Wage increase after completion of the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) "Site Manager"

Lohnerhöhung nach Abschluss der Höheren Fachprüfung «Bauleiter / Bauleiterin (HFP)»

How much your salary will increase as an AFPE construction manager with a federal diploma depends on various criteria such as the region in which you (want to) work, the size of your (future) employer company, your previous function and position in the company, your training, your professional experience and your age.

Calculation of the possible wage increase with the AFPE construction manager

We have calculated a possible case for you as an example: 40-year-old Joël, a trained draughtsman specializing in architecture (Federal VET Diploma), has been working in a medium-sized engineering office in the city of Zurich for 18 years and earns around CHF 8,106 per month. Working with various specialists and contacts, he has gained a lot of experience and additional knowledge over the years, gradually managing entire construction projects independently. With his vocational education and training and experience, Joël would be a top candidate for the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in construction management. If he were to get his act together and take thesuccessfully complete continuing education, further training, his salary would beaccording to "Salarium", the salary calculator of the Federal Statistical Office,increase by around 18% to around CHF 9,574 per month.

With "Salarium", you can calculate online the potential salary tailored to your individual situation after completing the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) for construction managers.

Use the link below to go to "Salarium" (at source) and click on the "Calculate salary" button, then:

  • Region: Select your region / place of work (in the example Zurich (ZH))
  • Industry: Select your industry (in the example 41 Building construction)
  • Occupational group: Enter "Construction manager", Salarium shows the corresponding occupational group 31 (engineering and comparable specialists); select the appropriate designation (in the example first "Construction manager, structural engineering", then "Construction manager, structural engineering, dipl. AFPE")
  • Position in the company: (in the example "Level 1+2: Upper and middle management")
  • Hours per week: 42
  • Education: (in the example first "completed vocational training", then "Higher vocational training, College of Higher Education")
  • Age: your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (40 in the example)
  • Years of service: your number of years of service (18 in the example)
  • Company size: Select the size of your (desired) company (in the example "50 and more employees")
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 12 monthly salaries
  • Special payments: No
  • Monthly/hourly wage: Monthly wage

Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"

Note: This sample calculation refers to the data from Salarium (end of 2024). You can find informationhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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