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Salaries in the canton of St. Gallen

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Aargau Salaries: 47 001
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 126
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 932
Berne Salaries: 69 916
Basel Land Salaries: 18 929
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 197
Fribourg Salaries: 18 327
Geneva Salaries: 52 008
Glarus Salaries: 2 225
Grisons Salaries: 9 690
Jura Salaries: 4 262
Lucerne Salaries: 29 118
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 123
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 277
Obwalden Salaries: 2 348
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 409
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 585
Solothurn Salaries: 18 673
Schwyz Salaries: 8 591
Thurgau Salaries: 13 645
Ticino Salaries: 2 583
Uri Salaries: 1 327
Vaud Salaries: 69 883
Valais Salaries: 15 201
Zug Salaries: 15 110
Zurich Salaries: 154 418

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 73 765. 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 Education sector and the third place goes to the Banking / Financial institutions 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 32 409 wage data from the salary check by jobs.ch for the canton of St. Gallen.