Every company needs good accountants or specialists in finance and accounting and the job situation is correspondingly good. Salaries for finance and accounting specialists are also high compared to other sectors. Experience shows that a salary increase can be expected after completing the training and is usually up to 20% higher.
Calculate your personal salary opportunities in just a few clicks with the help of the federal government's salary calculator. Criteria such as sector, region, employer, education, professional experience and age play a decisive role in the development of your salary. We are happy to give you an example of the calculation for a finance and accounting specialist. A 30-year-old finance and accounting specialist in continuing education, further training earns around CHF 8,017 per month in the wholesale sector in the Zurich area. After passing the Federal Professional Examination in Finance and Accounting, he takes on specialist tasks and is promoted to a higher salary group. This increases his salary to CHF 8,987.
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 is based on data from Salarium (end of 2024). Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
The example salary in our calculation is CHF 8,017.00.
Now go back to the "Education" item and select "Higher Vocational Training / College of Higher Education", resulting in a new average salary of CHF 8,987.00.
Please note: The calculation for finance and accounting specialists 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 Dominik works as an accountant in the accounts department of a large security service in Frauenfeld. He enjoys his work in accounting and feels comfortable with his number-heavy job. Dominik enjoys the trust of his line manager, who appreciates his meticulous way of working, logical thinking and assertiveness. However, Dominik would like to take on even more qualified tasks and can imagine taking on a management role in this area later on. To this end, he wants to train as a finance and accounting specialist. After completing his Federal Professional Examination, he will be able to independently manage bookkeeping, prepare consolidated financial statements or assess contracts with regard to the Swiss Code of Obligations. With the federal certificate, Dominik will gain sound knowledge in all areas of accounting and, thanks to one of the best-known specialist training courses in Switzerland, will lay a good foundation for his professional success. He wants to work as a qualified specialist in finance and accounting and secure better employment opportunities in the long term.
Financial benefits of continuing education, further training as a finance and accounting specialist
As a finance and accounting specialist, Dominik will receive CHF 1,574 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 724,000 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.
Calculation in detail
Continuing education, further training in finance and accounting FPE:
Wage difference and yield calculation:
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(All figures as at October 2022)
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