Wage increase after completion of the higher professional examination "Site Manager (HFP)"

How much your salary will increase as an HFP construction manager with a federal diploma depends on various criteria such as the region in which you (want to) work, the size of your (future) employer company, your previous function and position in the company, your training, your professional experience and your age.

Calculation of the possible wage increase with the HFP Site Manager

We have calculated a possible case for you as an example: 40-year-old Joël, a trained draughtsman specializing in architecture (EFZ), has been working in a medium-sized engineering office in the city of Zurich for 18 years and earns around CHF 8,600 per month. Over the years, he has gained a lot of experience and additional knowledge while working with various specialists and contacts and has gradually managed entire construction projects independently. With his basic vocational training and experience, Joël would be a top candidate for the higher professional examination to become a construction manager. If he were to take the plunge and successfully complete the further training, his salary would rise by around 10% to around CHF 9,500 per month according to "Salarium", the salary calculator of the Federal Statistical Office.

With "Salarium" you can calculate online the potential salary tailored to your individual situation after completing the advanced professional examination for construction managers.

This is how it works: Go to "Salarium" via the link below and click on the "Calculate salary" button, then

    • REGION: Select your region / place of work (in the example Zurich (ZH))
    • INDUSTRY: Select your industry (in the example 41 Building construction)
    • PROFESSIONAL GROUP: Enter "Site manager", Salarium shows the corresponding occupational group 31 (engineering and comparable specialists); select the appropriate designation (in the example first "Site manager, structural engineering", then "Site manager, structural engineering, dipl. HFP")
    • POSITION IN THE COMPANY: (in the example "Level 1+2: Upper and middle management")
    • HOURS PER WEEK: 42
    • TRAINING: (in the example first "completed vocational training", then "higher vocational training, higher technical college")
    • AGE: Your estimated age after completing the training (40 in the example)
    • YEARS OF SERVICE: Your number of years of service (18 in the example)
    • COMPANY SIZE: Select the size of your (desired) company (in the example "50 and more employees")
    • 12/13 MONTHLY WAGE: 12 monthly wages
    • SPECIAL PAYMENTS: No
    • MONTHLY / HOURLY WAGE: Monthly wage

Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"

Note: This sample calculation refers to the data of Salarium 2023, this service is temporarily interrupted. Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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