Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 75'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 75'000 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'000 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 41'524 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 180'000 |
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Swiss professionsTransport, Logistics & Safety
Fachberufsoffizier/in der Militärpolizei
You secure military facilities and lead police operations domestically and abroad.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Specialist officers lead military police units and take on security and operational planning tasks in the army.
You are responsible for safety and order in the military environment. Whether in the staff or in the field: you plan operations, support logistics and lead units. The job demands high discipline, language skills and flexibility. You often work domestically and abroad. You take on both police and leadership tasks.
FieldTransport, Logistics & Safety
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryArmed Forces & Civil Protection
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
No verified Swiss salary data is available for this profession yet.
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Fachberufsoffizier/in der Militärpolizei.
Salary trend
-60% over decadeView as table
| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | CHF 188'889 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 75'000 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Fachberufsoffizier/in der Militärpolizei
Official education path
Training takes place at the police school in St. Maurice.
Typical training path
Fachberufsoffizier/in der Militärpolizei
Prerequisites
- Offiziersrang (Miliz) with good qualifications from previous military service
- Completed at least 3-year vocational training or equivalent state-recognized professional qualification
- Flawless reputation (no entries in the criminal and debt enforcement register)
- Knowledge of a second official language and English
- Driving licence category B
Requirements
- Willingness for on-call, shift, night and weekend duty
- Willingness for operations at changing work locations domestically and abroad
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Leadership skills
- Language flexibility
- Willingness to serve
- Legal certainty
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You are on site and coordinate the processes of the military police. You check access points, monitor traffic zones and secure important military areas.
- You lead professional and militia units of the military police in the field.
- You plan and lead complex security operations domestically and abroad.
- You support the staff with logistics and operational command.
- You monitor traffic zones and secure military facilities.
- You develop new procedures for command support.
- You coordinate processes during police checks.
Working conditions
You work in the staff of the Military Police Command and on site at military facilities. You often move between different locations domestically and abroad.
Strengths
- Leadership skills
- Language flexibility
- Willingness to serve
- Legal certainty
Trade-offs
- Shift work
- High responsibility
- Changing locations
- Physical demands
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