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Construction Site Supervisor
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Project Leader
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Nurse
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Health Care Professional
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Physician assistant
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Assistant Nurse
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Account Manager
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Retail assistant
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Store Manager
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Field sales representative
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Clerk
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Logistician
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Commercial Manager
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Software Engineer
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ICT System Engineer
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ICT Specialist
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CHF 73 450
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IT Supporter
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CHF 67 300
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Consultant ICT
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ICT-System-Manager
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CHF 71 750
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Java Developer
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CHF 95 000
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Head of IT Project Management
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Technical Designer
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CHF 65 000
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Project Leader
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CHF 96 000
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Service Technician
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CHF 78 600
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Mechanical Development Engineer
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CHF 90 000
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Mechanic
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CHF 67 800
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Team Leader
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CHF 90 240
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Logistician
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CHF 61 538
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Clerk
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CHF 64 504
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Commercial Manager
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CHF 57 140
91 salaries
Hair Designer
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CHF 47 820
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Logistician
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CHF 60 725
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Account Manager
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CHF 66 780
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Groundkeeper
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CHF 70 200
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Security Guard
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CHF 55 743
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Building Cleaner
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Salary entries by canton
What is the average wage in the canton of St. Gallen?
The canton of St. Gallen is the most important economic region in eastern Switzerland and there are countless job vacancies there. The median wage in the Canton of St.Gallen is 73 387. There are particularly many jobs in the capital St. Gallen, but also around Rorschach on Lake Constance or in the towns of Wil, Uzwil, Altstätten and Buchs.
Which industries pay the best wages in the canton of St. Gallen?
If you are interested in a job in the Canton of St. Gallen, you should keep a special eye on some industries for a very good salary. You get the highest median salary in the Medical Technology sector, second best is the Banking / Financial institutions sector and the third place goes to the Information technology / Telecom industry. The cost of living is lower compared to other large cities in Switzerland, especially the rents are less high. The canton of St. Gallen has a particularly high number of cross-border commuters who work here but live in neighbouring Austria or Germany because of the lower cost of living. The calculated wages are based on 30 714 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.