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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 42 828
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 051
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 756
Berne Salaries: 63 764
Basel Land Salaries: 16 727
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 20 855
Fribourg Salaries: 16 172
Geneva Salaries: 42 931
Glarus Salaries: 2 035
Grisons Salaries: 9 067
Jura Salaries: 3 648
Lucerne Salaries: 26 602
Neuchâtel Salaries: 12 269
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 120
Obwalden Salaries: 2 190
St. Gallen Salaries: 30 126
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 026
Solothurn Salaries: 17 201
Schwyz Salaries: 7 875
Thurgau Salaries: 12 512
Ticino Salaries: 2 198
Uri Salaries: 1 223
Vaud Salaries: 60 812
Valais Salaries: 13 445
Zug Salaries: 13 893
Zurich Salaries: 140 177

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 83 116 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 140 177 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.