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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 44 652
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 092
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 844
Berne Salaries: 66 492
Basel Land Salaries: 17 705
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 21 897
Fribourg Salaries: 17 148
Geneva Salaries: 47 102
Glarus Salaries: 2 119
Grisons Salaries: 9 353
Jura Salaries: 3 937
Lucerne Salaries: 27 751
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 122
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 189
Obwalden Salaries: 2 250
St. Gallen Salaries: 31 145
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 298
Solothurn Salaries: 17 842
Schwyz Salaries: 8 200
Thurgau Salaries: 13 008
Ticino Salaries: 2 374
Uri Salaries: 1 278
Vaud Salaries: 64 992
Valais Salaries: 14 261
Zug Salaries: 14 392
Zurich Salaries: 146 836

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 83 267 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 146 836 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.