Zurich
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Switzerland · Tech Hub
Zurich is one of the world's leading financial centers and hosts Google's largest European engineering office. It offers the highest salaries in Europe, though the cost of living is also the highest on the continent.
Median Salary
$90,000.00
CoL Index
130.00
Population
421,878
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
130.00
Rent
135.00
Groceries
125.00
Restaurants
130.00
Transport
110.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $250,250.00 | $195,195.00 | $182,000.00 | $432,250.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $199,062.00 | $155,268.00 | $153,562.00 | $284,375.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $182,000.00 | $141,960.00 | $125,125.00 | $284,375.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $176,312.00 | $137,523.00 | $130,812.00 | $255,937.00 |
| Tech Lead | $176,312.00 | $137,523.00 | $130,812.00 | $250,250.00 |
| ML Engineer | $159,250.00 | $124,215.00 | $113,750.00 | $238,875.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $153,562.00 | $119,778.00 | $108,062.00 | $227,500.00 |
| Security Engineer | $147,875.00 | $115,342.00 | $104,650.00 | $221,812.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $147,875.00 | $115,342.00 | $102,375.00 | $227,500.00 |
| Product Manager | $147,875.00 | $115,342.00 | $102,375.00 | $227,500.00 |
| Data Scientist | $142,188.00 | $110,906.00 | $96,688.00 | $216,125.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $142,188.00 | $110,906.00 | $100,100.00 | $216,125.00 |
| Data Engineer | $136,500.00 | $106,470.00 | $93,275.00 | $210,438.00 |
| Software Engineer | $136,500.00 | $106,470.00 | $96,688.00 | $210,438.00 |
| Backend Developer | $130,812.00 | $102,033.00 | $91,000.00 | $199,062.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $127,400.00 | $99,372.00 | $88,725.00 | $193,375.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $125,125.00 | $97,597.00 | $85,312.00 | $191,100.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $119,437.00 | $93,160.00 | $81,900.00 | $182,000.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $113,750.00 | $88,725.00 | $77,350.00 | $170,625.00 |
| QA Engineer | $96,688.00 | $75,416.00 | $65,975.00 | $142,188.00 |