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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 46 492
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 120
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 911
Berne Salaries: 69 156
Basel Land Salaries: 18 655
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 22 901
Fribourg Salaries: 18 046
Geneva Salaries: 51 035
Glarus Salaries: 2 202
Grisons Salaries: 9 606
Jura Salaries: 4 201
Lucerne Salaries: 28 868
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 904
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 263
Obwalden Salaries: 2 326
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 118
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 521
Solothurn Salaries: 18 478
Schwyz Salaries: 8 502
Thurgau Salaries: 13 499
Ticino Salaries: 2 542
Uri Salaries: 1 316
Vaud Salaries: 68 848
Valais Salaries: 14 972
Zug Salaries: 14 965
Zurich Salaries: 152 790

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 83 543 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 152 790 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.