Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 308
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 145
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 996
Berne Salaries: 71 846
Basel Land Salaries: 19 540
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 930
Fribourg Salaries: 18 917
Geneva Salaries: 54 347
Glarus Salaries: 2 281
Grisons Salaries: 9 882
Jura Salaries: 4 448
Lucerne Salaries: 29 930
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 630
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 339
Obwalden Salaries: 2 408
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 156
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 760
Solothurn Salaries: 19 120
Schwyz Salaries: 8 799
Thurgau Salaries: 14 028
Ticino Salaries: 2 684
Uri Salaries: 1 356
Vaud Salaries: 72 577
Valais Salaries: 15 711
Zug Salaries: 15 488
Zurich Salaries: 158 795

What is the average wage in the canton of Zurich?

The Canton of Zurich is, along with Zug, the canton with the highest wages in the whole of Switzerland. The median wage in the Canton of Zurich is CHF 84 000 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 158 795 entries on the salary check of jobs.ch. There are particularly many jobs in the economic centre of Zurich, but also in Winterthur, at Zurich Airport or around Uster and Bülach. The Canton of Zurich is an internationally renowned economic centre and a popular financial centre with countless global corporations.

What are the highest paid industries in Zurich?

If you would like to work in the Canton of Zurich, you earn exceptionally well in some sectors. The Banking / Financial institutions sector pays the highest wages, on the second place follows the Information technology / Telecom industry and the bronze medal goes to the Medical Technology sector. It should be noted, however, that the cost of living in the Canton of Zurich is the highest in all of Switzerland. But despite the high cost of housing or leisure activities, the ratio between wages and expenses is still very attractive.