# Education Policy jobs in Switzerland for international graduates

Education Policy jobs in Switzerland: typical pay CHF 114,400, Job search 6 months. Official Swiss sources.

Page: https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/education-policy

## Job market at a glance

The jobs **Education Policy** leads to, added together. Each label compares Education Policy with the other Swiss fields.

- **Average pay (calculated)**: CHF 114,400 (Strong)
- **Pay under 30 (calculated)**: CHF 84,000 (Strong)
- **Change since 2024**: +1% (Moderate)

Change in people employed: the broader occupation groups these jobs belong to (Eurostat Labour Force Survey, Switzerland). Yearly pay is calculated by UNIFER from the BFS standardised monthly wage × 12; BFS already spreads the 13th month and annual bonuses over the twelve months. Pay is published for broad occupation groups. Not shown for Switzerland: job ads (Eurostat's online job-ads statistics do not cover Switzerland and BFS publishes no count by job), growth (Cedefop's skills forecast does not cover Switzerland) and shortage (the EU shortage report, from EURES, has no Swiss data).

## Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs **Education Policy** courses most often lead to in Switzerland, and how each one is doing.

| Job | Share | Average pay | Entry pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Policy administration professionals | 34% | CHF 114,108 est. | CHF 80,472 |
| 2. Education methods specialists | 29% | CHF 116,364 est. | CHF 87,792 |
| 3. University and higher education teachers | 15% | CHF 116,364 est. | CHF 87,792 |
| 4. Sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals high unemployment (SECO 2026) | 11% | CHF 109,464 est. | CHF 80,484 |
| 5. Philosophers, historians and political scientists high unemployment (SECO 2026) | 6% | CHF 109,464 est. | CHF 80,484 |
| 6. Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified | 5% | CHF 116,364 est. | CHF 87,792 |

Share: how common each job is among Education Policy destinations. Pay under 30: the median monthly wage of employees aged 29 or under in the job's occupation group, × 12. High unemployment (SECO 2026): the job is on SECO's 2026 list of occupations with at least 5% unemployment (twelve-month average); employers must notify vacancies to the public employment service first. It is not a shortage list. Swiss pay is published for broad occupation groups, so each job shows its group's figure ("est.").

## What graduates like you earned

University master's graduates in **Humanities and social sciences**, working full time. BFS publishes graduate pay for seven broad field groups, not for Education Policy on its own.

- **Master's graduates, 1 year on median, full time, class of 2024 · middle half CHF 55,000–CHF 96,400**: CHF 78,000
- **5 years on median, class of 2020, real francs**: CHF 97,300
- **Graduates who came from abroad to study master's, all fields, 1 year on · Swiss-educated graduates CHF 85,000**: CHF 67,000
- **Came from abroad, working in Switzerland master's, all fields, 1 year on · Swiss-educated graduates working in Switzerland CHF 85,000**: CHF 80,000

Gross yearly income for a full-time post, as BFS publishes it (graduates working in Switzerland and abroad). The "came from abroad" figure is for all fields together; BFS does not split it by field.

## Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Switzerland after studying **Education Policy**.

1 Finish your course

A master's or a PhD from a Swiss university.

2 Time to find a job 6 months

to find work that matches your degree. You may work up to 15 hours a week meanwhile. It cannot be extended.

3 Work permit

**Swiss graduates' route:** an employer can hire you without first showing that no Swiss or EU worker is available, if your work is of high academic or economic interest (for example, a job in a field with proven demand that matches your degree).

**Quotas still apply:** in 2026 Switzerland admits at most **8,500** workers from outside the EU (4,500 B residence permits and 4,000 L short-stay permits).

There is no salary minimum, but pay must match what is usual for the place, job and sector. Switzerland does not issue the EU Blue Card.

Graduates living in Switzerland who are citizens of non-EU countries: **68.5%** in work, against 91.2% of Swiss graduates (ages 25–64, 2025).

## Education Policy in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at October 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

- [Switzerland CHF 114,400 ($138,800) Job search 6 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/switzerland/education-policy)
- [Germany €66,200 ($74,100) Growth +8.1% (2023–40) · 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/germany/education-policy)
- [France €47,000 net ($52,600) Growth +18.2% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/france/education-policy)
- [United Kingdom £45,600 ($61,000) Growth +9.9% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/uk/education-policy)
- [United States $111,800 Growth +1.5% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extension](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/us/education-policy)
- [Canada CA$92,600 ($66,200) Growth +10.4% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/canada/education-policy)

- [Australia AU$125,100 ($87,900) Growth +20.6% (2025–35) · 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/australia/education-policy)
- [Ireland €55,700 ($62,300) Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/ireland/education-policy)
- [Netherlands €71,200 ($79,700) Growth +1% (2025–30) · Orientation year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/netherlands/education-policy)
- [Sweden SEK 550,900 ($55,400) Growth +18.8% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/sweden/education-policy)
- [Denmark DKK 724,200 ($108,400) Growth +6.1% (2022–35) · Job-seeking permit 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/denmark/education-policy)
- [Finland €52,800 ($59,100) Growth +15.7% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/finland/education-policy)
- [Poland PLN 107,200 ($27,300) Growth +13.6% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work 9 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/poland/education-policy)
- [Spain €31,500 ($35,300) Growth +23.2% (2022–35) · Job-search permit 24 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/spain/education-policy)
- [Italy €20,700 net ($23,200) Growth +28.9% (2022–35) · Permit to look for work up to 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/italy/education-policy)
- [Belgium €59,800 ($66,900) Growth +15.2% (2022–35) · Search year 12 months](https://uniferedu.com/job-market-research/belgium/education-policy)

## Questions students ask

### How much do Education Policy graduates earn in Switzerland?

University master's graduates in Humanities and social sciences earned a median CHF 78,000 a year one year after graduating and CHF 97,300 five years after. Graduates who came from abroad to study earned CHF 67,000, against CHF 85,000 for Swiss-educated graduates (all fields, one year on). Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is CHF 114,400 and starting pay about CHF 84,000.

### Can I stay and work in Switzerland after a Education Policy master's?

Yes, for 6 months to find a job after a Swiss degree, working up to 15 hours a week meanwhile. An employer can then hire you without a labour-market test if your work is of high academic or economic interest, within the yearly quotas for non-EU workers.

## Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Swiss source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

- [Befragung der Hochschulabsolventinnen und -absolventen (EHA) — classes of 2024 (1 year after) and 2020 (5 years after), BFS](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/bildung-wissenschaft/uebertritte-verlaeufe-bildungsbereich/absolventenstudien-hochschulen.html)
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) · BFS open use, source must be cited (OPEN-BY) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Schweizerische Lohnstrukturerhebung (LSE) 2024 — monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Berufsgruppe (px-x-0304010000_205); yearly figure calculated by UNIFER](https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/px-x-0304010000_205/px-x-0304010000_205.px/)
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) · BFS open use, source must be cited (OPEN-BY) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employed persons by detailed occupation (ISCO-08 two-digit), Switzerland — EU Labour Force Survey (lfsa_egai2d)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_egai2d/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Employment rates by educational attainment and citizenship, tertiary education, ages 25–64, Switzerland (lfsa_ergaedn)](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergaedn/default/table?lang=en)
Eurostat · Eurostat reuse policy: free reuse with acknowledgement of the source (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Swiss post-study and work rules — AIG and VZAE (fedlex.admin.ch), SEM directives (manually verified)](https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2007/758/en)
Swiss Confederation (Fedlex); State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Official government information · loaded 19 Oct 2026

- [Meldepflichtige Berufsarten 2026 (Stellenmeldepflicht) — State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), arbeit.swiss](https://www.arbeit.swiss/de/arbeitgebende/stellenmeldepflicht-2026)
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) · Official public list (SECO) · loaded 19 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Swiss sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change, so check sem.admin.ch before you decide.