💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Data Scientist 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 185,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

CHF 128k – CHF 274k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

119

Zurich

119+ verified salaries · Zurich

What do Staff / Principal Data Scientists earn in Zurich?

Staff / Principal Data Scientists in Zurich earn a median of CHF 185,000, with the range spanning CHF 128,000 to CHF 274,000.

Salaries are based on 119+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Zurich.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): CHF 96k – CHF 128k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): CHF 128k – CHF 185k

Senior (5–8 yrs): CHF 185k – CHF 274k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): CHF 274k – CHF 342k+

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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