialist

CHF 80 000

median salary

Salary by canton

payments specialist

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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 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 84 500
Valais median CHF 0
Zug median CHF 0
Zurich median CHF 85 000
median CHF 80 000

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