Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 308
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 145
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 996
Berne Salaries: 71 846
Basel Land Salaries: 19 540
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 931
Fribourg Salaries: 18 918
Geneva Salaries: 54 348
Glarus Salaries: 2 281
Grisons Salaries: 9 882
Jura Salaries: 4 448
Lucerne Salaries: 29 930
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 634
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 339
Obwalden Salaries: 2 408
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 156
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 760
Solothurn Salaries: 19 120
Schwyz Salaries: 8 799
Thurgau Salaries: 14 029
Ticino Salaries: 2 684
Uri Salaries: 1 356
Vaud Salaries: 72 581
Valais Salaries: 15 711
Zug Salaries: 15 488
Zurich Salaries: 158 797

What is the average wage in the canton of St. Gallen?

The canton of St. Gallen is the most important economic region in eastern Switzerland and there are countless job vacancies there. The median wage in the Canton of St.Gallen is 74 000. There are particularly many jobs in the capital St. Gallen, but also around Rorschach on Lake Constance or in the towns of Wil, Uzwil, Altstätten and Buchs.

Which industries pay the best wages in the canton of St. Gallen?

If you are interested in a job in the Canton of St. Gallen, you should keep a special eye on some industries for a very good salary. You get the highest median salary in the Medical Technology sector, second best is the Banking / Financial institutions sector and the third place goes to the Information technology / Telecom industry. The cost of living is lower compared to other large cities in Switzerland, especially the rents are less high. The canton of St. Gallen has a particularly high number of cross-border commuters who work here but live in neighbouring Austria or Germany because of the lower cost of living. The calculated wages are based on 33 156 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.