Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 49 607
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 170
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 072
Berne Salaries: 73 846
Basel Land Salaries: 20 119
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 653
Fribourg Salaries: 19 551
Geneva Salaries: 56 702
Glarus Salaries: 2 348
Grisons Salaries: 10 089
Jura Salaries: 4 641
Lucerne Salaries: 30 711
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 146
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 388
Obwalden Salaries: 2 458
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 892
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 944
Solothurn Salaries: 19 590
Schwyz Salaries: 9 009
Thurgau Salaries: 14 365
Ticino Salaries: 2 806
Uri Salaries: 1 399
Vaud Salaries: 75 107
Valais Salaries: 16 221
Zug Salaries: 15 831
Zurich Salaries: 163 207

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 74 100. 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 33 892 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.