Salaries in the canton of Zurich

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 540
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 148
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 008
Berne Salaries: 72 194
Basel Land Salaries: 19 647
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 056
Fribourg Salaries: 19 029
Geneva Salaries: 54 732
Glarus Salaries: 2 292
Grisons Salaries: 9 919
Jura Salaries: 4 485
Lucerne Salaries: 30 075
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 731
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 343
Obwalden Salaries: 2 420
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 283
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 784
Solothurn Salaries: 19 191
Schwyz Salaries: 8 846
Thurgau Salaries: 14 091
Ticino Salaries: 2 706
Uri Salaries: 1 363
Vaud Salaries: 73 112
Valais Salaries: 15 811
Zug Salaries: 15 538
Zurich Salaries: 159 585

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 159 585 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.