🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

Basel is the center of the global pharmaceutical industry, home to Novartis and Roche. Life sciences and pharmaceutical roles command premium salaries here.

Median Salary

$82,000.00

CoL Index

115.00

Population

177,654

Timezone

Europe/Zurich

Cost of Living Breakdown

All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.

Overall

115.00

Rent

110.00

Groceries

115.00

Restaurants

110.00

Transport

95.00

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 $221,375.00 $172,672.00 $161,000.00 $382,375.00
Engineering Manager $176,094.00 $137,353.00 $135,844.00 $251,562.00
AI/ML Researcher $161,000.00 $125,580.00 $110,688.00 $251,562.00
Cloud Architect $155,969.00 $121,655.00 $115,719.00 $226,406.00
Tech Lead $155,969.00 $121,655.00 $115,719.00 $221,375.00
ML Engineer $140,875.00 $109,882.00 $100,625.00 $211,312.00
Site Reliability Engineer $135,844.00 $105,958.00 $95,594.00 $201,250.00
Security Engineer $130,812.00 $102,033.00 $92,575.00 $196,219.00
Blockchain Developer $130,812.00 $102,033.00 $90,562.00 $201,250.00
Product Manager $130,812.00 $102,033.00 $90,562.00 $201,250.00
Data Scientist $125,781.00 $98,109.00 $85,531.00 $191,188.00
DevOps Engineer $125,781.00 $98,109.00 $88,550.00 $191,188.00
Data Engineer $120,750.00 $94,185.00 $82,512.00 $186,156.00
Software Engineer $120,750.00 $94,185.00 $85,531.00 $186,156.00
Backend Developer $115,719.00 $90,260.00 $80,500.00 $176,094.00
Full Stack Developer $112,700.00 $87,906.00 $78,488.00 $171,062.00
Mobile Developer $110,688.00 $86,336.00 $75,469.00 $169,050.00
Frontend Developer $105,656.00 $82,411.00 $72,450.00 $161,000.00
UI/UX Designer $100,625.00 $78,487.00 $68,425.00 $150,938.00
QA Engineer $85,531.00 $66,714.00 $58,362.00 $125,781.00

Other Cities in Switzerland