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Salary entries by canton

Aargau Salaries: 46 411
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 117
Appenzell AR Salaries: 1 909
Bern Salaries: 69 020
Basel Land Salaries: 18 605
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 22 846
Fribourg Salaries: 18 001
Geneva Salaries: 50 850
Glarus Salaries: 2 199
Grisons Salaries: 9 592
Jura Salaries: 4 190
Lucerne Salaries: 28 793
Neuchâtel Salaries: 13 860
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 259
Obwalden Salaries: 2 319
St. Gallen Salaries: 32 064
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 508
Solothurn Salaries: 18 443
Schwyz Salaries: 8 479
Thurgau Salaries: 13 471
Ticino Salaries: 2 533
Uri Salaries: 1 312
Vaud Salaries: 68 638
Valais Salaries: 14 933
Zug Salaries: 14 936
Zurich Salaries: 152 446

What is the average salary in the Canton of Vaud?

Stretching from the Jura mountains to the Alps and Lake Geneva, the Canton of Vaud is the largest canton in French-speaking Switzerland. There are many job opportunities in Lausanne (capital of the canton and Olympic capital), but also in other cities such as Yverdon-les-Bains, Montreux, Morges, Nyon or Vevey. The median salary in the Canton of Vaud is 75 018 CHF, based on 68 638 salary indications of jobup.ch users.

What are the best paying jobs in the Canton of Vaud?

The sectors that pay the best in the Canton of Vaud are Medical Technology, Information technology / Telecom and Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals. The cost of living is rather high, especially along the Lake Geneva arc and in the big cities, but life is more affordable in the other regions. Numerous national and even international sporting and cultural events punctuate life in the canton throughout the year: Athletissima in Lausanne, Montreux Jazz and Christmas market in Montreux, Paléo Festival in Nyon.