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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 45 270
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 100
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 870
Berne Salaries: 67 418
Basel Land Salaries: 18 050
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 22 269
Fribourg Salaries: 17 480
Geneva Salaries: 48 533
Glarus Salaries: 2 149
Grisons Salaries: 9 435
Jura Salaries: 4 030
Lucerne Salaries: 28 112
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 382
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 209
Obwalden Salaries: 2 277
St. Gallen Salaries: 31 438
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 381
Solothurn Salaries: 18 069
Schwyz Salaries: 8 297
Thurgau Salaries: 13 160
Ticino Salaries: 2 431
Uri Salaries: 1 295
Vaud Salaries: 66 296
Valais Salaries: 14 502
Zug Salaries: 14 601
Zurich Salaries: 148 815

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 83 361 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 148 815 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.