The salary development of graduates of further training as a social pedagogue (HF) usually shows a clear increase thanks to the Higher Technical College qualification. With the federal government's salary calculator, you can calculate your personal salary opportunities with just a few clicks. This will give you an idea of how much you could earn after completing the HF Social Pedagogy course.
We have calculated a case for you as an example: A 26-year-old care specialist earns around CHF 5,332 per month in the Zurich area. After graduating from a college of social pedagogy, her salary as a social pedagogue HF increases significantly.
Your personal salary prospects as a "Social pedagogue (HF)" depend on various criteria such as the sector, the region, your employer, your previous training, your professional experience and your age. However, you can calculate your potential salary increase using the "Salarium" salary calculator.
It works like this:
This is how you proceed: Click on "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" below and then on the "Calculate salary" button
Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"
Note: This sample calculation refers to the data of Salarium 2023, this service is temporarily interrupted. Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.
The example salary in our calculation for a social pedagogue HF is CHF 6,063.00 per month.
Please note: The figures you receive here are statistical averages. This means that your actual future salary may differ slightly - but you can get an idea of where it will be.
23-year-old Michelle works as an EFZ childcare specialist at a daycare center in Thun. She enjoys looking after the children in everyday situations and helping them with their homework. Together with other childcare professionals, Michelle creates a structured daily routine for the children, accompanies them during the day and promotes their holistic development. Her patience, high resilience and strong sense of responsibility are well received by parents and supervisors. The children also love Michelle and her even-tempered and upbeat manner. She would like to deepen her knowledge of social pedagogy by training as a social pedagogue HF and take over the management of a daycare center. After completing the federally recognized diploma, Michelle will be able to take on the management role and work closely with childcare professionals, parents and other authorities. The HF diploma in social pedagogy provides in-depth specialist knowledge, leadership skills and business management knowledge. After training as a social pedagogue, Michelle can also imagine entering the field of family support after a few years of experience as a daycare center manager. With the further training, she has definitely secured good opportunities for further development in the field of social pedagogy and better earning potential.
Financial benefits of further training as a social pedagogue
As a project manager, Michelle will receive CHF 2,626 more per month than before and will therefore have at least CHF 1.16 million more at her disposal by the time she retires than if she had not completed this advanced training course (HF).
As this theoretical calculation for "Social pedagogue (HF)" does not take into account any further salary increases, promotions or interest on savings, the salary can still increase significantly.
Calculation in detail
Further training as a social pedagogue HF:
Wage difference and return on investment calculation Social pedagogue (HF):
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(All figures as at November 2022)
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