For @kilyn all of you are basically a poverty outcome… you oughta step up and earn some ReAl moneyz!
But seriously, @Your_Full_Name and @finalcountdown are contenders for people who would mess up this chart with their (past) salaries.
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This. Very important when negotiating a new job.
I have switched jobs a few months back and with a higher salary they contribute much less to the 2nd pillar. I tried to explain this to HR as part of the negotiation in order to get more salary bad they didn’t even seem to understand what I was saying. The percentage is lower and the “coordination deduction” is higher.
However, surprisingly enough, the projected amounts are higher at the new employer if I compare the figures for the scenario with 0 interest rate and 0 salary increase so I am very puzzled. Well, there’s the fact that they take more out of my pay than the previous employer, so I’m making up for the difference out of my pocket.
I am pissed so this is going to be one of my arguments at the next performance review provided they’re satisfied with my awesome work.
Yeah, I‘m in a similar place. More overall compensation, but a lot more hours (about 10%), so my hourly rate is slightly higher (4%), but this will be eaten by higher taxes (thanks to progressive taxes)
All net (take home pay after taxes, social insurances, retirement etc.), since those I remember and are ~comparable
2009-2020 progressively, but slowly increasing.
To complete the picture it would be extremely interesting to see the average saving quote p.a. in addition I think. 60% in my case last year.
i think it would make sense to define how you calculate your savings rate (e.g. pre tax, incl pillar 2 etc) to ensure comparability.
That’s exactly what’s going on in this thread: https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/savings-rate-calculation/
A lot of discussion about what a saving rate is!
Are those all net salaries, or a mix?
Happy to mess up charts.
2015: 451k
2016: 561k
2017: 642k
2018: 731k
2019: 660k
2020: 468k
2021: 60k
Looking forward to my taxes going down. 
Is this your salary or your net worth? 
actually wrong emoticon 
Those are numbers that people wrote on this thread. So it can potentially be a mix yes.
I see a negative trend in your income since 2018. You should be constantly increasing it if you ever wish to FIRE. 
So from my side, I moved to Switzerland right after my Masters and I joined a big bank in a graduate Programme. I’m still with the same bank but considering a change this year.
Anyway to the point, gross base salary:
2016: 85k
2017: 92k
2018: 98k
2018 1/2: 105k
2019: 115k
2021: 125k
Bonuses varied over the years between 6-15.
I started my first “real” job at 23/24 in 2015 right after I got my bachelor’s degree in economics.
I started at a private bank and switched to an insurance company at the end of 2018. I also became a CFA chartholder a few weeks ago.
All salaries listed are gross incl. bonus but excl. other benefits.
2015: 90k (5k bonus)
2016: 97k (8k bonus)
2017: 99k (10k bonus)
2018: 129k (40k severance payment)
2019: 110k (5k bonus)
2020: 112k (7k bonus)
2021: 106.5k bonus only paid next year
I recently got the opportunity to lead a small team for a few months due to a maternity leave of my boss and hope to permanently lead a team in the near future.
My salary progression:
2015: 20k
2016: 39k (part-time 80%)
2017: 47k (part-time 80%)
2018: 47k (part-time 80%)
2019: 60k (part-time 80%)
2020: 50k (part-time 70%) Graduation
2021: 115k
2022: 170k
Impressive, what was the cause of the jump from 2020 to 2021? In which field are you working?
Tech/business analysis.
In 2020, I got my degree and switch to a new employer.
My part-time job could underpay me because I had no degree and needed a part-time job. In my field, a lot of jobs are full time, so my choices were a bit limited
At the end of 2021, I switched to a contracting position.
Thanks for the explanation. Actually I was interested in the jump from 2021 to 2022 
sorry, I mixed it up.
At the end of 2021, I got a long-term contracting position. So 2022 is an extrapolation 
But my daily tasks are quite the same as before, just for another company 
| Year | Base salary | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75k | Postgrad |
| 2016 | 95k | Permanent |
| 2019 | 107k | Promotion |
| 2021 | 135k | Company (and industry) change |
(In between some small inflation-covering increases ~1k/year)
Bonus (since 2016) in the range of roughly 15-18k.