Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 68'250 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 73'086 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 75'400 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 81'450 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 89'024 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 98'099 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsBuilding Services
Chefmonteur/in Sanitär BP
You oversee sanitary installations and coordinate construction projects with expertise.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
As a leader in the sanitary industry, you plan installations, guide teams, and ensure projects finish on time.
You take charge of complex sanitary projects. You handle everything from the first plans to material orders and final testing. You act as the main link between clients, architects, and your team. You make sure all work is safe, follows rules, and runs efficiently. Your technical skills combine with clear leadership.
FieldBuilding Services
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryBuilding services: plumbing, HVAC
Swissdoc 0.440.54.0
02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Sanitary Draftswoman. Based on 91 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+2% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 78'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 75'400 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 80'600 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 79'440 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 78'000 | 65 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 75'470 | 10 |
| Utilities | CHF 75'400 | 9 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Chefmonteur/in Sanitär mit eidg. Fachausweis
- ⏱ 1,5 Jahre, berufsbegleitend
Official education path
The part-time training lasts 1.5 years. It builds advanced technical and organizational skills.
Typical training path
Chefmonteur/in Sanitär mit eidg. Fachausweis
Curriculum
- Rohrleitungssysteme
- Montagesysteme
- Vorzeigetechnik
- Inbetriebnahme und Fehlerbehebung bei Installationen
- Arbeitsvorbereitung 1
- Versorgung
- Arbeitsvorbereitung 2
- Entsorgung
- Arbeitsvorbereitung 3
- Auftragsabwicklung
- Wasser
- Liegenschaftsentwässerung
- Fachrechnen
- Bautechnik
- Gebäudetechnik
- Projektieren
- Rechtsgrundlagen
- Kalkulation
- Personalführung
Prerequisites
- eidg. Fähigkeitszeugnis (EFZ) as a sanitary installer/in and at least 2 years of professional experience in the sanitary sector after obtaining the EFZ
- EFZ in a related profession and at least 4 years of professional experience in the sanitary sector after obtaining the EFZ
- Proof of completion of the required modules or equivalency certificates
Requirements
- Ability to lead employees and work in a team
- Sense of responsibility
- Strong environmental awareness
- Interest in physical processes
- Organizational skills
- 1Rohrleitungssysteme
- 2Montagesysteme
- 3Vorzeigetechnik
- 4Inbetriebnahme und Fehlerbehebung bei Installationen
- 5Arbeitsvorbereitung 1
- 6Versorgung
- 7Arbeitsvorbereitung 2
- 8Entsorgung
- 9Arbeitsvorbereitung 3
- 10Auftragsabwicklung
- 11Wasser
- 12Liegenschaftsentwässerung
- 13Fachrechnen
- 14Bautechnik
- 15Gebäudetechnik
- 16Projektieren
- 17Rechtsgrundlagen
- 18Kalkulation
- 19Personalführung
Where this can lead
Career changers can enter with a related EFZ and relevant practical experience. Professional associations offer targeted preparation courses.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Technical planning
- Team leadership
- Organizational skills
- Customer contact
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You start your day in the office. You check the latest plans and coordinate material delivery to the site. In the afternoon, you guide the fitters through the latest steps. You answer questions directly on site.
- You check contracts and assembly documents for completeness and compliance.
- You draw technical sketches and plan material needs carefully.
- You lead the assembly on site and instruct the team.
- You coordinate communication with clients, architects, and authorities.
- You organize the commissioning and explain the system to the customer.
- You lead construction meetings, prepare billing, and record all progress.
Working conditions
You work in the office on planning tasks. You visit the construction site regularly. There you coordinate teams and check installations directly on site.
Where to learn
- Schweizerisch-Liechtensteinischer Gebäudetechnikverband (suissetec)Auf der Mauer 11, 8021 Zürich
Strengths
- Technical planning
- Team leadership
- Organizational skills
- Customer contact
Trade-offs
- Periodic workload
- Responsibility
- Further training
- Office and construction site
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