Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 49 392
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 164
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 063
Berne Salaries: 73 512
Basel Land Salaries: 20 005
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 511
Fribourg Salaries: 19 432
Geneva Salaries: 56 235
Glarus Salaries: 2 334
Grisons Salaries: 10 038
Jura Salaries: 4 614
Lucerne Salaries: 30 568
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 060
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 375
Obwalden Salaries: 2 446
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 775
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 900
Solothurn Salaries: 19 492
Schwyz Salaries: 8 974
Thurgau Salaries: 14 306
Ticino Salaries: 2 782
Uri Salaries: 1 385
Vaud Salaries: 74 707
Valais Salaries: 16 144
Zug Salaries: 15 769
Zurich Salaries: 162 433

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 162 433 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.