Wage increase after completion of the "Technical Business Management Assistant" course

Lohnerhöhung nach Abschluss des Lehrgangs „Technischer Kaufmann / Technische Kauffrau“

The extent to which the technical salesperson's salary increases after continuing education, further training varies greatly and rThe range is from less than 10 % to over 30 %.

Criteria for wage development

In individual cases, the development of the salary depends on other criteria such as sector, region, company, previous education, professional experience and age of the applicant.

Calculate your salary opportunities with continuing education, further training as a technical business management assistant using the federal salary calculator. We are happy to provide you with an example to make the calculation easier. A 30-year-old technical clerk in continuing education, further training earns around CHF 8,187 per month in the area of building construction in Zurich. After passing the Federal Professional Examination in Technical Business Administration, he takes on specialist and management tasks and is promoted to a higher salary group. This increases his salary to CHF 8,883.

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. 41 Building construction)
  • Step 3: Enter "Technical business management assistant, federal certificate of proficiency" in the type field for the occupational group
  • 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. 30 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 8,187.

Now go back to "Education" and select "Higher Vocational Training / College of Higher Education", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 8,883.

If you then enter "Lower management" under "Position in the company", the average salary of a technical clerk increases to CHF 9,408.

NoteThe calculation for technical salesperson is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and can vary considerably.

Example of a technical clerk with Federal Diploma of Higher Education: CHF 434,000 more salary until retirement

Lukas is 24 years old and works as a Federal VET Diploma polymechanic in a medium-sized mechanical engineering company in Zug. He would like to swap his manual work for an office job related to the industry. By supplementing his technical expertise with business knowledge, Lukas hopes to gain new job opportunities and better earning potential. He would like to open up other opportunities for further development through continuing education, further training as a technical business administrator. Afterwards, Lukas would like to take on a sales administrator role in the mechanical engineering company. He is confident that he will be able to use his technical background knowledge to provide customers with the best possible advice on the phone regarding product offers. His good communication skills and negotiating skills will also help him in his work as a sales clerk. Lukas would like to qualify for a qualified position as a Technical Sales Representative by taking the Federal Professional Examination.

Financial benefits of continuing education, further training as a technical business administrator

As a technical clerk, Lukas will receive CHF 947 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 434,000 more at his disposal by the time he retires than if he had not done any continuing education, 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.

Continuing education, further training as a technical business administrator FPE: CHF 9,270

  • 24 months part-time
  • School fees, documents: CHF 14,250 minus CHF 6,780 federal contribution = CHF 7,470
  • Exam fee: CHF 1'800
  • Total training costs: CHF 9'270

Difference in salary and return calculation: CHF 433,926

  • Difference in salary between the job as a polymechanic Federal VET Diploma and the job as a technical clerk: CHF 6,103 - CHF 5,156 = CHF 947 per month and CHF 11,364 per year (12 x CHF 947 = CHF 11,364)
  • He recoups the total training costs of CHF 9,270 in just under 10 months with his higher salary as a technical business management assistant (CHF 9,270 / CHF 947 per month = 9.8 months)
  • In the remaining 39 years until his retirement (26 to 65), this additional income will add up to CHF 443,196 (39 x CHF 11,364 = CHF 443,196)
  • If the training costs are deducted from this additional income, an additional sum of around CHF 433,926 remains at his disposal(CHF 443'196 - CHF 9'270 = CHF 433'926)

The training costs correspond to an average of the courses offered in German-speaking Switzerland.

Wages were calculated in the federal wage calculator www.salarium.ch with the following settings:

Calculations with KV conclusionbefore the Federal Professional Examination: CHF 5'156

  • Region: Central Switzerland
  • Industry: 28 Mechanical engineering
  • Occupational group: 72 Metalworkers, mechanics and related occupations
  • Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
  • Hours per week: 42 hours
  • Education: Completed vocational training
  • Age: 24 years
  • Years of service: not specified
  • Company size: 20 - 49 employees
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
  • Special payments: no
  • Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
  • Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 5'156

Calculationsafter the Federal Professional Examination in Technical Business Administration: CHF 6,103

  • Region: Central Switzerland
  • Industry: 28 Mechanical engineering
  • Occupational group: 24 Business economists and comparable academic professions
  • Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
  • Hours per week: 42 hours
  • Education: Higher vocational training, College of Higher Education
  • Age: 26 years
  • Years of service: not specified
  • Company size: 20 - 49 employees
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
  • Special payments: no
  • Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
  • Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 6'103

(All figures as at October 2022)

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