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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 46 359
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 117
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 907
Berne Salaries: 68 924
Basel Land Salaries: 18 574
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 22 815
Fribourg Salaries: 17 967
Geneva Salaries: 50 726
Glarus Salaries: 2 193
Grisons Salaries: 9 580
Jura Salaries: 4 174
Lucerne Salaries: 28 762
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 816
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 256
Obwalden Salaries: 2 315
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 027
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 501
Solothurn Salaries: 18 424
Schwyz Salaries: 8 468
Thurgau Salaries: 13 452
Ticino Salaries: 2 527
Uri Salaries: 1 312
Vaud Salaries: 68 514
Valais Salaries: 14 915
Zug Salaries: 14 918
Zurich Salaries: 152 215

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 83 562 and is considerably higher than in all other cantons of the country. This value is based on 152 215 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.