Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 49 071
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 153
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 037
Berne Salaries: 72 937
Basel Land Salaries: 19 848
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 318
Fribourg Salaries: 19 242
Geneva Salaries: 55 597
Glarus Salaries: 2 320
Grisons Salaries: 9 975
Jura Salaries: 4 562
Lucerne Salaries: 30 332
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 912
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 362
Obwalden Salaries: 2 433
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 553
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 849
Solothurn Salaries: 19 370
Schwyz Salaries: 8 912
Thurgau Salaries: 14 188
Ticino Salaries: 2 748
Uri Salaries: 1 372
Vaud Salaries: 74 014
Valais Salaries: 15 988
Zug Salaries: 15 668
Zurich Salaries: 161 161

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 74 004. 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 33 553 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.