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Hi, nice video. In my opinion the salary it´s different from what people earn. Before someone receives the salary they already payed taxes to the government, then after that the person needs to pay their rent, food, insurances, medicine/hospital bills, school, transportation and what is left is what they earned that month. SALARY - (TAXES + EXPENSES) = Earned Money. That is the real income every month. In some poorer countries than Switzerland, maybe there are people with lower wages that have more earned money per month then if they were living in Zurich. 5 000 euros in Zurich maybe it´s the same as 1 500 euros in Madrid... It´s just my opinion!
My household in Switzerland with 30 years and with an education so ( apprenticeship in Switzerland for 4 years) as an automation mechanic in mechanical engineering, all figures are calculated in the month: 13 x in a year 6700 gross = net 5896 Apartment in a small town with 3 rooms garden and garage = 1300 health insurance = 416 Additional insurance = 46 Mobile phone subscription = 22 Electricity Water Gas(The gas is at the moment 3 times where high) = 120 Taxes(city, canton, state) = 900 Car insurance = 75 Food = 400 Gasoline = 200 Mobilar insurance = 35 State tv, radio fees = 28 Total left over = 2354 Of which I save every month = 1500 For activities with friends and fun = 854 And on decmber comes the 12+13 month salary so I save per year = 23800
Great work guys! You can be proud of yourself for doing a great job and providing valuable and difficult-to-gather information. I know how hard it can be to find people willing to interview for a video, especially regarding such a topic as salary! Highly appreciated, a massive thank you to you guys! Hope to see your channel rise. You deserve it!! Best wishes from the US...
@@rkw2917 How much experience did you have at that point and what were your key tasks? I am asking because in our company the consultants are doing first level support, c# coding for SSIS processes, SQL reports, support for our resold call-center software while I myself am an IT administrator and had more technical tasks. I wonder if you had more analytic and theoretical work and advised customers or if you had the same or more technical tasks. Would be cool if you could clarify and share some insights!
@TOTFAHRER I was mostly working in back end services (Java) I suspect most companies are now trying to offshore this stuff Possibly the current opportunities are more centered around business analysis or development lifecycle
It takes a lot of gut to go out in Zurich and ask those questions - a piece of precious information nonetheless! I'm spreading your videos to my friends .. :)
Is not that taboo, but to say that on camera yes. Internation companies like to say is not allowed to share, but there are no laws that prohibit this, companies rules cannot overwrite national laws.
In general, I found that salaries in my profession in Software Development are 3 to 4 times higher in Switzerland than in the Netherlands. Taxes are about half or less than over here and rents are about 2 to 3 times higher. The cost of daily living like food and going out is easily 2 to 3 times higher and insurance easily 2 to even 8 times. Things like electronics are much cheaper and cars also. So in general things seem very expensive in Switzerland compared to over here. The thing that somehow always amazes me the most is the bag of chips costing 5 and a half CHF or the fact that the Dutch Gouda cheese is most of the time the cheapest cheese available and still way more expensive than over here. Going on holiday in Switzerland is easily the most expensive in Europe for a Dutch person compared to other European countries, but living and working there gives you probably about the same buying power or even better and easily a much better living standard than in Amsterdam. Compared to outside the Dutch cities living and working in Switzerland is even better!
I've heard that swiss tend to work more hours than their other European counterparts. Like the average working hours in switzerland is 42 hours but in netherlands like 36 or sth and that swiss employees have to be present from 8 am to 5:30 pm but while it's mostly a 9 to 5 job in other european countries .Is that true? I mean that's what google tells me I just wonder if switzerland lackes that work_life balance that the other european countries have I'd really appreciate it if u answered
@@illhelpyou3899in Switzerland you work more hours then the rest of Europe, I’m living in Germany and my contract it’s considered full time job for 140 hour/month. Many companies consider full time job at about 150 hours/month. Depending on what kind of job you have the working schedule it’s different, most of the jobs starts at 6 or 7 and it’s usually 8 hours(I’m working 7 hours plus 1 hour brake Monday to Friday)or 8:30
@@illhelpyou3899 Nah, i dont really know about Switzerland but apparently its 42 hours a week, here in the Netherlands it's 40 hours a week (8 am to 5 pm including 1 hour break)
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multimillionaires.I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this
Definitely we want more of these videos, it's very informative even when people are hidden because they want to be anonymous and I respect that the essential is that we still can hear their voice, thanks for you efforts 😃👍
Nice clip guys! As a side note, in Switzerland salaries are not the same in all Cantons but the prices (also those for rent) are not the same either :) The ones here are on the “higher” side but Zurich is also very expensive.
@@celulaperfecte for example, I live in a town 15min outside of Zurich. Trains 6 run times an hour, and the motorway is only 3min away. Much cheaper than actually living in the city Zurich and you are not farther away from many destinations inside the city.
Wow. So many views. Everyone is interested in relocating to Switzerland, that's why they watch you videos. And these informations about cost if living and salaries is one of the best topics. Keep it up!
I like it alot how you ask specific questions and also fallowup-questions. It leads to a very systematically worked out, logical result appreciate this alot, it's simply efficient interviewing, yet you're still able to react to your opponents answers. :-)
There probably is a reason that they were not able to get more older people to answer the question. Talking about personal finances is considered taboo by the older generations.
Hi Jan and Claudia! Thank you for making this video and yes, please do more of them if you can! I know it's not easy for people to talk about their salaries, but it shouldn't be a taboo topic. Maybe ask in the Paradeplatz area, people working there likely have even higher incomes 😄
I’m a barber in the USA. I work about 33 hours per week, and make about $80,000 US dollars. I actually have a degree in finance, and would love to come and work in Switzerland though. Surprisingly the barber 💈✂️ position pays much better here in the city of Austin TX.
@@WilsonSilvaPT23 $60 is very high, I was looking it up they appear to be around $35-$42 each. Migration likely has driven the prices down because it looks like a lot of foreigners own shops, at least where I looked in Geneva. But good point, if I spoke Swiss German maybe I’d go. 🙂
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Impressive that Switzerland has decided to pay teachers so well. Overall, as a rich, small country SWZ seems to have prioritised high standard of living over growth (it does not really make sense for international companies to hire staff in SWZ), and the people seem to enjoy it.
Social costs are way lower than other neighboring countries (especially France and Germany), not to mention the employment law which gives the employer the power to fire employees quickly not like France / Germany (also applies to the employee, they can quit with 1 month notice). Combine that to low corporation taxes and you have an attractive country to do business in with a flexible legal framework.
Hi guys, really nice video! I am living and working in Zurich but I am originary from Lugano (Tessin). I am a 100% working mom and it would be great to hear how people manage the work-life balance in terms of time and financial wise: every Kanton is different but I can say that the differency between costs here in ZH and TI is HUGE!! You are breaking some bounderies by making this videos and you are doing it in a genuine way and with that, raising some awareness so thanks for that! :)
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@@melina_xrist3944 Hi, well, to be honest, it is really challenging! Life costs so much here and both my husband and I are full time workers and if you have no help from family and/or friends, it can become super expensive super quick! Zurich really offers a lot of options but it also requires a big deal of money as well. It is difficult to answer your question because obviously it also depends on your lifestyle and in general either you LOVE this city or you HATE it. I'm one who loves it and tries her best to balance between work, family and children extra curricular activities, as the majority of moms worldwide, right? :)
@melina_xrist3944 it is incredibly tough! Daycare costs are super high and you basically work in order to pay for it. I personally work 8.5h a day and I am constantly running everywhere and I am late everywhere. BUT, the good part is that there are plenty of opportunities for the kids. My children went in a bilingual daycare where they learned German and English simultaneously, which nowadays is a richness. And swimming classes, piano classes, tennis classes, acting classes... everything is there for them (although, everything has a price, obviously).
Meanwhile in Romania, I have a University degree of Telecommunications Engineer and I work as an field engineer (I configure switch, routers, VPN, PBX, etc. according to client needs. I manage data center, etc.) for a big company and my net salary is just 740€ per month (I have an experience of two years). If I add up ticket meals, some benefits like 500€ vacation bonus, Christmas bonus, etc. I get close to roughly 900€ per month. And that's it. Bare in mind. In the city where I live rent is about 350€ for an apartment with 2 rooms and 1 parking lot. A really good burger is about 10€ (with potatoes and sauce) Bills( electricity, water, phone carrier, heat, TV, everything a man usually has) depending on the month (if it's winter or not) are about 100€ and 180-200€ in winter (and we do have like only 3 months of summer when it's really hot even in the noght,right now, as I am writing, outside is just 12°C) 1 litre of gasoline is about 1.5€. We don't pay for healthcare (but, it is taken from gross salary). We pay an annually fee for using any roads we want. So... you tell me if this is fair or not. For me, it isn't, but... that's the country where I live. What can I say.... ? Long life the corruption.
Live in Walnut Creek California 2- room flat goes for $ 3.500, plus garage , plus electricity , plus water , plus storage = $150. on top of it . Switzerland is a bargain people .
Yes but the cost of living is likely higher hence the higher salary. Plus they do not have an NHS, just googled the average cost for 26+ year old Is £320 per month. Once you factor these things in there probably is not much in it. Probably still better of but it's not that simple as always.
Yeah, id goes germany 2/3 of switzerland gb 2/3 of germany. But take into account the cost of living. As an engineer i’ve seen job offers around 32000 pounds so that corresponds pretty much with my rule.
haha good job guys, interesting to watch!!:) .... I am from Slovakia and we earn here just a fraction of the salaries in Zurich, on average maybe one quarter...even with Master-degree and lot of experiences:(
on the other hand you will not even find a small appartment in Zurich. And if so, you pay 2-3000 / month for rent alone. Salary of 5500 is considered not a lot and most likely you cannot afford a flat on your own. And all those salaries are brutto, means you can subtract 10-30% depending where you live.
Part time for teachers means something else tho. For example working 100% might mean working only 6 hours and not 8.5h A teacher might also teach a 3 hours class but then spend the rest of the day preparing material, grading tests etc.
Great Job! Thanks the valid information.. Now I am absolutely sad. :) I am working at industry, at shift setup with engineering, I am supporting the line production.. With 2 bsc independent degrees My new annual brutto approxymately 39K Euro (390Huf/Euro). The monthly cost is about ~700Euro/month. It is included the house installment, energy prices, TV/Phone/Insurance, except food. Thats, all. I think I earn well, my salary is higher than the hungarian average.
Hey! Ich entdecke gerade zufällig euer Kanal und musste wieder an das Tutorium von Mathe B denken von vor einigen Jahren. Freut mich zu sehen, dass ihr so unterwegs seid :) Viele Grüße aus Braunschweig
Hahah ah hallo 🙌 Ah ja das Mathe B Tutorium ist schon länger her, aber ich erinnere mich gut daran 🙋♂️ Ich hoffe, dass es dir gut geht und danke dir für deinen aufmerksamen Kommentar! 😋
You guys are great! This was a very taboo topic in Switzerland and yet you guys did it great! ❤ new subscriber here! I’m living in Switzerland by the way..
Hi, please create more videos like this. So interesting! Probably consider to visit different areas like Seefeld and Rechtes Zürisee Ufer, Höngg, and even different cities like Zug, Luzern etc. Thank you very much for this and future videos!!
I work in IT, around Zurich - 128K base salary, 15+ years experience. But I’ve been made redundant recently. And I am looking now for around 200k chf total compensation.
Wow thanks so much for sharing! That is really interesting ❤️☀️ What do you mean with made redundant? Sounds pretty good to be honest working 60% and still getting a good salary 🧐😃✨🌞
Can someone explain to me why salaries in Switzerland are so high? Do Swiss businesses have much lower profit margins than businesses in other countries due to the high wages they pay? Or where does the money come from?
In Zürich a three room appartement is about 2000.- per month and that would be a very cheap one. All these people asked have a HIGHER education. A cashier in a supermarket has about 4000 per month.
Guys you are Amazing. I am working in Finance and Accounting Sector with 2 masters and having 4 Languages and 10 years experiance.. I made about 70 K in Luxembourg. I have got offers 2 Swiss company for the 115 K or 135 K. I am planing to improve my French and move Switzerland indeed.
@@claudiaandjan You are welcome:) I am just wondering something maybe you could help me. I have one Close friend who is planing to work in Lousane as French Teacher in immigration Service for azule . What he is wondering if its work he may got a lesson 3 or 4 days a week. The salary what they mentioned about 7300 netto He is just 28 years old after French master and worked just 1 year as teacher in Swiss. He mentioned that he could work for Vaud government and he will be responsible for Educa. He is non eu Citizen but after master in Switzerland and worked 1 year. I am planning to move with him to be international couple like you guys:) do you think that you could work as non eu in Swiss. if you can answer my question I will be very happy. Gruß aus Luxemburg 😊😊😊
Very insightful. I think it would also be interesting to know how many hours per week do they work (40/42) and for the people that answer with the monthly income, if they receive a thirteenth salary. Also, what are their approx. monthly expenses in Zürich :)
Hello 👋 Thanks for your comment, we highly appreciate it ❤️🙌 We are going to take this into account for the next time, that we are asking people 🙏🚀 Have a wonderful week! ✨
Working hours across most of Europe are 8hrs or less a day. Sunday = no work allowed unless permitted to do so. More than 8hrs is applied for in advance. Most companies go by 13 month salary. Im also speaking from my personal exp living in Germany and having also through my company worked in many EU countries.
Lawyers usually 50h/week, doctors 54-56, engineers 42, architects 42. School teachers a lot less, but with a lot of preparation/ homework grading lots of holidays, so prob 40. Usually monthly income is directly a 13th of the annual salary. Monthly expenses 2200 for a student with discounted meals in a 3person flat. 4500.- alone, very small flat in the outskirts, no car, not a lot of eating out. 3 1/2 bedrooms in the outskirts start at 2100. In the center 3000+. Unrenovated flats can be cheaper.
and renting a 1.5 room appartement in zurich is 1500$ a month + taxes for the income is really high, people only see the high salary but don‘t see the other site, don‘t think that it is a paradise.
its not taboo, you usually get an awnser if you ask but its seen as a little wierd. people here tend to talk about this only to close friends and relatves😅
So here in Britain, the average salary in GBP per county is around 30-33k most working class at earning 25-30k. Mid management level you’re looking at 45k and specialised trades 60-70k, that is seen to be a big salary here for the average person. It’s crazy that people start on 85k (75k GBP) over there and that’s deemed as average and to live comfortably you need to be earning 100-120k (88-106k GBP) and upwards. So their average is over double Britain’s average. But their rent is averagely cheaper but their food is generally 21% dearer. Their disadvantage is no free health care, it’s all done through health insurance which starts at 300chf with 2500 excess and their pensions are all private.
Thanks so much for your awesome content! I'd be interested to see more videos on this topic, especially if you could talk to more experienced people. I'd also be interested in videos on the costs of raising young children. It seems like many people that you talk to have Master's degrees. It seems that that is a more common requirement to get a good job. Thanks again!
In other videos people say that you can survive off 4k per month, how much would you need to support a family? 2 adults + 2 small children. My guess is around 10k per month?
@@williamrich3909 I calculate around 4500 CHF per month to live comfortably in canton Zurich. You can scale down if you don't own a car and don't mind living in older apartments that are more built to German than to Swiss Standards. The median income here in Zürich is 8000 CHF per month (working in IT, I earn more). That gives you about 3500 CHF to spend and built wealth after everything is paid, from rent over health insurance to groceries and your car. And yes, family costs extra. But that keeps the taxes down, so people actually come here for work.
Hello there, Thanks so much for your comment! We appreciate it! We will go again another day and ask more people for you ✨💯 We can not guarantee you that we will exactly find people with these jobs, since we always need their consent beforehand so that they agree to be filmed and asked this question. We are tying our best but we also need a bit of luck 🍀😋🚀 Have a wonderful day ❤️
Hahah hey there that is very kind of you! I always calculate tens first. Hence it is easier. For me that works well in my brain. So I do 7*10 (easy) + 14 = 84 😃 Have a wonderful day 🌞
Can you make one about doctors? Anaesthesiologists, emergency med, general surgery, cardiology, orthopaedic etc? I think u can find fair amt of doctors outside hospital. Will highly appreciate it
People dont realize this: If you earn 6000 brutto per month in zurich, you have nothing left at the end of the month. First of all netto (what you actually get of the 6000) is around 5100. You pay 2500 a month for a shabby 2 room apartment (4 rooms will cost you 5000 + per month) if you are lucky enough to get one. Then you pay taxes (around 9000 a year with the example), health insurance (around 5'000 a year), public transport (GA is around 4'000 a year) and food (very expensive as well!). You'll have a few hundered bucks left to visit the cinema and do some sports once or twice month, that's it. People don't get that costs in Zurich are extremely high.
Thanks you very much for this comment and elaborating on the other high costs. We do agree with you that going out, housing etc are highly priced, which also makes sense since the salaries are higher 😋If you go to supermarkets like Lidl however the price seems to be the same as in other European countries. 💯 Have a wonderful weekend!
Sorry but if I could ask - why you deducted tax initially from brutto amount (6000 brutto -> 5100 netto). Then "you pay taxes (around 9000 a year) - what you mean here? What taxes? Are they not substracted from brutto salary before?
@@bodzio7843 no. Taxes are not subtracted from brutto. Only thing subtracted from brutto to netto is pension money (AHV, BVG and 3a) as well as some insurances (but NOT healthcare!). You pay taxes with your netto salary.
Dear Claudia and Jan, very thanks for complete and necessary information about Switzerland. I think it will very help for those wont to vocation and living Switzerland in future. truely, I find first time such youtube channel that not only give information about cities' beauty but also living expenditure, costs and salary about that. My ask for you, please name the UA-camrs (if there are), which give such like of information, cost of living, prices, monthly salaries . etc.. like your channel, another part of Europe , USA , Uk . etc. Thank you in advance
Very interesting and crazy salaries. However, I would have asked these questions too: Did u always wanted to become XY? Why did u choose this position? OR Are you happy with your salary? If they do something else then what they have studied, I would have asked: Did ur degree help with it/are u happy w/ your degree or could u get into this job with a different background (if they know obv.)? Are u happy with your job?
Just keep in mind that everything is expensive here. For example 1 big mac medium menu costs 15 swiss francs rougly 16 usd. You have to pay for every service not like in other European country.
Very interesting video, but most of the people seem to be entry or within the first five years of work. Another approach would be to interview head hunters. employment agencies, and maybe HR people.
Great country to live in. I studied in Switzerland, back in the 90s, and did an internship of 6 months in Zurich. I was already making 1500CHF a month as an intern, in the 90s.... not too bad.
Hey there thanks a lot for your comment! Wow the 90s that is already some time now haha 😀🙂 Where did you end up if I may ask? Have a wonderful weekend!
@claudiaandjan After several years living in different places, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Madrid, I ended up in my hometown, Marbella . You too, have a nice weekend
@@E85stattElektro because switzerland always had a very low inflation, its the lowest in Europe for inflation and has ever been the lowest. but maybe since internship last 3-4 years the salary increase a little bit year by year during the internship i suppose.
Primary school teacher earning 7k a month 😮😮😮 To give some perspective my partner in Spain studied 5y at university in Spain and two more in Liverpool. She is head of studies at a high school. So the 3rd highest position in the school. She earns around 2500 after 16y of teaching. Southern Spain.
I was quite surprised how no one seemed to hesitate to answer your questions. Maybe it was the context of your initial meeting that wasn't shown which gives this false impression, but if not, I thought people seemed very open.
Hello, yes we talked before with people. We always ask if it is okay to interview them and also if they prefer to show their face or not and also ask them the question beforehand. We ask many many more people in the video, who were saying no and some of the ones, who you are seeing were hesitating, but than agreed but e.g. not showing them at all of from the back 👍😃 But we do not film without their permission. Hence you do not see the initial approach of us towards them, which takes a lot of time.
I liked that they were very transparent and mostly preferred not to show their faces. I liked it this way. I would have done the same if I were asked. I feel they’re honest, too. ❤I wished they randomly met a flight attendant. I am curious how they earn in CH.
Hello geddesnevis, thank you very much for your comment! We appreciate your support and are happy that you are liking it! I am not knowing someone, who works as a flight attendant. We are going to make more content and hopefully can provide that information for you in one of our upcoming videos! I assume based on my knowledge that the average salary for a flight attendant in Switzerland ranges from CHF 50,000 to CHF 70,000 per year. However, please note that these figures are approximate and can vary. It's important to keep in mind that the cost of living in Switzerland is generally high, and salaries are often adjusted accordingly. Flight attendants may also receive additional benefits such as allowances for accommodation, meals, transportation, and healthcare coverage. Have a wonderful weekend!!! ❤❤❤
it would have been interesting to have a couple of jobs/salaries of work in, for example, in service industries (eg in restaurants, etc) or logistics/warehouse work. the kind of jobs which someone newly moving here, without all the same paper trails as someone growing up here, would start with
try this in austria , noone is gonna answer since it is a big taboo for them or they just don't wanna show how they work with such less price compared to their neighbours like switzerland
They earn there enough plus they have actually 14 salaries in a year instead of 12. Of course Swiss earns more but expenses as well are very high in Switzerland
in Canada a teacher earns 80-100,000 canadian dollars per year, a nurse 70-100,000, a policeman 70,000, a doctor $400,000-1,000,000 and the cost of living is cheaper than SWZ
Thanks for your comment! We're wishing you all the best as well as luck and strength for your plan! Have a great weekend! Best wishes from Claudia and Jan
you need to be aware of that those salaries are for people working in zürich, besides geneva the most expensive city in switzerland where people earn the most. so salaries are at least 10-20% higher than in the rest of switzerland.
Salaries mentioned in this video are 2, 3 and perhaps even 4 times what they would be in France for a comparable position. Especially for teachers, a public school teacher in France at the beginning of his or her career can expect to make less than 2000 euros per month before taxes. So around 22K per year. Whereas Swiss teachers, if I understood correctly, can make over 100k when working full time. An entry-level Swiss teacher might earn close to five times what his or her French counterpart makes annually. I know Switzerland is an expensive country, but that difference is shocking. 5X is like going from primary school teacher to surgeon in terms of pay grade.
Looking forward to move to Switzerland in the next couple of years since i am specialized as a pharmaceutical engineer. I looked into the possible salaries in that field and they look much better than in Germany, even though the German salaries are already pretty high (according to Entgeltatlas the average is 6420€). I also especially like the concept of the Säule 3a.
Säule 3a is the most profitable of the state-sponsored retirement plans. Just make an account, pay in the max (direct deductible from your income tax) and buy something that resembles an ETF. If you are old and retire somewhere else, you may get it back tax free.
Da würde ich dir Basel empfehlen; als Dreiländereck ist es etwas einfacher für Nicht-Schweizer. Ev. auch Kanton Zug, da auch dort viel Industrie ansässig ist und die Steuern sehr günstig sind. Zürich liegt mir überhaupt nicht, das Götterbereich-Getue ist einfach nervig, zudem ist Wohnraum rar und kaum bezahlbar.
Another one of these videos that make people think that everyone in Switzerland is rich... until they realize that getting reasonably priced housing in Zurich is impossible, that you have to deduct the compulsory health insurance, the social security premium, the compulsory accident insurance, the unemployment insurance, the pension fund premium and the taxes until you get to your actual available income.
Hi Patrick. Thanks so much for your comment. You are right: cost of living can also be quite high in Switzerland. We welcome you to watch our Asking Zurich video where we ask people about their cost of living in Zurich. It is pretty interesting!! 😊
Hey, if you don't earn at least 5K their money, then you are just surviving there. When you try to save you spend like 50 USD a day, if you don't watch it's 100 USD per day. It's crazy!
Ok but where are the normal workers? Like warehouse assistants, cooks, waitress, suppliers, construction workers? Not everyone is a lawyer , architect, teacher or has a degree so it would be very cool if we could know how much money “normal “ people make
Hi. Thanks a lot for your comment! You are completely right. We also would have liked to interview people with other jobs, but we didn’t encounter them that day or they didn’t want to participate in the video. Hopefully next time!! 😊
@@rosehiver6262 well , not everyone likes school you know, and there’s nothing wrong about it. So it would be cool if they showed how “poor” people with a normal job can live there.
@@enrico4282 I completely agree with you. But it would be respectful not to call these people ‘normal’ in the opposite of the educated people who would be …what ? …’abnormal’ I guess ? An architect created the house you live in, and some teachers wake up everyday to try to teach your children something. They have a normal job too. You could call your category ‘the working class’, or ask for ‘more modest jobs’, or ‘manual work’ in the opposite of intellectual work. But sorry, ‘normal’ was funny. 😉
Cool clip. Please concider pointing out that yes, salaries are high(er), BUT also cost of living is tremendous. Don't be fooled to think everyone gets to save thousands of francs. Same rule applies in Switzerland, too: At the end of the money you still got one more week to go.😮
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Lovely! I really love your videos and the work you are doing! Amazing!! You have a lot of potential to grow this channel!
Hi, nice video. In my opinion the salary it´s different from what people earn. Before someone receives the salary they already payed taxes to the government, then after that the person needs to pay their rent, food, insurances, medicine/hospital bills, school, transportation and what is left is what they earned that month. SALARY - (TAXES + EXPENSES) = Earned Money. That is the real income every month. In some poorer countries than Switzerland, maybe there are people with lower wages that have more earned money per month then if they were living in Zurich. 5 000 euros in Zurich maybe it´s the same as 1 500 euros in Madrid... It´s just my opinion!
Please make video about minimum salaries in swiss!
yes please!!! I'm a Risk Manager and I would like to relocate to Zurich :)))
Helpful video bruh
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My household in Switzerland with 30 years and with an education so ( apprenticeship in Switzerland for 4 years) as an automation mechanic in mechanical engineering, all figures are calculated in the month:
13 x in a year 6700 gross = net 5896
Apartment in a small town with 3 rooms garden and garage = 1300
health insurance = 416
Additional insurance = 46
Mobile phone subscription = 22
Electricity Water Gas(The gas is at the moment 3 times where high) = 120
Taxes(city, canton, state) = 900
Car insurance = 75
Food = 400
Gasoline = 200
Mobilar insurance = 35
State tv, radio fees = 28
Total left over = 2354
Of which I save every month = 1500
For activities with friends and fun = 854
And on decmber comes the 12+13 month salary so I save per year = 23800
Wow hey there! That’s so detailed and so interesting! Thank you very much for sharing 👍✨💯 Have a wonderful Sunday! 🍀
Just out of curiosity, are you living alone or sharing expenses with someone?
Thanks a lot
Thanks for sharing...how much a truck driver earns?
Like atriculated truck working let's say 10 hours shifts?
No sleeping in the cab...
Hello in Spain a nurse 1800 EU......but web have nice sun and many bars....
Great work guys! You can be proud of yourself for doing a great job and providing valuable and difficult-to-gather information. I know how hard it can be to find people willing to interview for a video, especially regarding such a topic as salary! Highly appreciated, a massive thank you to you guys! Hope to see your channel rise. You deserve it!! Best wishes from the US...
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@@claudiaandjan Sure, I am looking forward to more videos coming up of you!
"part-time" - 95% ahah:) Pure Swiss)
Haha thank you very much for your comment. 😄
I'm Swiss/Czech, born in Zurich, and I agree. Only japaneese are worse I guess.
@@blackstarmaster7 x 13 is 91 btw.
@@Barbabapanhow much dentist get paid
But she said 7.000 is gross. She said brutto!
Swiss people don't really like to talk about salary.
I'm retired now but 300k per year was my average as an IT consultant
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Wow that is great, were you self employed or employee?
@lorep7412 I was an employee and the company had a generous profit sharing plan
@@rkw2917 How much experience did you have at that point and what were your key tasks? I am asking because in our company the consultants are doing first level support, c# coding for SSIS processes, SQL reports, support for our resold call-center software while I myself am an IT administrator and had more technical tasks. I wonder if you had more analytic and theoretical work and advised customers or if you had the same or more technical tasks. Would be cool if you could clarify and share some insights!
@TOTFAHRER I was mostly working in back end services (Java)
I suspect most companies are now trying to offshore this stuff
Possibly the current opportunities are more centered around business analysis or development lifecycle
It takes a lot of gut to go out in Zurich and ask those questions - a piece of precious information nonetheless! I'm spreading your videos to my friends .. :)
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You're very cool to have convinced so many people to share their status quo even with this taboo topic. Very useful info, thanks for creating content!
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Is not that taboo, but to say that on camera yes.
Internation companies like to say is not allowed to share, but there are no laws that prohibit this, companies rules cannot overwrite national laws.
In general, I found that salaries in my profession in Software Development are 3 to 4 times higher in Switzerland than in the Netherlands. Taxes are about half or less than over here and rents are about 2 to 3 times higher. The cost of daily living like food and going out is easily 2 to 3 times higher and insurance easily 2 to even 8 times. Things like electronics are much cheaper and cars also. So in general things seem very expensive in Switzerland compared to over here. The thing that somehow always amazes me the most is the bag of chips costing 5 and a half CHF or the fact that the Dutch Gouda cheese is most of the time the cheapest cheese available and still way more expensive than over here. Going on holiday in Switzerland is easily the most expensive in Europe for a Dutch person compared to other European countries, but living and working there gives you probably about the same buying power or even better and easily a much better living standard than in Amsterdam. Compared to outside the Dutch cities living and working in Switzerland is even better!
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I've heard that swiss tend to work more hours than their other European counterparts.
Like the average working hours in switzerland is 42 hours but in netherlands like 36 or sth and that swiss employees have to be present from 8 am to 5:30 pm but while it's mostly a 9 to 5 job in other european countries .Is that true? I mean that's what google tells me I just wonder if switzerland lackes that work_life balance that the other european countries have
I'd really appreciate it if u answered
@@illhelpyou3899in Switzerland you work more hours then the rest of Europe, I’m living in Germany and my contract it’s considered full time job for 140 hour/month. Many companies consider full time job at about 150 hours/month. Depending on what kind of job you have the working schedule it’s different, most of the jobs starts at 6 or 7 and it’s usually 8 hours(I’m working 7 hours plus 1 hour brake Monday to Friday)or 8:30
Can’t agree. Amsterdam is the best place to live in the world
@@illhelpyou3899 Nah, i dont really know about Switzerland but apparently its 42 hours a week, here in the Netherlands it's 40 hours a week (8 am to 5 pm including 1 hour break)
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multimillionaires.I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this
please I have been hearing about this Mrs Melissa price MP from my colleagues at work. How do I easily reached out to her
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Definitely we want more of these videos, it's very informative even when people are hidden because they want to be anonymous and I respect that the essential is that we still can hear their voice, thanks for you efforts 😃👍
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Nice clip guys! As a side note, in Switzerland salaries are not the same in all Cantons but the prices (also those for rent) are not the same either :) The ones here are on the “higher” side but Zurich is also very expensive.
Thanks so much for sharing!! 📝
Yeah you can easily spend 3000$ or more/month only for rent. Parking space another 150$ at least. It adds up quickly
If I'm going to work in Zurich, do you recommend me to rent a flat in a town?
Another very expensive thing is childcare, easy 3k or per month per child. Food however is roughly the same everywhere, as is transport
@@celulaperfecte for example, I live in a town 15min outside of Zurich.
Trains 6 run times an hour, and the motorway is only 3min away.
Much cheaper than actually living in the city Zurich and you are not farther away from many destinations inside the city.
Wow. So many views. Everyone is interested in relocating to Switzerland, that's why they watch you videos. And these informations about cost if living and salaries is one of the best topics. Keep it up!
Hi. Thanks a lot for your supporting comment!!
I like it alot how you ask specific questions and also fallowup-questions. It leads to a very systematically worked out, logical result appreciate this alot, it's simply efficient interviewing, yet you're still able to react to your opponents answers. :-)
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This is great! Would love to hear more older people answer this question. And maybe different parts of Zurich too
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Because its a taboo topic in switzerland you will find a handfull of older people that want to talk about that
There probably is a reason that they were not able to get more older people to answer the question. Talking about personal finances is considered taboo by the older generations.
@@claudiaandjan Come to Goldküste in Zurich to find some people with insanely high salaries ( myself included )
Awesome! Keep it going.
Future topic: the skilled worker shortage in Switzerland
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This is non existant. It's just a lie made up by companies to get someone from abroad who'll do the same job for half the salary.
Hi Jan and Claudia! Thank you for making this video and yes, please do more of them if you can! I know it's not easy for people to talk about their salaries, but it shouldn't be a taboo topic. Maybe ask in the Paradeplatz area, people working there likely have even higher incomes 😄
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They will just not answer that question i bet you ;)
They will not answer that question
I’m a barber in the USA. I work about 33 hours per week, and make about $80,000 US dollars. I actually have a degree in finance, and would love to come and work in Switzerland though. Surprisingly the barber 💈✂️ position pays much better here in the city of Austin TX.
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@@claudiaandjan thank you so much, your videos are great 👍🏻 wish you both the best
Well an haircut in Zurich cost on average $60. If you open your own barber shop and work for 33 hours a week you can make more than $100,000
@@WilsonSilvaPT23 $60 is very high, I was looking it up they appear to be around $35-$42 each. Migration likely has driven the prices down because it looks like a lot of foreigners own shops, at least where I looked in Geneva. But good point, if I spoke Swiss German maybe I’d go. 🙂
just keep in Mind we work between 42 an 47 hours here in Switzerland for our Salaries
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Impressive that Switzerland has decided to pay teachers so well. Overall, as a rich, small country SWZ seems to have prioritised high standard of living over growth (it does not really make sense for international companies to hire staff in SWZ), and the people seem to enjoy it.
Yeah, and check their birth rate. But I guess they will have outside immigration although I wouldn't expect families.
Social costs are way lower than other neighboring countries (especially France and Germany), not to mention the employment law which gives the employer the power to fire employees quickly not like France / Germany (also applies to the employee, they can quit with 1 month notice). Combine that to low corporation taxes and you have an attractive country to do business in with a flexible legal framework.
40% income tax rate. That's insane
@@atilla4352what does birth rate have to do with that
@@benjamins8082most of the countries with a very high living standard have a similar tax rate.
Hi guys, really nice video! I am living and working in Zurich but I am originary from Lugano (Tessin). I am a 100% working mom and it would be great to hear how people manage the work-life balance in terms of time and financial wise: every Kanton is different but I can say that the differency between costs here in ZH and TI is HUGE!! You are breaking some bounderies by making this videos and you are doing it in a genuine way and with that, raising some awareness so thanks for that! :)
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How is your quality of life being a working mom in Zurich? Is it worth to move there?
@@melina_xrist3944 Hi, well, to be honest, it is really challenging! Life costs so much here and both my husband and I are full time workers and if you have no help from family and/or friends, it can become super expensive super quick! Zurich really offers a lot of options but it also requires a big deal of money as well. It is difficult to answer your question because obviously it also depends on your lifestyle and in general either you LOVE this city or you HATE it. I'm one who loves it and tries her best to balance between work, family and children extra curricular activities, as the majority of moms worldwide, right? :)
I would love to know what the cost of living is between Zurich and Lugano really is.
@melina_xrist3944 it is incredibly tough! Daycare costs are super high and you basically work in order to pay for it. I personally work 8.5h a day and I am constantly running everywhere and I am late everywhere. BUT, the good part is that there are plenty of opportunities for the kids. My children went in a bilingual daycare where they learned German and English simultaneously, which nowadays is a richness. And swimming classes, piano classes, tennis classes, acting classes... everything is there for them (although, everything has a price, obviously).
Meanwhile in Romania, I have a University degree of Telecommunications Engineer and I work as an field engineer (I configure switch, routers, VPN, PBX, etc. according to client needs. I manage data center, etc.) for a big company and my net salary is just 740€ per month (I have an experience of two years). If I add up ticket meals, some benefits like 500€ vacation bonus, Christmas bonus, etc. I get close to roughly 900€ per month. And that's it.
Bare in mind.
In the city where I live rent is about 350€ for an apartment with 2 rooms and 1 parking lot.
A really good burger is about 10€ (with potatoes and sauce)
Bills( electricity, water, phone carrier, heat, TV, everything a man usually has) depending on the month (if it's winter or not) are about 100€ and 180-200€ in winter (and we do have like only 3 months of summer when it's really hot even in the noght,right now, as I am writing, outside is just 12°C)
1 litre of gasoline is about 1.5€.
We don't pay for healthcare (but, it is taken from gross salary). We pay an annually fee for using any roads we want.
So... you tell me if this is fair or not. For me, it isn't, but... that's the country where I live.
What can I say.... ? Long life the corruption.
Always
Atunci mutați-vă și dvs in Zurich
Live in Walnut Creek California 2- room flat goes for $ 3.500, plus garage , plus electricity , plus water , plus storage = $150. on top of it .
Switzerland is a bargain people .
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Thanks, I've learnt salaries in Zurich are very good. Primary school teacher salaries in UK range from 28k to 40k, half as much as in Zurich
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Yes but the cost of living is likely higher hence the higher salary. Plus they do not have an NHS, just googled the average cost for 26+ year old Is £320 per month. Once you factor these things in there probably is not much in it. Probably still better of but it's not that simple as always.
@@usefulrandom1855 Have you experienced London prices? You'll barely survive on 40k.
@@MrUnlimitedTorque London is the exception, not the rule. 40k is most of the country is a decent life with your own home.
Yeah, id goes germany 2/3 of switzerland gb 2/3 of germany. But take into account the cost of living. As an engineer i’ve seen job offers around 32000 pounds so that corresponds pretty much with my rule.
Thank you ..i will go to live and work in Zurich in next 5years100%so your content helps a lot
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haha good job guys, interesting to watch!!:) .... I am from Slovakia and we earn here just a fraction of the salaries in Zurich, on average maybe one quarter...even with Master-degree and lot of experiences:(
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on the other hand you will not even find a small appartment in Zurich. And if so, you pay 2-3000 / month for rent alone. Salary of 5500 is considered not a lot and most likely you cannot afford a flat on your own. And all those salaries are brutto, means you can subtract 10-30% depending where you live.
I live in Bern also from Slovakia… degrees is now not important anymore I guess :((
The fact a 5th grade part time teacher makes 84k is insane
Hi. Thanks a lot for your comment 😊
I wouldn't call 95% part-time, that's almost full time 😂 that's just like working 2h less per week
Part time for teachers means something else tho. For example working 100% might mean working only 6 hours and not 8.5h
A teacher might also teach a 3 hours class but then spend the rest of the day preparing material, grading tests etc.
that should be everywhere
Teacher in Switzerland salary is veryyyyyyyyyyyy high everywhere
Great Job! Thanks the valid information.. Now I am absolutely sad. :) I am working at industry, at shift setup with engineering, I am supporting the line production.. With 2 bsc independent degrees My new annual brutto approxymately 39K Euro (390Huf/Euro). The monthly cost is about ~700Euro/month. It is included the house installment, energy prices, TV/Phone/Insurance, except food. Thats, all. I think I earn well, my salary is higher than the hungarian average.
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Great video! Please keep these salary/job surveys coming!
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I saw you guys filming today near the Linderhof hill! 😍 Looking for more videos because your videos help me a lot in knowing more about Swiss life 🇨🇭
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Hello friend, I invite you to visit my country
Wow I loved the video! Well done guys! :)
Thanks so much 🤗💯
Hey! Ich entdecke gerade zufällig euer Kanal und musste wieder an das Tutorium von Mathe B denken von vor einigen Jahren. Freut mich zu sehen, dass ihr so unterwegs seid :) Viele Grüße aus Braunschweig
Hahah ah hallo 🙌
Ah ja das Mathe B Tutorium ist schon länger her, aber ich erinnere mich gut daran 🙋♂️ Ich hoffe, dass es dir gut geht und danke dir für deinen aufmerksamen Kommentar! 😋
You guys are great! This was a very taboo topic in Switzerland and yet you guys did it great! ❤ new subscriber here! I’m living in Switzerland by the way..
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Very insightful! I loved it! I am a Brazilian living in Canada and we don’t earn that much however our life expenses is lower!
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Been an expat in zurich for 4 years and still for the life of me I can't understand why it is such a big taboo to talk about one's salary!?
Came here to watch the video again. Really well done! Feel so professional! 😊 Love your channel and I wish you all the best!
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great video and content! this is such an important topic but there is a big taboo around it! thanks for breaking this!
Hi, please create more videos like this. So interesting! Probably consider to visit different areas like Seefeld and Rechtes Zürisee Ufer, Höngg, and even different cities like Zug, Luzern etc. Thank you very much for this and future videos!!
Hello thanks so much! We will create more videos like this and also explore other areas! Thank you very much for your comment!
And also have a wonderful Sunday evening 👋❤️
Loved it ❤ thank you for including a teacher. Much appreciated
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I work in IT, around Zurich - 128K base salary, 15+ years experience. But I’ve been made redundant recently. And I am looking now for around 200k chf total compensation.
Net I get 6k per month, working only 60% that is 3 days per week…
Wow thanks so much for sharing! That is really interesting ❤️☀️ What do you mean with made redundant? Sounds pretty good to be honest working 60% and still getting a good salary 🧐😃✨🌞
@@victorantos
6k euro or 6k $ ???
yes @@kashifshakoor5861
@@kashifshakoor5861 yes
Thank you guys! Such an interesting topic! Keep it up 😊
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Very interesting video! I thought that no one will answer your question about salary! Keep up doing a great work!😊
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@@claudiaandjan You guys are really awesome!:-)It would be great if you could ask people from Hotels, cafes and restaurants about their salarys
Hey there, you are also awesome 💯❤️✨ We will definitely do that for you coming up in the future 👋
@@claudiaandjan Thank in advance!:-)
Amazing video! Thanks for making this video, I would love to see more videos :)
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You have a lot oft different persons there and you are really sympathetic 💐
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Finally someone spell correctly Zurich. Thank you!
Can someone explain to me why salaries in Switzerland are so high? Do Swiss businesses have much lower profit margins than businesses in other countries due to the high wages they pay? Or where does the money come from?
In Zürich a three room appartement is about 2000.- per month and that would be a very cheap one.
All these people asked have a HIGHER education.
A cashier in a supermarket has about 4000 per month.
@@annaeveline8814 i know that. i'm asking WHY the salaries are so high.
Guys you are Amazing. I am working in Finance and Accounting Sector with 2 masters and having 4 Languages and 10 years experiance.. I made about 70 K in Luxembourg. I have got offers 2 Swiss company for the 115 K or 135 K. I am planing to improve my French and move Switzerland indeed.
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@@claudiaandjan You are welcome:) I am just wondering something maybe you could help me. I have one Close friend who is planing to work in Lousane as French Teacher in immigration Service for azule . What he is wondering if its work he may got a lesson 3 or 4 days a week. The salary what they mentioned about 7300 netto He is just 28 years old after French master and worked just 1 year as teacher in Swiss. He mentioned that he could work for Vaud government and he will be responsible for Educa. He is non eu Citizen but after master in Switzerland and worked 1 year. I am planning to move with him to be international couple like you guys:) do you think that you could work as non eu in Swiss. if you can answer my question I will be very happy.
Gruß aus Luxemburg 😊😊😊
Very insightful. I think it would also be interesting to know how many hours per week do they work (40/42) and for the people that answer with the monthly income, if they receive a thirteenth salary. Also, what are their approx. monthly expenses in Zürich :)
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It's usually 8 hours and 12 minutes a day for most here in Zurich. At least to my knowledge and basing it off how much people work in my company
Working hours across most of Europe are 8hrs or less a day. Sunday = no work allowed unless permitted to do so. More than 8hrs is applied for in advance. Most companies go by 13 month salary. Im also speaking from my personal exp living in Germany and having also through my company worked in many EU countries.
Lawyers usually 50h/week, doctors 54-56, engineers 42, architects 42. School teachers a lot less, but with a lot of preparation/ homework grading lots of holidays, so prob 40. Usually monthly income is directly a 13th of the annual salary. Monthly expenses 2200 for a student with discounted meals in a 3person flat. 4500.- alone, very small flat in the outskirts, no car, not a lot of eating out. 3 1/2 bedrooms in the outskirts start at 2100. In the center 3000+. Unrenovated flats can be cheaper.
Beispiel:
Weihnachtskonzert in der Reformierten Kirche: Freier Eintritt, Spende obligatorisch, mindestens CHF 20 pro Person
Holy crap as a Spanish person , I’m in shock with the salaries on this videos
Zurich is extremely expensive to line... a beer, lunch is over 30 euros...
and renting a 1.5 room appartement in zurich is 1500$ a month + taxes for the income is really high, people only see the high salary but don‘t see the other site, don‘t think that it is a paradise.
Thanks so much for your comment 😄
@@b_niss2278 dont think the taxes are high
Jeah but if you don't live direct in Zürich you can live very good for with not that big of costs. Switzerland is almost always paying very good.
Hi guyz ! I love this as I'm interested in healthcare assistant and carers .Your interviews help everyone who think about to to relocate.Thank you
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I love this video thankyou for making this❤
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Hey Claudia and Jan, this is your first video I'm watching, amazing video!
Subscribed!
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Nice! Thanks for the vid, I thought it was taboo in CH to speak so openly about salaries… apparently it’s more taboo in Berlin 😂😅
Thanks so much for your comment, Marko. Very interesting 😊
its not taboo, you usually get an awnser if you ask but its seen as a little wierd. people here tend to talk about this only to close friends and relatves😅
It's not common to talk about the income at all. Even with close friends it's a "about.." game.
Super interesting! Thank you! It would be interesting to compare this to Zug, too!
Hey there thanks a lot for your comment! Enjoy the sunny days 😇
don't ask how much they earn in zurich, ask how much they pay for life, then you'll understand the wages
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We have done a video about this already you can see it in our channel if you are interested 🚀🍀 Have a great day 🌞
median income is 8000 CHF in Zurich. For my middle class lifestyle (decent flat, car, good food), I need around 4500 CHF. Everything else is extra.
So here in Britain, the average salary in GBP per county is around 30-33k most working class at earning 25-30k. Mid management level you’re looking at 45k and specialised trades 60-70k, that is seen to be a big salary here for the average person.
It’s crazy that people start on 85k (75k GBP) over there and that’s deemed as average and to live comfortably you need to be earning 100-120k (88-106k GBP) and upwards.
So their average is over double Britain’s average. But their rent is averagely cheaper but their food is generally 21% dearer. Their disadvantage is no free health care, it’s all done through health insurance which starts at 300chf with 2500 excess and their pensions are all private.
Thanks so much for your awesome content! I'd be interested to see more videos on this topic, especially if you could talk to more experienced people. I'd also be interested in videos on the costs of raising young children. It seems like many people that you talk to have Master's degrees. It seems that that is a more common requirement to get a good job. Thanks again!
In other videos people say that you can survive off 4k per month, how much would you need to support a family? 2 adults + 2 small children. My guess is around 10k per month?
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@@williamrich3909 I calculate around 4500 CHF per month to live comfortably in canton Zurich. You can scale down if you don't own a car and don't mind living in older apartments that are more built to German than to Swiss Standards.
The median income here in Zürich is 8000 CHF per month (working in IT, I earn more). That gives you about 3500 CHF to spend and built wealth after everything is paid, from rent over health insurance to groceries and your car.
And yes, family costs extra. But that keeps the taxes down, so people actually come here for work.
Very good and informative video, interesting to compare the difference between UK and Switzerland
i would be also interested in other jobs, like barista, or people who work in a hotels, or cleaning, or painter, or plumber, not only office jobs.
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Thanks so much for your comment! We appreciate it! We will go again another day and ask more people for you ✨💯 We can not guarantee you that we will exactly find people with these jobs, since we always need their consent beforehand so that they agree to be filmed and asked this question. We are tying our best but we also need a bit of luck 🍀😋🚀 Have a wonderful day ❤️
@@claudiaandjan maybe you should try front of dynamo, or somewhere not the posh area. or close to langstrasse
Im a chef near Geneva. I make 35/hour on a casual salary. And work 24-30 hours a week :)
Hey there thanks for elaborating on this comment and sharing this! Very interesting 🙌
These people make ca. 4000 in Zurich.
I'd love to hear more about tech salaries. Cybersecurity / Information Security Management etc. or even teamlead, head ofs.
Thanks for your comment, we are taking note 🤗🎉
Am I the only one impressed he calculated 84 000 so quickly?
Hahah hey there that is very kind of you! I always calculate tens first. Hence it is easier. For me that works well in my brain. So I do 7*10 (easy) + 14 = 84 😃
Have a wonderful day 🌞
@@claudiaandjan I see hahaha, I would have done 2*6*7=2*42, which is not easier hahaha.
I really liked the video btw :)
Yes…
I think you are because it wasn't even that fast.
Can you make one about doctors? Anaesthesiologists, emergency med, general surgery, cardiology, orthopaedic etc? I think u can find fair amt of doctors outside hospital. Will highly appreciate it
People dont realize this: If you earn 6000 brutto per month in zurich, you have nothing left at the end of the month. First of all netto (what you actually get of the 6000) is around 5100. You pay 2500 a month for a shabby 2 room apartment (4 rooms will cost you 5000 + per month) if you are lucky enough to get one. Then you pay taxes (around 9000 a year with the example), health insurance (around 5'000 a year), public transport (GA is around 4'000 a year) and food (very expensive as well!). You'll have a few hundered bucks left to visit the cinema and do some sports once or twice month, that's it. People don't get that costs in Zurich are extremely high.
Thanks you very much for this comment and elaborating on the other high costs. We do agree with you that going out, housing etc are highly priced, which also makes sense since the salaries are higher 😋If you go to supermarkets like Lidl however the price seems to be the same as in other European countries. 💯 Have a wonderful weekend!
Not true.
Sorry but if I could ask - why you deducted tax initially from brutto amount (6000 brutto -> 5100 netto). Then "you pay taxes (around 9000 a year) - what you mean here? What taxes? Are they not substracted from brutto salary before?
@@bodzio7843 no. Taxes are not subtracted from brutto. Only thing subtracted from brutto to netto is pension money (AHV, BVG and 3a) as well as some insurances (but NOT healthcare!). You pay taxes with your netto salary.
Lovely people, hopefully I'll be moving to Zurich soon. You twosome are awesome.. 🎉
I thank you for sharin' 🖖
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AMAZING CONTENT! Loved it
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Dear Claudia and Jan, very thanks for complete and necessary information about Switzerland. I think it will very help for those wont to vocation and living Switzerland in future. truely, I find first time such youtube channel that not only give information about cities' beauty but also living expenditure, costs and salary about that. My ask for you, please name the UA-camrs (if there are), which give such like of information, cost of living, prices, monthly salaries . etc.. like your channel, another part of Europe , USA , Uk . etc. Thank you in advance
Very interesting and crazy salaries.
However, I would have asked these questions too: Did u always wanted to become XY? Why did u choose this position? OR Are you happy with your salary? If they do something else then what they have studied, I would have asked: Did ur degree help with it/are u happy w/ your degree or could u get into this job with a different background (if they know obv.)? Are u happy with your job?
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It was not a video about happiness but about which salary for which job.
Great video guys! super useful info!
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Just keep in mind that everything is expensive here. For example 1 big mac medium menu costs 15 swiss francs rougly 16 usd. You have to pay for every service not like in other European country.
Hello, thank you very much for your comment you bring up a valid point! Have a wonderful weekend ❤
Still, when they go abroad for vacation they will feel like millionairs
Very interesting video, but most of the people seem to be entry or within the first five years of work. Another approach would be to interview head hunters. employment agencies, and maybe HR people.
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Great country to live in. I studied in Switzerland, back in the 90s, and did an internship of 6 months in Zurich. I was already making 1500CHF a month as an intern, in the 90s.... not too bad.
Hey there thanks a lot for your comment! Wow the 90s that is already some time now haha 😀🙂 Where did you end up if I may ask? Have a wonderful weekend!
@claudiaandjan After several years living in different places, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Madrid, I ended up in my hometown, Marbella . You too, have a nice weekend
A friend of mine recently did a internship in some village in SG and earned 2000CHF per month.
@@E85stattElektro because switzerland always had a very low inflation, its the lowest in Europe for inflation and has ever been the lowest. but maybe since internship last 3-4 years the salary increase a little bit year by year during the internship i suppose.
Primary school teacher earning 7k a month 😮😮😮
To give some perspective my partner in Spain studied 5y at university in Spain and two more in Liverpool. She is head of studies at a high school. So the 3rd highest position in the school. She earns around 2500 after 16y of teaching. Southern Spain.
Teachers in Serbia have 500e per month fixed, no increases til they reach the pension, rent for 50m² is 600e
@@Johnnyboiii holy shiiiit
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Great video, congrats guys!
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I was quite surprised how no one seemed to hesitate to answer your questions. Maybe it was the context of your initial meeting that wasn't shown which gives this false impression, but if not, I thought people seemed very open.
Hello, yes we talked before with people. We always ask if it is okay to interview them and also if they prefer to show their face or not and also ask them the question beforehand. We ask many many more people in the video, who were saying no and some of the ones, who you are seeing were hesitating, but than agreed but e.g. not showing them at all of from the back 👍😃 But we do not film without their permission. Hence you do not see the initial approach of us towards them, which takes a lot of time.
So informative! Thank you for this video
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I liked that they were very transparent and mostly preferred not to show their faces. I liked it this way. I would have done the same if I were asked. I feel they’re honest, too. ❤I wished they randomly met a flight attendant. I am curious how they earn in CH.
Hi as far as i know, entry level salary for swiss air is around 3k to 3k5 per month :)
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I am not knowing someone, who works as a flight attendant. We are going to make more content and hopefully can provide that information for you in one of our upcoming videos!
I assume based on my knowledge that the average salary for a flight attendant in Switzerland ranges from CHF 50,000 to CHF 70,000 per year. However, please note that these figures are approximate and can vary.
It's important to keep in mind that the cost of living in Switzerland is generally high, and salaries are often adjusted accordingly. Flight attendants may also receive additional benefits such as allowances for accommodation, meals, transportation, and healthcare coverage.
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Hello friend, I invite you to visit my country
it would have been interesting to have a couple of jobs/salaries of work in, for example, in service industries (eg in restaurants, etc) or logistics/warehouse work. the kind of jobs which someone newly moving here, without all the same paper trails as someone growing up here, would start with
Please ask international people do they feel Zurich as their home city or do they face discrimination here.
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try this in austria , noone is gonna answer since it is a big taboo for them or they just don't wanna show how they work with such less price compared to their neighbours like switzerland
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They earn there enough plus they have actually 14 salaries in a year instead of 12. Of course Swiss earns more but expenses as well are very high in Switzerland
@@oleksandrhafurov3246 both swiss and auties earn 14 salary as well
Thank you for your effort to make this video! Could you please do other cities in Switzerland?
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@@claudiaandjanYes plsss Geneve It would be great!
in Canada a teacher earns 80-100,000 canadian dollars per year, a nurse 70-100,000, a policeman 70,000, a doctor $400,000-1,000,000 and the cost of living is cheaper than SWZ
hi! do you also know how much earn an automation tester? thank you
Thank you very much for the video. I found it very interesting. Looking forward to see more videos!!
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This is really helpful. I’m working on moving to Switzerland but for me it‘s a bit more complicated as someone from ‚Drittstaaten‘
Thanks for your comment! We're wishing you all the best as well as luck and strength for your plan! Have a great weekend! Best wishes from Claudia and Jan
you need to be aware of that those salaries are for people working in zürich, besides geneva the most expensive city in switzerland where people earn the most. so salaries are at least 10-20% higher than in the rest of switzerland.
Australia and switzerland is same earning. But switerland is 30% more in cost of living then Auatralia.
Salaries mentioned in this video are 2, 3 and perhaps even 4 times what they would be in France for a comparable position. Especially for teachers, a public school teacher in France at the beginning of his or her career can expect to make less than 2000 euros per month before taxes. So around 22K per year. Whereas Swiss teachers, if I understood correctly, can make over 100k when working full time. An entry-level Swiss teacher might earn close to five times what his or her French counterpart makes annually. I know Switzerland is an expensive country, but that difference is shocking. 5X is like going from primary school teacher to surgeon in terms of pay grade.
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Looking forward to move to Switzerland in the next couple of years since i am specialized as a pharmaceutical engineer. I looked into the possible salaries in that field and they look much better than in Germany, even though the German salaries are already pretty high (according to Entgeltatlas the average is 6420€). I also especially like the concept of the Säule 3a.
better stay away 😂
Säule 3a is the most profitable of the state-sponsored retirement plans.
Just make an account, pay in the max (direct deductible from your income tax) and buy something that resembles an ETF.
If you are old and retire somewhere else, you may get it back tax free.
Da würde ich dir Basel empfehlen; als Dreiländereck ist es etwas einfacher für Nicht-Schweizer. Ev. auch Kanton Zug, da auch dort viel Industrie ansässig ist und die Steuern sehr günstig sind. Zürich liegt mir überhaupt nicht, das Götterbereich-Getue ist einfach nervig, zudem ist Wohnraum rar und kaum bezahlbar.
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In retail in shops is about 4300-5000 per month
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In zurich? Also is this brutto or netto?
but guys lot of taxes healt taxes imsurance, rent thats absolutly insane in zurich. we have one of the best sytems but dont think life is like honey
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Another one of these videos that make people think that everyone in Switzerland is rich... until they realize that getting reasonably priced housing in Zurich is impossible, that you have to deduct the compulsory health insurance, the social security premium, the compulsory accident insurance, the unemployment insurance, the pension fund premium and the taxes until you get to your actual available income.
Hi Patrick. Thanks so much for your comment. You are right: cost of living can also be quite high in Switzerland. We welcome you to watch our Asking Zurich video where we ask people about their cost of living in Zurich. It is pretty interesting!! 😊
Wow Thank you! I really though people in Zürich earn much more... Dont feel that bad now.
Please realize those are Zurich salaries and not Swiss salaries !
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Hey, if you don't earn at least 5K their money, then you are just surviving there.
When you try to save you spend like 50 USD a day, if you don't watch it's 100 USD per day. It's crazy!
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Ok but where are the normal workers? Like warehouse assistants, cooks, waitress, suppliers, construction workers? Not everyone is a lawyer , architect, teacher or has a degree so it would be very cool if we could know how much money “normal “ people make
Hi. Thanks a lot for your comment! You are completely right. We also would have liked to interview people with other jobs, but we didn’t encounter them that day or they didn’t want to participate in the video. Hopefully next time!! 😊
«Normal» people don’t have a degree. 😂😂😂😂😂
You just mean «poor» people who hated school. 😊
@@rosehiver6262 well , not everyone likes school you know, and there’s nothing wrong about it. So it would be cool if they showed how “poor” people with a normal job can live there.
@@enrico4282 I completely agree with you. But it would be respectful not to call these people ‘normal’ in the opposite of the educated people who would be …what ? …’abnormal’ I guess ? An architect created the house you live in, and some teachers wake up everyday to try to teach your children something. They have a normal job too.
You could call your category ‘the working class’, or ask for ‘more modest jobs’, or ‘manual work’ in the opposite of intellectual work.
But sorry, ‘normal’ was funny. 😉
@@rosehiver6262 yes you right , maybe it was wrong to say normal, it was not my intention to categorize those people as “abnormal” .
Guys it's really amazing to watch your videos! I wish to meet you in person one day ❤
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Thank you very much guys!! So useful! 😊
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Good video, keep going you both 👌🏼:)
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Cool clip. Please concider pointing out that yes, salaries are high(er), BUT also cost of living is tremendous. Don't be fooled to think everyone gets to save thousands of francs. Same rule applies in Switzerland, too: At the end of the money you still got one more week to go.😮
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And a CFA L2 with a business/finance degree in Switzerland would get you started with an average of CHF 210,000