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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 47 513
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 136
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 957
Berne Salaries: 70 634
Basel Land Salaries: 19 137
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 454
Fribourg Salaries: 18 530
Geneva Salaries: 52 928
Glarus Salaries: 2 245
Grisons Salaries: 9 770
Jura Salaries: 4 332
Lucerne Salaries: 29 435
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 339
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 299
Obwalden Salaries: 2 365
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 692
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 657
Solothurn Salaries: 18 855
Schwyz Salaries: 8 663
Thurgau Salaries: 13 815
Ticino Salaries: 2 621
Uri Salaries: 1 336
Vaud Salaries: 70 912
Valais Salaries: 15 375
Zug Salaries: 15 257
Zurich Salaries: 156 106

What is the average wage in the canton of Zurich?

The Canton of Zurich is, along with Zug, the canton with the highest wages in the whole of Switzerland. The median wage in the Canton of Zurich is CHF 83 753 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 156 106 entries on the salary check of jobs.ch. There are particularly many jobs in the economic centre of Zurich, but also in Winterthur, at Zurich Airport or around Uster and Bülach. The Canton of Zurich is an internationally renowned economic centre and a popular financial centre with countless global corporations.

What are the highest paid industries in Zurich?

If you would like to work in the Canton of Zurich, you earn exceptionally well in some sectors. The Banking / Financial institutions sector pays the highest wages, on the second place follows the Information technology / Telecom industry and the bronze medal goes to the Medical Technology sector. It should be noted, however, that the cost of living in the Canton of Zurich is the highest in all of Switzerland. But despite the high cost of housing or leisure activities, the ratio between wages and expenses is still very attractive.