Salaries in the canton of Fribourg

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Aargau Salaries: 48 373
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 147
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 999
Bern Salaries: 71 945
Basel Land Salaries: 19 572
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 23 966
Fribourg Salaries: 18 954
Geneva Salaries: 54 471
Glarus Salaries: 2 284
Grisons Salaries: 9 895
Jura Salaries: 4 457
Lucerne Salaries: 29 957
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 663
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 341
Obwalden Salaries: 2 411
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 189
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 769
Solothurn Salaries: 19 141
Schwyz Salaries: 8 812
Thurgau Salaries: 14 040
Ticino Salaries: 2 689
Uri Salaries: 1 359
Vaud Salaries: 72 724
Valais Salaries: 15 739
Zug Salaries: 15 504
Zurich Salaries: 159 015

How much do people earn on average in the Canton of Fribourg?

The median salary in the canton of Fribourg is 72 534 CHF (calculation based on 18 954 salary details of jobup.ch users). This puts the canton of Fribourg in the middle of the ranking. Even though the capital city, Fribourg, probably offers the most job opportunities, other cities such as Bulle, Estavayer or Murten also deserve to be considered when looking for a job.

What are the best remunerated fields of activity in the Canton of Fribourg?

According to the data of our salary comparator, the Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals sector pays the highest salaries in the Canton of Fribourg, followed by Information technology / Telecom and Medical Technology. Like Berne and Valais, the Canton of Fribourg is bilingual: it is therefore advisable to master (or at least have some knowledge of) French and German in order to live or work there. Even though the canton has no large conurbations, Lausanne and Bern are relatively close and easily accessible.