Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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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: 19 230
Geneva Salaries: 55 560
Glarus Salaries: 2 318
Grisons Salaries: 9 973
Jura Salaries: 4 560
Lucerne Salaries: 30 309
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 896
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: 1 371
Vaud Salaries: 73 974
Valais Salaries: 15 981
Zug Salaries: 15 661
Zurich Salaries: 161 074

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 161 074 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.