Salary Rates for SNSF Budgeting
Learn how to budget for your staff salaries in SNSF proposals.
Amounts
When budgeting staff salaries in the SNSF Portal, make sure the following amounts are entered in the field "Yearly salary at 100% (CHF)".
| Type | Amount CHF |
| Doctoral student | 53'000 |
| Postdoc (1-4 years after PhD) | 92'500 |
| Senior researcher (5+ years after PhD) | 94'000 |
| Junior researcher (researcher with a bachelor/master degree) | 81'000 |
| Subassistant (bachelor or master student enrolled at Unifr) | 86'000* |
| Laboratory technician (chemistry, biology, physics) | 78'000 |
| Technical staff (outside chemistry, biology, or physics) | 81'000 |
* Subassistants may not work more than 11 hours per week (~25%). In the SNSF Portal, set the “Level of employment” to a maximum of 25%.
Notes
A social security contribution of 19% is automatically added to the amounts indicated above.
These amounts are for SNSF budget requests only. The amounts are an estimate. Actual salaries will often be lower, as the amounts indicated here include a margin for inflation, regulatory changes, and employee experience. The Human Resources Service of the University of Fribourg determines the actual salary based on the employee’s profile at the time the employment contract is prepared. If you already know the person who will be employed, you can contact Human Resources for a more precise salary estimate.
For schemes submitted via mySNF, these amounts can also be used as a reference. Note that these figures are before social contributions are added.
These rates apply to staff employed by the applicant. For schemes where applicants can request their own salary (e.g. SNSF Starting Grants), different rules apply. See the relevant scheme page on this website for details.
These amounts apply only to staff employed at the University of Fribourg. Other universities may use different calculations.