Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 777
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 194
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 151
Berne Salaries: 75 763
Basel Land Salaries: 20 716
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 408
Fribourg Salaries: 20 152
Geneva Salaries: 59 317
Glarus Salaries: 2 416
Grisons Salaries: 10 281
Jura Salaries: 4 855
Lucerne Salaries: 31 492
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 675
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 427
Obwalden Salaries: 2 505
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 668
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 149
Solothurn Salaries: 20 035
Schwyz Salaries: 9 217
Thurgau Salaries: 14 732
Ticino Salaries: 2 945
Uri Salaries: 1 436
Vaud Salaries: 77 597
Valais Salaries: 16 821
Zug Salaries: 16 217
Zurich Salaries: 167 614

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 167 614 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.