Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 57'200 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 57'915 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 60'450 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 68'000 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 73'500 |
| 21+ yrs | CHF 62'500 |
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Swiss professionsCulture & Media
Übersetzer/in
You translate texts precisely from a foreign language into your mother tongue.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
Translators convert written texts accurately into another language.
You work with language and culture. Your goal is to translate texts clearly and authentically into another language. Whether it is academic literature, user manuals, or creative works, you ensure clear messages. You use your language skills and your fine sense of language. You research intensively and adapt the style to the target audience. This way, you combine linguistics with precise work.
FieldCulture & Media
Education pathSpecialisation / Professional Function
IndustryMedia, Information & Film
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Stamper. Based on 90 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 63'050 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 57'600 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 58'116 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 61'091 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 71'500 | 17 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Industry various | CHF 65'000 | 19 |
| Machine / System construction | CHF 61'091 | 13 |
| Media / Printing / Publishing | CHF 58'500 | 8 |
| Commercial operation / Skilled crafts | CHF 57'900 | 31 |
| Building trade / Real estate | CHF 55'250 | 7 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
Swiss training pathway available in the full profile
- 🎓 Übersetzer/in
Official education path
Training is provided through school programs that award their own diploma or certificate.
Typical training path
Übersetzer/in
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Sense of language
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Research skills
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You sit at your desk and analyze a foreign text. Then you translate it step by step into your mother tongue, paying attention to nuances and technical terms.
- You carefully read foreign original texts and grasp their exact meaning.
- You formulate the content accurately and in the appropriate style in your mother tongue.
- You research technical terms and verify professional contexts intensively.
- You adapt the text style to the target group and the intended purpose.
- You check the translation for linguistic accuracy and faithful meaning.
- You often work with glossaries and digital reference works.
Working conditions
You usually work in offices, at publishing houses, agencies, or as a freelance specialist. Your workplace is characterized by quiet working conditions and focused writing.
Where to learn
- SAL Schule für Angewandte LinguistikHohlstr. 550, 8048 Zürich
Strengths
- Sense of language
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Research skills
Trade-offs
- Concentration
- Tight deadlines
- Isolation
- Changing fields
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