The "Sales Specialist" course provides the basic knowledge required for a managerial role, for example in a sales department. A corresponding promotion or the assumption of a new position is almost always associated with a significant salary increase. The salary increase usually takes place in the first two years after completing the sales specialist course and can be up to 30%.
Calculate your individual salary opportunities with just a few clicks using the federal government's salary calculator. Criteria such as sector, region, employer, training, professional experience and age play an important role in the development of your salary. We would be happy to provide you with an example of how to calculate the salary for a sales specialist.
This is how you proceed: Click on "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" below and then on the "Calculate salary" button
Source: "Federal Statistical Office, FSO"
Note: This sample calculation refers to the data of Salarium 2023, this service is temporarily interrupted. Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
The example salary for a sales specialist in our calculation is CHF 4,968.00. Now go back to the "Training" section and select "Higher vocational training / higher technical college", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 5,598.00. If you then enter "Lower management" under "Position in the company", the average sales specialist salary increases to CHF 6,175.00.
Please note: The calculation is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and sometimes varies greatly.
Phillipp is 24 years old and works as a sales clerk for a telecommunications company in Altdorf. He enjoys direct customer contact on the phone and providing advice. Phillipp works in a performance and customer-oriented manner. He does not shy away from administrative tasks. Even in difficult situations, he keeps a cool head and remains objective. Phillipp has already acquired extensive product and market knowledge as well as acquisition skills. As he feels comfortable in sales, he would like to develop into a sales specialist and take on even more qualified tasks. The professional examination as a sales specialist with a federal certificate will allow Phillipp to specialize further. He expects to have better earning potential and job market opportunities after his further training.
Financial benefits of further training as a sales specialist
As a sales specialist, Phillipp will receive CHF 746 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 349,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not done any further training.
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 as a BP sales specialist:
Wage difference and yield calculation:
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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