Salaries in the canton of Ticino

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 590
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 193
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 139
Bern Salaries: 75 417
Basel Land Salaries: 20 613
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 272
Fribourg Salaries: 20 054
Geneva Salaries: 58 858
Glarus Salaries: 2 404
Grisons Salaries: 10 245
Jura Salaries: 4 821
Lucerne Salaries: 31 339
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 566
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 420
Obwalden Salaries: 2 498
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 563
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 119
Solothurn Salaries: 19 956
Schwyz Salaries: 9 190
Thurgau Salaries: 14 654
Ticino Salaries: 2 917
Uri Salaries: 1 432
Vaud Salaries: 77 168
Valais Salaries: 16 724
Zug Salaries: 16 142
Zurich Salaries: 166 862

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 70 000 CHF (median calculated from 2 917 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.