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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 45 569
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 106
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 879
Berne Salaries: 67 865
Basel Land Salaries: 18 183
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 22 421
Fribourg Salaries: 17 633
Geneva Salaries: 49 228
Glarus Salaries: 2 165
Grisons Salaries: 9 475
Jura Salaries: 4 068
Lucerne Salaries: 28 310
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 527
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 227
Obwalden Salaries: 2 288
St. Gallen Salaries: 31 621
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 427
Solothurn Salaries: 18 190
Schwyz Salaries: 8 346
Thurgau Salaries: 13 232
Ticino Salaries: 2 456
Uri Salaries: 1 298
Vaud Salaries: 66 945
Valais Salaries: 14 614
Zug Salaries: 14 682
Zurich Salaries: 149 809

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 83 493 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 149 809 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.