Salaries in the canton of Ticino

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 48 790
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 149
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 023
Bern Salaries: 72 518
Basel Land Salaries: 19 741
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 181
Fribourg Salaries: 19 148
Geneva Salaries: 55 194
Glarus Salaries: 2 309
Grisons Salaries: 9 945
Jura Salaries: 4 518
Lucerne Salaries: 30 196
Neuchâtel Salaries: 14 812
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 356
Obwalden Salaries: 2 429
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 402
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 807
Solothurn Salaries: 19 273
Schwyz Salaries: 8 883
Thurgau Salaries: 14 146
Ticino Salaries: 2 727
Uri Salaries: 1 366
Vaud Salaries: 73 530
Valais Salaries: 15 900
Zug Salaries: 15 610
Zurich Salaries: 160 305

How much is the average salary in the canton of Ticino?

The Italian-speaking part of Switzerland also offers interesting opportunities. The median salary in the Canton of Ticino is higher than in other small Swiss cantons, amounting to 70 233 CHF (median calculated from 2 727 salary details of jobup.ch users). The most attractive cities for finding a job are Bellinzona (the capital), Ascona, Locarno, Lugano, Chiasso and Mendrisio.

What are the highest-paid sectors in Ticino?

The areas offering the best salaries in Ticino are: Banking / Financial institutions, Public administration / Associations and Machine / System construction. To get a job in this region, a command of Italian is almost indispensable, and speaking another national language is an asset. The cost of living is lower than in French and German speaking Switzerland. Finally, it is not for nothing that Ticino is a popular tourist destination: its sunshine, lakes and mountains are reminiscent of Italy and its dolce vita.