We create transparency
For many employees, the issue of salary is of central importance, as shown by the great interest in the salary survey conducted by the SBEA every two years.
In the banking industry, annual salary developments, in particular cost-of-living adjustments, are not negotiated by the social partners, but by the elected staff councils in the individual banks in accordance with the Agreement on Conditions of Employment for Bank Employees (ACEBE). In consultation with the staff committees, the SBPV makes a recommendation for the wage demand and communicates this via the media.
The ACEBE contains further rules on the subject of salary.
If you want to find out more about whether you are paid in line with the market, you can also consult the salary calculators of the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions or the Federal Statistical Office (based on data from 2022).
Salary calculator of the Swiss Trade Union Federation
Salary calculator of the Federal Statistical Office
SBEA salary survey 2025
In spring 2025, over 3,000 bank employees took part in our latest salary survey. You can find the most important results in the interactive charts below: Median salaries and bonuses by age, gender, bank type, function level and now also work area, as well as a comparison over time with the salary surveys since 2017.
Our members will also receive detailed results in mid-December, namely also on satisfaction with remuneration and general job satisfaction.
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