According to data from the Federal Statistical Office, the average salaries of HR managers throughout Switzerland are between 25% and 60% higher than the corresponding salaries of HR specialists with a federal certificate, depending on the sector, region and company size.
In individual cases, the development of the "Head of Human Resources" salary depends on other criteria such as the size of the company or previous education, professional experience and age of the applicant. Calculate your individual chances with the help of a salary calculator. We will be happy to help you with a simple example.
A 33-year-old Head of Human Resources in further training earns around CHF 7,487 per month in the automotive manufacturing sector in north-western Switzerland. After passing the higher professional examination as "Head of Human Resources", he takes on management tasks and is promoted to a higher salary group. This increases his salary to CHF 11,568.
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The basic salary in our calculation is CHF 7,487.00. To calculate the salary with the completed further training as Head of Human Resources, go back to the "Occupational group" and "Position in the company" and select "11-14 managers" and "Upper + middle management". This now results in a new average salary of CHF 11,568.00.
Note: The calculation "Head of Human Resources" is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"
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Melita is 27 years old and has been working as an HR specialist at a bank in Aarau for a few years. She loves working closely with lots of people and is very committed to the needs of employees. In addition to her communication skills, her line manager also appreciates the many new ideas Melita brings to him and how she convinces him to come up with new solutions. Melita's boss sees great potential in her and can well imagine her in a management role. She can also imagine working more strategically and conceptually and implementing her ideas herself. By training to become an HR manager, Melita would like to gain the ability to take on overall responsibility for Human Resources in a company and thus make a significant contribution to the success of the business. By training to become a Head of Human Resources with a federal diploma, Melita can consolidate her holistic understanding of leadership and take the next step in her HR career. After successfully completing the higher professional examination, her boss would like to appoint her as an HR Business Partner for team management in lower management so that she can learn about the interactions between the company's goals and processes and thus effectively support Human Resources Management. Later on, Melita will also be able to develop into an HR Manager role, which will of course increase her salary prospects and would also be supported by her boss, albeit with a heavy heart. In any case, the diploma as Head of Human Resources opens up completely new opportunities for her on the job market and promising career prospects.
Financial benefits of further training Head of Human Resources
As an HR Business Partner, Melita will receive CHF 5,485 more per month than before thanks to the Head of Human Resources diploma and will therefore have at least CHF 2.36 million more at her disposal by the time she retires than if she had not taken this further training for the higher professional examination.
As this theoretical calculation does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Calculation in detail
Further training Head of Human Resources HFP:
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(All figures as at October 2022)
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