Salaries in the canton of Vaud

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Basel-Stadt Salaries: 25 409
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Geneva Salaries: 59 319
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St. Gallen Salaries: 34 669
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Solothurn Salaries: 20 038
Schwyz Salaries: 9 217
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Ticino Salaries: 2 945
Uri Salaries: 1 436
Vaud Salaries: 77 601
Valais Salaries: 16 821
Zug Salaries: 16 217
Zurich Salaries: 167 618

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 75 478 CHF, based on 77 601 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.