Living in Zell am See

In Zell am See, unemployment is 8.7% (2024).

The population of Zell am See, in Austria, was 10,227 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 3,298 at the start of 2026. For Zell am See, the unemployment rate was 8.7% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population10,227people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate8.7%country median 4.8% — 83% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,137incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³country median 10.0 — 30% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data

Higher unemployment than 95% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 96% of Austrian cities that publish it.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Zell am See?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Zell am See.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesZell am See highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90

Innsbruck€7.58

Salzburg€6.92

Graz€6.33

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Internet 100¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	9.9 EUR/month	30 Apr 2026	bob Flex 100GB⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Zell am See a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–58%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 57–77%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Zell am See?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Zell am See is 8.7%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Zell am See 8.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	71.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.7 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Zell am See?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,738

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zell am See. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zell am See. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	4,778 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at)⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zell am See when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents4,778 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Zell am See?

Police recorded about 5,137 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,137 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	SZG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	55 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zell am See. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online

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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn PersonSubsidised

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 13.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 9.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Zell am See?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂13.1WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustriaAnnual PM2.5 in Zell am See is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Zell am See 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	13.12 µg/m³country median 14.2	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹¹Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	9.37 µg/m³country median 15.6	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.73 · Feb 10.1 · Mar 17.86 · Apr 24.06 · May 26.63 · Jun 30.69 · Jul 31.43 · Aug 31.43 · Sep 27.24 · Oct 23.62 · Nov 17.81 · Dec 9.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.87 · Feb -23.55 · Mar -29.01 · Apr -12.18 · May -4.77 · Jun -0.8 · Jul 2.17 · Aug 0.92 · Sep -5.97 · Oct -12.78 · Nov -18.13 · Dec -26.31 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.98 · Feb -4.35 · Mar -0.34 · Apr 4.73 · May 9.09 · Jun 13.21 · Jul 14.84 · Aug 14.58 · Sep 10.15 · Oct 6.13 · Nov 1.06 · Dec -3.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 55.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 185.6 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Zell am See?

The published population was 10,227 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport67.8%
Foreign residents32.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	55.11 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	31.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,298 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	185.6 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁸Official
Population	10,227 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Zell am See

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	10,217	100.0%
Austria	6,905	67.6%
Non-Austria	3,312	32.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,738	17.0%
EU Member States (26)	1,624	15.9%
Third countries	1,574	15.4%
Europe including Türkiye	950	9.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	847	8.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	777	7.6%
Germany	569	5.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	469	4.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	430	4.2%
Syria	282	2.8%
Hungary	231	2.3%
Croatia	218	2.1%
Serbia	154	1.5%
Türkiye	143	1.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	114	1.1%
Romania	101	1.0%
Ukraine	97	0.9%
Africa	88	0.9%
America	53	0.5%
Latin America	34	0.3%
North America	19	0.2%
Oceania	12	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	10,217	100.0%
Austria	6,919	67.7%
Non-Austria	3,298	32.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	1,835	18.0%
EU Member States (26)	1,732	17.0%
Third countries	1,463	14.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	1,026	10.0%
Europe including Türkiye	864	8.5%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	706	6.9%
Germany	489	4.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	473	4.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	352	3.4%
Croatia	346	3.4%
Syria	319	3.1%
Hungary	266	2.6%
Türkiye	170	1.7%
Serbia	144	1.4%
Romania	109	1.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	103	1.0%
Ukraine	94	0.9%
Africa	79	0.8%
America	34	0.3%
Latin America	17	0.2%
North America	17	0.2%
Oceania	7	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	4,918 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Zell am See

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer as a Zell am See alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 4.9% Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs 8.7% Zell am See−44%
Residents: 17,299 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs 10,227 Zell am See+69%
Foreign residents: 19.9% Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs 31.6% Zell am See−37%
Nearest airport: 42.0 km Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs 55.0 km Zell am See−24%
Rent: €9.50/m² Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs €9.50/m² Zell am Seesame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,113 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs €3,113 Zell am Seesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,137 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer vs 5,137 Zell am Seesame level

Full comparison More about Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer

Wels as a Zell am See alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 129 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,482 Wels vs 10,227 Zell am See+540%
Rent: €6.90/m² Wels vs €9.50/m² Zell am See−27%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 7,421.2 Wels vs 4,777.5 Zell am See+55%
Nearest airport: 14.0 km Wels vs 55.0 km Zell am See−75%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,756 Wels vs 5,137 Zell am Seeno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Wels vs €3,113 Zell am See+9%
Unemployment: 9.2% Wels vs 8.7% Zell am See+6%

Full comparison More about Wels

Cities near Zell am See

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Zell am See, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

Fürstenfeld10,391 residents Altmünster9,998 residents Sankt Veit an der Glan10,477 residents Purkersdorf9,970 residents Viktring10,502 residents Lauterach10,568 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; Zell am See's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Zell am See?

The published population was 10,227 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Zell am See?

How safe is Zell am See?

What is the unemployment rate in Zell am See?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Zell am See?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Zell am See a good place to live?

Zell am See may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Zell am See?

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is near Zell am See. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in Zell am See?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,217 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Zell am See, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0197873e4d99cc68294aaa2a916b8781]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/zell-am-see/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Zell am See, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0197873e4d99cc68294aaa2a916b8781},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/zell-am-see/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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A1 Internet 100 a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-26
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / BMSGPK (kliniksuche.at) khstrukturdaten.goeg.at · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q183228 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q187572 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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