Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 213
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 187
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 115
Berne Salaries: 74 821
Basel Land Salaries: 20 416
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 020
Fribourg Salaries: 19 857
Geneva Salaries: 57 964
Glarus Salaries: 2 386
Grisons Salaries: 10 178
Jura Salaries: 4 739
Lucerne Salaries: 31 068
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 378
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 407
Obwalden Salaries: 2 483
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 298
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 046
Solothurn Salaries: 19 814
Schwyz Salaries: 9 135
Thurgau Salaries: 14 529
Ticino Salaries: 2 885
Uri Salaries: 1 421
Vaud Salaries: 76 297
Valais Salaries: 16 521
Zug Salaries: 16 012
Zurich Salaries: 165 344

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 165 344 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.