Swiss AI Salaries
Median Salary Min
CHF 120'000
Median Salary Max
CHF 140'000
Median Midpoint
CHF 130'000
Median midpoint by specialization
Software Engineer
140k
130k–150k · n=38
Research Scientist
140k
130k–150k · n=15
Research Engineer
140k
130k–150k · n=16
ML Engineer
133k
123k–143k · n=20
AI Engineer
130k
120k–140k · n=32
Data Scientist
110k
100k–120k · n=5
Postdoc
90k
80k–100k · n=14
PhD
60k
50k–70k · n=13
Bar length tracks the median midpoint. Specializations with fewer than 5 salaried listings are hidden. Internships excluded.
Median midpoint by role
Engineering
140k
130k–150k · n=226
Research
140k
130k–150k · n=47
Sales
135k
125k–145k · n=20
Business
130k
120k–140k · n=63
Academia
68k
58k–78k · n=40
Median midpoint by city (min 3 data points)
Zürich
140k
n=280
Basel
140k
n=26
Geneva
130k
n=20
Lausanne
123k
n=50
Luzern
115k
n=4
Bern
110k
n=16
Gland
110k
n=7
Davos
110k
n=4
Salary figures are estimated via LLM extraction from job descriptions and Swiss market benchmarks. Values in CHF / year.