Median salaryHalf of the jobs in this group and region pay below the median and half pay above it.
78’336CHF
gross per year
FSO · Earnings structure survey
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Firefighter
All Switzerland•100% workload•Reference year 2024
Median: Protective services workers · Switzerland. These figures describe the occupational group, rather than the individual job title.
Mean salary benchmarkOfficial Eurostat arithmetic mean for the major occupational group in Switzerland. Its year and population differ from the FSO median.
68’353CHF
gross per year
10-year change2014–2024
-1.2%
Change in the median
In current francs · not adjusted for inflation
Mean: Service and sales workers, Switzerland (2022). This benchmark covers a broader group than the median; the figures refer to different populations and years.
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Median trend · Switzerland
Median salaryCHF gross / year
* Value marked as statistically uncertain by the FSO.
GEOGRAPHICAL COMPARISON
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Protective services workers · 2024
Ranking of the 7 FSO regions for this occupational group. The listed cantons make up each region; the amount is not a separate measurement for each canton.
- 1Zurich90’492 CHFZurich
- 2Espace Mittelland89’580 CHFBern · Fribourg · Jura · Neuchâtel · Solothurn
- 3Central Switzerland85’356* CHFLucerne · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schwyz · Uri · Zug
- 4Northwestern Switzerland83’580 CHFAargau · Basel-Landschaft · Basel-Stadt
- 5Eastern Switzerland82’188 CHFAppenzell Innerrhoden · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Glarus · Graubünden · St. Gallen · Schaffhausen · Thurgau
- 6Ticino74’280 CHFTicino
- 7Lake Geneva region66’672* CHFGeneva · Valais · Vaud
CHF gross / year · 100%
Indicative ordering by descending median. * Statistically uncertain value: the regional order does not establish a statistically significant difference.
FSO checked on 1 November 2026FSO checked on 1 November 2026Annual median = FSO monthly figure × 12. Monthly mean = Eurostat annual figure ÷ 12.
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