Salaries in the canton of Ticino

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 49 431
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 167
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 065
Bern Salaries: 73 569
Basel Land Salaries: 20 022
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 531
Fribourg Salaries: 19 450
Geneva Salaries: 56 306
Glarus Salaries: 2 335
Grisons Salaries: 10 048
Jura Salaries: 4 623
Lucerne Salaries: 30 590
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 075
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 380
Obwalden Salaries: 2 448
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 800
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 904
Solothurn Salaries: 19 515
Schwyz Salaries: 8 985
Thurgau Salaries: 14 317
Ticino Salaries: 2 788
Uri Salaries: 1 388
Vaud Salaries: 74 780
Valais Salaries: 16 169
Zug Salaries: 15 782
Zurich Salaries: 162 590

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 70 250 CHF (median calculated from 2 788 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.