What is the salary after completing the Accounting Clerk continuing education program?

Lohnerhöhung nach Abschluss des Lehrgangs „Sachbearbeiter / Sachbearbeiterin Rechnungswesen“

Continuing education as an accounting clerk can improve career advancement opportunities. However, a specific pay raise upon completion cannot be guaranteed.

Important salary criteria

The actual wage depends, among other things, on:

  • Professional experience
  • Prior Education
  • Age
  • Region
  • Industry
  • Company size
  • specific area of responsibility
  • additional work experience and continuing education, further training

Important:A degree alone does not automatically lead to a specific salary. What matters most is the combination of continuing education, further training, and the actual scope of responsibility.

For a personalized estimate of your salary as an Accounting Clerk, we recommend using the federal government’s current Swiss salary calculator and entering your personal information as accurately as possible. We’re happy to provide an example to help simplify your calculation.

Click on "Salarium - statistical wage calculator" under Source and then on the "Calculate wages" button:

  • Step 1: Enter your region / place of work (e.g. Zurich)
  • Step 2: Enter your industry (e.g. 64 financial services)
  • Step 3: Enter the occupational group (43 office staff in finance and accounting, statistics and materials management)
  • Step 4: Position in the company - select "Without management function"
  • Step 5: Weekly hours 42
  • Step 6: Training: Completed vocational training
  • Step 7: Enter your age (e.g. 25 years)
  • Step 8: Enter further optional information (if available and desired)

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.

The example salary in our calculation is CHF 6,356 (with completed vocational training). The course to become an accounting clerk is often the stepping stone to the next step in your career, i.e. obtaining the federal certificate "Specialist in Finance and Accounting".

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.

Find an educational institution that offers the course Accounting Clerk (Accounting Assistant) here:

Click here for the courses "Accounting Clerk, Accounting Assistant (Cert.)"

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