💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Data Engineer Salary in Zurich

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

CHF 178,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

CHF 123k – CHF 263k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

102

Zurich

102+ verified salaries · Zurich

What do Staff / Principal Data Engineers earn in Zurich?

Staff / Principal Data Engineers in Zurich earn a median of CHF 178,000, with the range spanning CHF 123,000 to CHF 263,000.

Salaries are based on 102+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Zurich.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): CHF 92k – CHF 123k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): CHF 123k – CHF 178k

Senior (5–8 yrs): CHF 178k – CHF 263k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): CHF 263k – CHF 329k+

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About this data

MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026