Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 607
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 148
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 012
Berne Salaries: 72 288
Basel Land Salaries: 19 663
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 104
Fribourg Salaries: 19 051
Geneva Salaries: 54 878
Glarus Salaries: 2 295
Grisons Salaries: 9 920
Jura Salaries: 4 491
Lucerne Salaries: 30 107
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 757
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 345
Obwalden Salaries: 2 420
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 310
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 790
Solothurn Salaries: 19 211
Schwyz Salaries: 8 852
Thurgau Salaries: 14 102
Ticino Salaries: 2 718
Uri Salaries: 1 364
Vaud Salaries: 73 224
Valais Salaries: 15 834
Zug Salaries: 15 558
Zurich Salaries: 159 779

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 74 000. 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 Education 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 33 310 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.