Doctorate (PhD) Degree Salary

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Updated: 22 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD) Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	CHF 0	CHF 120K	CHF 240K
Postdoctoral Research Associate	CHF 57,382 - CHF 91,394
Research Scientist	CHF 24,035 - CHF 111,408
Software Engineer	CHF 65,000 - CHF 98,910
Researcher, Scientific	CHF 73,250 - CHF 100,343
Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education	CHF 138,820 - CHF 230,000
Patent Attorney	CHF 132,656 - CHF 195,692
Senior Research Scientist, Biotechnology	CHF 88,983 - CHF 120,000
Country: Switzerland \| Currency: CHF \| Updated: 22 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 353

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD) Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)	CHF 67,200 - CHF 171,979
The University of Cambridge	CHF 122,084 - CHF 243,027
Politecnico di Milano	CHF 55,675 - CHF 163,500
Stanford University	CHF 81,126 - CHF 163,500
Purdue University - Main Campus	CHF 72,006 - CHF 95,000

Popular Companies

Salary Range


Novartis	CHF 80,000 - CHF 168,111
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc	CHF 101,736 - CHF 118,130
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)	CHF 80,516 - CHF 111,500

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Popular Cities

Salary Range


Zurich	CHF 56,305 - CHF 178,647
Basel	CHF 70,661 - CHF 175,486
Lausanne	CHF 76,254 - CHF 211,059
Geneva	CHF 63,282 - CHF 159,691
Baden	CHF 69,043 - CHF 125,111

Gender

	Female 26%			Male 74%
Salary:	CHF 76,504 - CHF 121,456			CHF 84,771 - CHF 138,762

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