Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 76'695 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 79'241 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 85'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 88'400 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 96'954 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 101'296 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsBusiness, Administration & Tourism
Immobilienentwickler/in BP
You professionally manage real estate projects from the initial idea to the final completion.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Real estate developers steer complex construction projects. They analyze locations and coordinate specialist teams for profitable properties.
Realizing real estate projects requires deep expertise and strategic thinking. You guide construction projects from the first location analysis to the final handover. You review feasibility studies, create profitability analyses, and coordinate architects, authorities, and cost planners. Your goal is to sustainably increase the value of a property through professional management.
FieldBusiness, Administration & Tourism
Education pathContinuing Education Profession
IndustryReal Estate & Accounting
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Exact salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Immobilienentwicklerin. Based on 3,085 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
+7% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 84'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 81'900 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 86'033 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 89'897 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 91'924 | 760 |
| Basel-Stadt | CHF 91'000 | 135 |
| Geneva | CHF 88'725 | 207 |
| Vaud | CHF 87'893 | 325 |
| Zug | CHF 86'775 | 78 |
| Basel-Land | CHF 85'000 | 27 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 132'000 | 75 |
| Insurance | CHF 119'000 | 29 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 109'500 | 6 |
| Information technology / Telecom | CHF 100'050 | 7 |
| Public administration / Associations | CHF 100'000 | 85 |
| Education | CHF 97'125 | 7 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Immobilienentwickler/in mit eidg. Fachausweis
- ⏱ 19 Monate, berufsbegleitend
Official education path
The further education takes 19 months and is conducted alongside your job to obtain the federal professional certificate.
Typical training path
Immobilienentwickler/in mit eidg. Fachausweis
Prerequisites
- At least 3 years of full-time practice in a real estate profession after completing training, OR 5 years of full-time practice in a real estate profession (including at least 2 years in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein)
- No entries in the criminal register contradicting the purpose of the exam
Requirements
- Analytical skills
- Good business administration knowledge
- Construction technical knowledge
- Customer and service orientation
Where this can lead
A career change is possible with relevant professional experience and further training.
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Analytical thinking
- Business knowledge
- Construction expertise
- Customer orientation
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit with architects and cost planners to review the planning basis for a new construction project together. You clarify open questions with the building authorities and adapt financing solutions to current market conditions.
- You analyze locations and assess their development potential for new projects.
- You create feasibility studies and profitability calculations for clients.
- You initiate contact with urban planning and building authorities.
- You lead interdisciplinary teams of architects, lawyers, and cost planners.
- You review contracts and align financing solutions with banks.
- You ensure compliance with all legal regulations during the construction phase.
- You coordinate the smooth handover of completed properties to operators.
Working conditions
You work as a middle manager in large real estate companies, architecture firms, or construction and general contracting firms. Your workplace alternates between the office, construction sites, and authorities.
Where to learn
- Schweiz. Verband der Immobilienwirtschaft SVIT Schweiz GreencityManeggstrasse 17, 8041 Zürich
Strengths
- Analytical thinking
- Business knowledge
- Construction expertise
- Customer orientation
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Frequent contact
- Project dependency
- Regulatory effort
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