Salaries in the canton of Vaud

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Aargau Salaries: 49 616
Appenzell IR Salaries: 1 170
Appenzell AR Salaries: 2 072
Bern Salaries: 73 864
Basel Land Salaries: 20 127
Basel-Stadt Salaries: 24 655
Fribourg Salaries: 19 556
Geneva Salaries: 56 715
Glarus Salaries: 2 349
Grisons Salaries: 10 089
Jura Salaries: 4 643
Lucerne Salaries: 30 720
Neuchâtel Salaries: 15 152
Nidwalden Salaries: 2 388
Obwalden Salaries: 2 458
St. Gallen Salaries: 33 900
Schaffhausen Salaries: 5 945
Solothurn Salaries: 19 596
Schwyz Salaries: 9 010
Thurgau Salaries: 14 367
Ticino Salaries: 2 807
Uri Salaries: 1 399
Vaud Salaries: 75 134
Valais Salaries: 16 226
Zug Salaries: 15 838
Zurich Salaries: 163 235

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 75 400 CHF, based on 75 134 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.