Does the Federal Vocational Baccalaureate lead to higher wages?

Führt die Berufsmaturität zu mehr Lohn?

Your personal salary opportunities depend on various criteria such as the industry, the region, your employer, your previous training, your professional experience and your age. You can use the "Salarium" salary calculator to calculate your potential salary after the BM2 (Federal Vocational Baccalaureate after an apprenticeship) and a degree course at a university of applied sciences.

Wage example after completion

A 24-year-old trained miller from Burgdorf earned around CHF 4,784 per month working for a large animal feed manufacturer. He liked his work, but didn't feel challenged enough. He therefore completed his Federal Vocational Baccalaureate and went to study at a University of Applied Sciences. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in food engineering, he moved to the research and development department and was promoted to a higher pay grade. His new monthly salary is around CHF 7,131.

Calculate your personal salary opportunities after the Federal Vocational Baccalaureate in the same way here.

Click below on "Salarium - statistical wage calculator" (at source) and then on the "Calculate wages" button:

  • Region: Choose your region / place of work (in the example Northwestern Switzerland)
  • Industry: Choose the industry in which you will work after your studies (in the example 10 Production of food and animal feed)
  • Occupational group: Enter your job title after your studies and Salarium will suggest the corresponding occupational group: in the example: Food engineer UAS 21 Natural scientists, mathematicians and engineers
  • Position in the company: without management function
  • Hours per week: 42
  • Education: University of Applied Sciences UAS
  • Age: Your estimated age after completing the Federal Vocational Baccalaureate and continuing education, further training (in the example: 24 + 1 year BM2 + 3 years UAS = 28)
  • Years of service: Your number of years of service (0 in the example)
  • Company size: (In the example 50 and more employees)
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 12 monthly salaries
  • Special payments: No
  • Monthly/hourly wage: Monthly wage

Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"

Note: This sample calculation refers to the data from Salarium (end of 2024). You can find informationhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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