Wage increase after completion of the "Management Assistant" course
Experience has shown that after completing the "Management Assistant" coursereceive a pay rise of up to 20%.However, it is also apparent that too many management assistants are still staying in their previous position with the same salary and are therefore not really exploiting the salary potential of this continuing education, further training.
Where do you and your salary prospects stand as an executive assistant (also known as a management assistant)? Calculate your personal situation using the federal salary calculator below. Various criteria are used to calculate your salary. For example, the industry, the region, the employer, what training you have completed and how many years of professional experience you have. These factors play an important role in the development of your salary.
Wage increase after Federal Professional Examination
We would be happy to provide you with an example of a management assistant salary. A 27-year-old management assistant in continuing, further training earns around CHF 7,705 per month in the financial services sector in the Zurich area. After passing the Federal Professional Examination in Management Assistance, he takes on specialist tasks and is promoted to a higher salary group.His salary thus increases to CHF 8,266.
With the Federal Statistical Office's "Salarium" salary calculator, you can calculate your potential salary after completing the Federal Professional Examination - tailored to your individual situation.
Click below on "Salarium - statistical wage calculator" (at source) and then on the "Calculate wages" button:
- Step 1: Enter your region / place of work (e.g. Zurich)
- Step 2: Enter your industry (e.g. 64 Provision of financial services)
- Step 3: Enter "Management assistant" for the occupational group
- Step 4: Position in the company - select "Without management function"
- Step 5: Weekly hours 42
- Step 6: Training: Completed vocational training
- Step 7: Enter your age (e.g. 27 years)
- Step 8: Enter further optional information (if available and desired)
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.
The example salary in our calculation is CHF 7,705.
To calculate the salary with the completed continuing education, go back to "Education" and select "Higher vocational training / College of Higher Education". This now results in a new average salary as a management assistant of CHF 8,266.
Please note:The calculation is intended as an example and is always a rounded figure. As mentioned above, the salary depends on various factors and sometimes varies greatly.
Example of a management assistant with Federal Diploma of Higher Education: CHF 347,000 more salary until retirement
Xenia is 33 years old and works as an executive assistant at a medium-sized basketware manufacturer in Basel. The mother of 12-year-old twins was able to get this job six months ago as an opportunity to re-enter the job market. Xenia has settled in well there and is a valued, reliable employee. She has found a good solution for childcare with her own parents, her parents-in-law and a friend of the twins. She is very motivated for her new job in the area of management assistance. Thanks to her exceptionally good organizational skills, her reliable manner and corresponding discretion as well as her independent way of working, she is also highly appreciated by the entire management team. After completing her commercial apprenticeship, which was some time ago, Xenia would soon like to complete continuing education, further training to become a management assistant. She wants to expand her business knowledge so that she can take on even more demanding communication, information and administrative tasks in the future. She also hopes to have better earning potential and better job opportunities in the future after successfully completing her training as a management assistant with a federal certificate.
Financial benefits of continuing education, further training as a management assistant
As an executive assistant, Xenia will receive CHF 979 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 347,000 more at her disposal by the time she retires than if she had not done any continuing education, further training.
As this theoretical calculation does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Continuing education, further training VKS management assistant: CHF 5,450
- 18 months part-time
- School fees, documents: CHF 6,900 minus CHF 3,450 federal contribution = CHF 3,450
- Examination fee: CHF 2,000
- Total training costs: CHF 5'450
Difference in salary and return calculation: CHF 347,000
- Difference in salary between the Federal VET Diploma clerk position and the management assistant position: CHF 6,319 - CHF 5,340 = CHF 979 per month and CHF 11,748 per year (12 x CHF 979 = CHF 11,748)
- She recoups the entire training costs of CHF 5,250 in just over 5 months with her higher salary as an executive assistant (CHF 5,450 / CHF 979 per month = 5.6 months)
- In the remaining 30 years until their retirement (35 to 65), this additional income will add up to CHF 352,440 (30 x CHF 11,748 = CHF 352,440)
- If the training costs are deducted from this additional income, an additional sum of around CHF 347,000 remains at her disposal(CHF 352'440 - CHF 5'450= CHF 346'990)
The training costs correspond to an average of the courses offered in German-speaking Switzerland.
Wages were calculated in the federal wage calculator www.salarium.ch with the following settings:
Calculations with KV conclusionbefore the Federal Professional Examination: CHF 5'340
- Region: Northwestern Switzerland
- Industry sector: 16 Manufacture of articles of wood, plaiting materials and cork (except furniture)
- Occupational group: 41 General office and secretarial staff
- Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
- Hours per week: 42 hours
- Education: Completed vocational training
- Age: 33 years
- Years of service: not specified
- Company size: 20 - 49 employees
- 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
- Special payments: no
- Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
- Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 5'340
Calculationsafter the Federal Professional Examination: CHF 6,319
- Region: Northwestern Switzerland
- Industry sector: 16 Manufacture of articles of wood, plaiting materials and cork (except furniture)
- Occupational group: 33 Non-academic business administration and commercial specialists
- Position in the company: Level 5 without management function
- Hours per week: 42 hours
- Education: Higher vocational training, College of Higher Education
- Age: 35 years
- Years of service: not specified
- Company size: 20 - 49 employees
- 12/13 monthly salary: 13 monthly salary (converted pro rata to 12 salaries)
- Special payments: no
- Monthly / hourly wage: Monthly wage
- Result:Central value (median) ofCHF 6'319
(All figures as at October 2022)
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