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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 47 534
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 136
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 958
Berne Salaries: 70 667
Basel Land Salaries: 19 152
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 464
Fribourg Salaries: 18 534
Geneva Salaries: 52 968
Glarus Salaries: 2 246
Grisons Salaries: 9 773
Jura Salaries: 4 337
Lucerne Salaries: 29 454
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 352
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 300
Obwalden Salaries: 2 365
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 710
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 662
Solothurn Salaries: 18 865
Schwyz Salaries: 8 665
Thurgau Salaries: 13 825
Ticino Salaries: 2 625
Uri Salaries: 1 336
Vaud Salaries: 70 955
Valais Salaries: 15 388
Zug Salaries: 15 265
Zurich Salaries: 156 190

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 73 833. 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 Education sector and the third place goes to the Banking / Financial institutions 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 32 710 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.