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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 42 978
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 053
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 764
Berne Salaries: 63 979
Basel Land Salaries: 16 800
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 20 937
Fribourg Salaries: 16 264
Geneva Salaries: 43 255
Glarus Salaries: 2 041
Grisons Salaries: 9 090
Jura Salaries: 3 674
Lucerne Salaries: 26 680
Neuchâtel Salaries: 12 326
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 127
Obwalden Salaries: 2 195
St. Gallen Salaries: 30 211
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 042
Solothurn Salaries: 17 254
Schwyz Salaries: 7 899
Thurgau Salaries: 12 548
Ticino Salaries: 2 209
Uri Salaries: 1 228
Vaud Salaries: 61 140
Valais Salaries: 13 502
Zug Salaries: 13 939
Zurich Salaries: 140 718

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 73 248. 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 Education 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 30 211 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.