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In a previous article we discussed where you can earn the most in Europe and Switzerland ranked among the countries that pay the highest salaries. While the top position was given to Luxemburg, Switzerland took third place after Iceland.

According to Indeed the highest paying remote jobs that are currently advertised in Switzerland include mainly positions in financial organisations.

Some roles that are interesting and high profile include:

• assessing political finance regulations for the Transparency International Secretariat (an organisation that fights corruption) paying $450 per day;
• Project Manager for Landis+Gyr, an energy company, paying between $81,000 and $126,000 per year;
• Service Account Manager for SIG Group (a company that produces packaging) paying between $120,000 and $130,000 per year;
• Regulatory Affairs Director for Fresenius Kabi (a company specialising in biosimilar development) paying between $185,000 and $200,000 per year;
• Business Development Director for Eclerx (a business automation company) paying between $150,000 and $170,000 per year;
• Controls Instructor for FieldCore (part of a global energy company) paying between $82,000 and $136,000 per year;
• Medical Business Operations Manager for Sumitomo Pharma America (a pharmaceutical company) paying between $123,000 and $154,000 per year;
• Executive Communications Lead for Wikimedia Foundation paying between $110,000 and $170,000 per year.

It is also worth noting that the Wikimedia Foundation is in itself a remote-first organisation with freelance collaborators and members of staff living in more than 40 different countries.

Most of these roles also include additional benefits such as health insurance and dental cover, paid holidays and paid training.

Most in Demand Remote Jobs in Switzerland

Some of the remote roles that recruiters want to fill include jobs in the IT sector, mostly in software engineering.

On average software engineering jobs are paid around 122,000 Swiss Francs per year, which are the equivalent of 130,000 euro or $150,000 per year. However, top salaries for these positions can reach 168,000 Swiss francs or 180,000 euro per year.

Benefits of Working in Switzerland

Even though Switzerland is not part of the European Union, it is in an enviable position as its trading partners include the EU, the United States and many Asian countries.

Due to the country’s favourable treatment of the financial industry, international banks experience continued growth.

For remote workers, Switzerland offers a large number of benefits which include:

• generous remuneration packages;
• maternity leave;
• health insurance;
• flexibility;
• favourable tax treatment;
• good quality of life;
• high quality health services;
• good transport system.

Languages Spoken in Switzerland

The main official languages of Switzerland are French, German, Romansh and Italian. This is due to the country’s close proximity to Germany, Austria, France and Italy.

Swiss people are multilingual and two thirds of the population of Switzerland speak at least two languages. Although many Swiss speak English, German is the most widely spoken language in Switzerland. About 62% of the population speaks German as a first language, then about 23% speak French, about 8% speak Italian and only 0.5% of the population speaks Romansh. Romansh is a language that derives from Latin.

International residents also speak Spanish, Croatian, Albanian, Portuguese and Serbian.

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