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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 870
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 196
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 160
Berne Salaries: 75 921
Basel Land Salaries: 20 766
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 465
Fribourg Salaries: 20 204
Geneva Salaries: 59 513
Glarus Salaries: 2 426
Grisons Salaries: 10 293
Jura Salaries: 4 869
Lucerne Salaries: 31 558
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 713
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 429
Obwalden Salaries: 2 508
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 730
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 161
Solothurn Salaries: 20 069
Schwyz Salaries: 9 229
Thurgau Salaries: 14 762
Ticino Salaries: 2 955
Uri Salaries: 1 440
Vaud Salaries: 77 807
Valais Salaries: 16 869
Zug Salaries: 16 240
Zurich Salaries: 167 971

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 167 971 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.