Salaries in the canton of Aargau

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 912
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 149
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 029
Berne Salaries: 72 742
Basel Land Salaries: 19 785
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 241
Fribourg Salaries: 19 185
Geneva Salaries: 55 380
Glarus Salaries: 2 313
Grisons Salaries: 9 960
Jura Salaries: 4 528
Lucerne Salaries: 30 248
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 848
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 360
Obwalden Salaries: 2 432
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 465
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 823
Solothurn Salaries: 19 321
Schwyz Salaries: 8 894
Thurgau Salaries: 14 168
Ticino Salaries: 2 739
Uri Salaries: 1 368
Vaud Salaries: 73 759
Valais Salaries: 15 940
Zug Salaries: 15 635
Zurich Salaries: 160 685

What is the average wage in the Canton of Aargau?

The canton of Aargau is a popular region for living and working, not only because of its many beautiful towns and nature. Wages in this region are attractive; for example, the median wage in Canton Aargau is CHF 76 035 and is in the top third in a Swiss comparison. This value is based on 48 912 wage entries on the salary comparison tool from jobs.ch. Particularly interesting is the job search in the capital Aarau as well as in the larger cities Baden, Lenzburg or Spreitenbach.

Which industries pay particularly well in the Canton of Aargau?

Thanks to data from the jobs.ch salary check, we have here the three best-paying sectors in the canton of Aargau. Place 1 goes to Utilities, place 2 to Information technology / Telecom and place 3 to Education. The cost of living is high, but nevertheless it is somewhat cheaper here than in the neighbouring Canton of Zurich. The Canton of Aargau is also very popular because of its proximity to Zurich and Germany. Zurich offers a wide range of leisure activities and in Germany the prices are lower.