For all expats who think that 120k is a great salary, here a few examples of how much you can make in some public sector jobs:
tram driver: 86'000 + free 1st class GA
primary school teacher: 90'750 - 145'735 (max after ca. 30 years)
protestant priest: 167'400
grammar school teacher: 117'000 - 177900 (max after ca. 30 years)
assistant lecturer at a Swiss university: avg 153'000
non-tenured professor at a Swiss university: avg 174'700
full professor at a Swiss university: avg 204'800
list of sources:
http://www.vsa.zh.ch/internet/bildun..._LP_und_SL.pdf http://www.nzz.ch/lohnkrzung-fr-pfarrer-1.3257355 http://www2.zhlex.zh.ch/appl/zhlex_r..._7.4.99_72.pdf http://www.vsa.zh.ch/internet/bildun..._LP_und_SL.pdf http://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/zahltag-an-der-uni-1.16961100