Hi everybody!!

I know that this question more or less has been posted several times……Apologise..

I am working in an insurance company in Zurich as a claim handler, since 2 years. I have a bachelor degree and masters in law. Could you please advice what can be considered a descent salary for Swiss standards for the said qualifications, because I have the impression that I get much less than I should. I have tried 3 or 4 of salary calculators; but I cannot find the answer

No particular benefits except of the standards, e.g. paid vacations

Also, is it any practise that Swiss people for the same position and same qualifications take more than the expats??

Tahnksssss in advanceee

Tell us how much you make and we will tell you if it is enough or not

no prob!!

very recently i got an increase of chf300!!!! in the gross.. so now i am getting 5,300 gross/month...

what do u think????

Thats around mine.

Post Grad and university...26 years old with no experience.....been here 4 months But people who have been here for 2-3 years get the same.....

That is why I will be moving on soon not to get stuck in the drag.....

Its a bit on the low side. My brother in law works for AXA doing the same as you do and gets 80k gross. He is with them since Jan 2007 thou.

.. hence correct use of the term descent salary ....

It depends a bit on the marketplace, too, right? The economy still has a foot in the toilet, oder?

they pay you 12x or 13x?

But overall, the salary is about correct, for someone with 2 years experiences. May i ask where you earned ur two degrees, if it is from CH, or some prestigious uni, they may pay higher. Usually with a french degree, for example, they pay bit less

I thought the OP might be a downhill skier

i take 13 salaries and my master is from a Uk univercity very good in my field.So, shoudl I be happy or not???

I tried the <http://www.lohnrechner.bfs.admin.ch/Pages/SalariumWizard.aspx?lang=de>, and the result was that I should be getting between 6712 and 11376!!!!!!! Is this tool credible??

a big thanks to all of you

...for your educational level it is a terrible salary.

do you get a bonus? Health insurance coverage? Any other perks?

For somebody educated in law; doesn't sound too good to me. Move industries; become a Solicitor or go into house Conveyancing; although perhaps the latter is simply the former; just a specialist.

Perhaps less job satisfaction, but certainly a great deal more money!

I am not sure if I should take any friday afternoon thread serious but let me just tell you that most likely the cleaning lady in your office earns more than you.

LOL, for somebody with a pony tail you are funny as

It doesn't matter how well educated you are, you're working as a claims handler, and that dictates your salary.

I find it hard to believe that any decent insurance company in Zurich could pay graduates less than 65k per year.

I think it is a bit low seeing as you have already been there 2 years.

Unless of course, there is a colleague of yours sitting in the same office doing the same job WITHOUT those qualifications, then you are in the wrong job...

5300
paid over
13 months

Maybe you need calc.exe?

Now I feel like that:
Ok…I will think it over during the weekend and on Monday /Tuesday I go to speak!!!!!

..I doubt that they're going to pay you more....Do any of your colleagues hold a university degree?