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# Working as an architect in Switzerland

In Switzerland, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Architect is a regulated profession in Switzerland. Foreign qualifications go through: For an eligible EU/EFTA diploma listed in the directive annexes, request the SERI letter for automatic cantonal register listing; other fully qualified EU or third-country architects use an SERI qualification-comparison route where the canton regulates. In unregulated cantons, prior recognition is not required.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 9,453 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: For an eligible EU/EFTA diploma listed in the directive annexes, request the SERI letter for automatic cantonal register listing; other fully qualified EU or third-country architects use an SERI qualification-comparison route where the canton regulates. In unregulated cantons, prior recognition is not required.
- Recognition authority: The competent route varies: cantonal authority for regulated activities; SERI for defined EU/EFTA and comparison procedures; Swiss ENIC for non-regulated-canton labour-market recommendations; REG offers a separate register route.

## Sources

SERI fact sheet pp. 2–3: seven cantons named; other cantons do not regulate; no federal legislation for architect access. — https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/dam/en/sd-web/FIAAM1R6mF-u/Architektenberuf_en.pdf
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=CH

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Architect in Switzerland: salary and recognition},
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  version = {94017161e37225776a3dc300e85a58c3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/switzerland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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