Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 49 041
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 151
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 035
Berne Salaries: 72 890
Basel Land Salaries: 19 838
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 308
Fribourg Salaries: 19 232
Geneva Salaries: 55 560
Glarus Salaries: 2 318
Grisons Salaries: 9 973
Jura Salaries: 4 560
Lucerne Salaries: 30 309
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 897
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 362
Obwalden Salaries: 2 432
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 533
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 847
Solothurn Salaries: 19 362
Schwyz Salaries: 8 909
Thurgau Salaries: 14 184
Ticino Salaries: 2 745
Uri Salaries: 1 372
Vaud Salaries: 73 976
Valais Salaries: 15 981
Zug Salaries: 15 661
Zurich Salaries: 161 075

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 74 002. 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 33 533 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.