Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 187
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 186
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 114
Berne Salaries: 74 772
Basel Land Salaries: 20 401
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 009
Fribourg Salaries: 19 843
Geneva Salaries: 57 880
Glarus Salaries: 2 384
Grisons Salaries: 10 175
Jura Salaries: 4 735
Lucerne Salaries: 31 053
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 365
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 403
Obwalden Salaries: 2 482
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 280
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 045
Solothurn Salaries: 19 799
Schwyz Salaries: 9 127
Thurgau Salaries: 14 526
Ticino Salaries: 2 882
Uri Salaries: 1 421
Vaud Salaries: 76 245
Valais Salaries: 16 498
Zug Salaries: 16 004
Zurich Salaries: 165 248

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 84 000 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 165 248 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.