Salaries in the canton of Ticino

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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 50 000
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 177
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 104
Bern Salaries: 74 552
Basel Land Salaries: 20 329
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 904
Fribourg Salaries: 19 753
Geneva Salaries: 57 553
Glarus Salaries: 2 371
Grisons Salaries: 10 151
Jura Salaries: 4 700
Lucerne Salaries: 30 954
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 300
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 403
Obwalden Salaries: 2 473
St. Gallen Salaries: 34 160
Schaffhausen Salaries: 6 013
Solothurn Salaries: 19 752
Schwyz Salaries: 9 098
Thurgau Salaries: 14 477
Ticino Salaries: 2 861
Uri Salaries: 1 414
Vaud Salaries: 75 887
Valais Salaries: 16 422
Zug Salaries: 15 951
Zurich Salaries: 164 644

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 2 861 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.