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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 44 362
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 086
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 833
Berne Salaries: 66 034
Basel Land Salaries: 17 531
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 21 725
Fribourg Salaries: 16 994
Geneva Salaries: 46 448
Glarus Salaries: 2 101
Grisons Salaries: 9 310
Jura Salaries: 3 881
Lucerne Salaries: 27 576
Neuchâtel Salaries: 12 984
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 178
Obwalden Salaries: 2 239
St. Gallen Salaries: 30 977
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 247
Solothurn Salaries: 17 730
Schwyz Salaries: 8 149
Thurgau Salaries: 12 935
Ticino Salaries: 2 339
Uri Salaries: 1 272
Vaud Salaries: 64 325
Valais Salaries: 14 134
Zug Salaries: 14 313
Zurich Salaries: 145 802

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 83 307 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 145 802 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.