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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 012
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 141
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 981
Berne Salaries: 71 354
Basel Land Salaries: 19 367
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 757
Fribourg Salaries: 18 781
Geneva Salaries: 53 795
Glarus Salaries: 2 264
Grisons Salaries: 9 845
Jura Salaries: 4 393
Lucerne Salaries: 29 752
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 511
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 325
Obwalden Salaries: 2 394
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 957
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 712
Solothurn Salaries: 19 008
Schwyz Salaries: 8 745
Thurgau Salaries: 13 947
Ticino Salaries: 2 649
Uri Salaries: 1 350
Vaud Salaries: 71 922
Valais Salaries: 15 580
Zug Salaries: 15 403
Zurich Salaries: 157 754

What is the average salary in the Canton of Berne?

The Canton of Berne is not only one of the largest cantons in Switzerland, but also particularly interesting for job searches. Salaries are quite high here; the median wage in the canton of Bern is CHF 75 510. This value is based on 71 354 entries from users on the salary check of jobs.ch. As Berne is the capital of Switzerland, there are a particularly large number of jobs to be filled in the federal government and public administration. Other attractive places for jobs in the Canton of Berne are Biel, Köniz, Burgdorf, Thun and Langenthal as well as the Bernese Oberland, where there are particularly many jobs in tourism.

What are the sectors with the best salaries in the Canton of Berne?

If you would like to earn particularly high wages in the Canton of Berne, you should apply for a job in the sector Information technology / Telecom, because here the median annual salary is highest. The silver medal of the best-paying sectors in the Canton of Bern goes to Utilities and the third place goes to Public administration / Associations. The Canton of Berne is home to many important and renowned Swiss companies as well as Swiss headquarters of well-known corporations. However, the relatively high cost of living cannot be ignored either. Due to its location in the middle of Switzerland and on the border between the German-speaking and French-speaking parts of Switzerland, the Canton of Berne is particularly popular.