Religious and Spiritual Services / Pastoral Care

Pastoral Worker

Provides spiritual care, counseling, and support to individuals and communities within a religious or faith-based context, often in hospitals, prisons, schools, or parishes.

Average monthly gross

7,658 CHF

4 validated salaries

Median

7,230 CHF

less sensitive to extremes

Typical range

5,198 CHF - 10,459 CHF

10th to 90th percentile

Data period

2026 - 2026

based on validated records

Canonical

Pastoral Worker

ISCO

3413

Language

en

Salary insights

Monthly gross salary from approved submissions and AI-generated seeds that were validated.

4 records
Clear

By seniority

Lead / Expert 4 validated salaries
7,658 CHF 4,670 CHF - 11,500 CHF

Yearly trend

7,658 CHF
2026

Top countries

Country Avg. Count
Switzerland 8,965 CHF 2
United Kingdom 4,670 CHF 1
United States 8,030 CHF 1

Companies in data

Company Avg. Count
ABB 6,430 CHF 1
Migros 11,500 CHF 1
NHS Trust 4,670 CHF 1
Salesforce 8,030 CHF 1

Top cities

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How these figures are calculated

Validated records only

The page uses salaries that have been approved in the admin, including human submissions and AI-generated seeds after validation.

Typical range

The range removes the lowest and highest extremes by showing the 10th to 90th percentile.

Seniority

Seniority is inferred from years of experience: junior, mid-level, senior, then lead or expert.

Interpretation

These figures are market indicators, not guaranteed salaries. Reliability improves as more approved records are added.

Role profile

Seniority

Junior Mid Senior

Alternate titles

Pastoral Assistant Pastoral Minister Chaplain Assistant Spiritual Care Worker

Skills

Hard skills

Pastoral counseling Crisis intervention Religious education Liturgy planning Grief support

Soft skills

Empathy Active listening Compassion Interpersonal communication Emotional resilience

Tools

Office software Telehealth platforms Religious texts and resources

Certifications

Certified Pastoral Counselor Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Chaplaincy certification

Employment context

Industries

Religious organizations Healthcare Correctional facilities Education Non-profit

Company types

Church Hospital Prison School Charity

Work modes

On-site Hybrid Remote

Remote compatibility

Medium

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