Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 72'945 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 74'109 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 77'068 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 79'999 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 83'129 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 88'084 |
Top HR
Swiss professionsHealthcare
Pflegeexperte/-expertin
You plan complex nursing treatments and develop new concepts for healthcare.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Experts analyze nursing situations, advise teams, and carry out complex measures in coordination with doctors.
As a clinical nursing specialist, you combine practical skills with strategic thinking. You take responsibility for complex treatment cases and develop new nursing concepts together with the medical team. Your work ensures high care standards, optimizes treatment processes, and promotes sustainable and efficient interdisciplinary collaboration in daily clinical practice.
FieldHealthcare
Education pathHigher Education Profession
IndustryCare & Support
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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 Pflegeexpertin HöFa. Based on 10,344 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 80'000 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 76'583 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 77'603 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 82'816 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Fribourg | CHF 84'084 | 151 |
| Zurich | CHF 84'000 | 1,931 |
| Appenzell A. | CHF 80'706 | 64 |
| Zug | CHF 80'600 | 147 |
| St. Gallen | CHF 80'000 | 446 |
| Basel-Land | CHF 80'000 | 227 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 132'458 | 5 |
| Consulting various | CHF 90'816 | 18 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 90'000 | 5 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 83'000 | 14 |
| Insurance | CHF 82'000 | 12 |
| Education | CHF 81'500 | 23 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Pflegeexpertin / Pflegeexperte
Official education path
Entry is through a master's program at a university of applied sciences or comparable advanced programs.
Typical training path
Pflegeexpertin / Pflegeexperte
Prerequisites
- Master Fachhochschule FH
- Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) Fachhochschule
- Master of Science (MSc) in Pflege(wissenschaften)
- Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Pflege(wissenschaften)
Requirements
- Interest in scientific questions and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Entrepreneurial thinking
- Sense of responsibility and decision-making ability
- Negotiation skills and consensus-building ability
- Confident appearance
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Analytical thinking
- Decision-making ability
- Communication skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You discuss the treatment plan for a complex case with the medical team and adjust the nursing measures precisely. You then evaluate the effectiveness of the measures and document the results for the nursing team.
- You analyze complex nursing situations and derive concrete measures from them.
- You plan treatments in close coordination with the medical department.
- You independently and precisely carry out complex medical measures.
- You advise nursing teams on implementing new nursing concepts and standards.
- You continuously evaluate the effectiveness of applied nursing strategies and adjust them.
Working conditions
You work in hospitals, home care organizations, or specialized treatment centers. Your environment is characterized by interdisciplinary teams and clinical workflows.
Where to learn
- ZHAW Gesundheit, Institut für PflegeKatharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8401 Winterthur
- OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Departement GesundheitRosenbergstrasse 59, 9001 St. Gallen
- Swiss ANP Interessengruppe SBK für Advanced Nursing PracticeEichhofstrasse 13, 6205 Eich
- Berner Fachhochschule Fachbereich GesundheitMurtenstrasse 10, 3008 Bern
- Universität Basel Departement of Public HealthBernoullistrasse 28, 4056 Basel
- Careum Hochschule Gesundheit Teil der Kalaidos FachhochschulePestalozzistrasse 5, 8032 Zürich
- HES-SO Master Sciences Infirmières Avenue deProvence 6, 1007 Lausanne
- SUPSI Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale ViaViolino 11, 6928 Manno
Strengths
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Analytical thinking
- Decision-making ability
- Communication skills
Trade-offs
- High responsibility
- Documentation effort
- Emotional strain
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