The majority of graduates can achieve a higher salary after completing the "Social Insurance Specialist" professional examination. However, the salary increase varies considerably, ranging from 1 % to over 30 %.
You can calculate your individual "Social Insurance Specialist" salary opportunities with just a few clicks. The federal government has put a salary calculator online for this purpose. Criteria such as sector, region, employer, training, professional experience and age play a decisive role in the development of your salary. We are happy to help you with the calculation with an example.
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 in our calculation is CHF 7,852.00.
Now go back to "Education" and select "Higher vocational training / higher technical college", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 9,747.00.
Please note: The calculation "Social insurance specialist" is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.
23-year-old Lisa works as a social insurance clerk in a renowned pension fund in Chur. She enjoys working in the insurance sector and the social insurance system. Her analytical way of thinking, systematic approach and flair for figures make her day-to-day work easier. Lisa's ability to recognize complex relationships and her service orientation are appreciated by her superiors. She demonstrates a high degree of independence and a sense of responsibility in accounting. Lisa would like to complete further training to become a social insurance specialist in order to deepen her knowledge of social insurance. She is looking forward to being the contact person for people with social insurance questions and to working with a wide range of institutions to provide professional answers. After obtaining her federal certificate as a social insurance specialist, Lisa is looking forward to a responsible position with good long-term earning potential and promising opportunities for further development.
Financial benefits of further training as a social insurance specialist
As a social insurance specialist, Lisa will receive CHF 737 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 347,000 more at her disposal by the time she retires than if she 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 social insurance specialist BP:
Wage difference and yield calculation:
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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