Wages in China increased to 120698 CNY/Year in 2023 from 114029 CNY/Year in 2022. This dataset provides - China Average Yearly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the average annual salary of employees in non-private enterprises and organizations in urban China in 2023, by region. In 2023, an employee in the urban regions of the Chinese Jiangsu province earned around 125,100 yuan per annum on average. The national average reached about 120,700 yuan that year. Aside from regional discrepancies, the respective industry had a large influence on the average annual salary of employees in urban China. Employees in the IT sector of China earned about 231,800 yuan on average, whereas people employed in the hotel and catering sector had an average annual salary of about 58,100 yuan in 2023.

China is the largest labor force market in the world. China’s economic prosperity wouldn’t exist without the large number of people working in this country. With increasing living standards and growing inflation, the wages of employees in China are increasing as well. As of 2022, average wages in China increased to114,029 yuan from 47,593 yuan in 2012.

Wage gap between regions

The wages vary in China depending on sector, position, gender and region like in any other country. Since China’s different regions have developed unequally, the wage gaps between people working in different regions can also be very large. This is a reason for no single minimum wage being set for the entire nation. The local governments set minimum wages based on local living standards. Considering the city tier, the wage standards are higher in cities with higher rankings. Shanghai and Beijing have the highest minimum wage standards in China. Although the minimum wages in China have been increasing, the standards are still lower than in developed countries.

Challenges of increasing labor costs

Increasing wages also make the labor force market less attractive. Affected by increasing labor costs and the China-United States trade war, many companies are transferring their investment destinations, especially in the manufacturing sector. Local governments are also taking measures to ensure the living costs remain at a reasonable level to retain companies and employees. These measures include regulating the residential housing market more strictly.

Wages in Manufacturing in China increased to 103932 CNY/Year in 2023 from 97528 CNY/Year in 2022. This dataset provides - China Average Yearly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

China Average Wage: SOU: Manufacturing data was reported at 109,987.000 RMB in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 118,127.000 RMB for 2022. China Average Wage: SOU: Manufacturing data is updated yearly, averaging 9,072.000 RMB from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 118,127.000 RMB in 2022 and a record low of 663.000 RMB in 1978. China Average Wage: SOU: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GC: Average Wage: by Industry: Urban State Owned Unit.

Average Wage: On Duty: Guangxi: Beihai data was reported at 90,759.650 RMB in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 85,954.000 RMB for 2021. Average Wage: On Duty: Guangxi: Beihai data is updated yearly, averaging 24,761.280 RMB from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90,759.650 RMB in 2022 and a record low of 5,650.000 RMB in 1996. Average Wage: On Duty: Guangxi: Beihai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Beihai Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GG: Average Wage: On Duty: Prefecture Level City.

China Average Wage: Urban Non-private: Year to Date: State Owned Unit data was reported at 127,672.000 RMB in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 123,623.000 RMB for Dec 2022. China Average Wage: Urban Non-private: Year to Date: State Owned Unit data is updated quarterly, averaging 14,425.000 RMB from Dec 1999 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127,672.000 RMB in Dec 2023 and a record low of 2,133.000 RMB in Mar 2000. China Average Wage: Urban Non-private: Year to Date: State Owned Unit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GC: Average Wage: by Industry: Urban Non-private.

Average Wage: Guizhou: South Guizhou data was reported at 94,821.000 RMB in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 92,881.000 RMB for 2022. Average Wage: Guizhou: South Guizhou data is updated yearly, averaging 57,270.000 RMB from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2023, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94,821.000 RMB in 2023 and a record low of 14,054.000 RMB in 2005. Average Wage: Guizhou: South Guizhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South Guizhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GP: Average Wage: Prefecture Level Region.

Average Wage: Guangdong: Jiangmen: Kaiping data was reported at 75,661.000 RMB in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 66,415.000 RMB for 2018. Average Wage: Guangdong: Jiangmen: Kaiping data is updated yearly, averaging 32,028.500 RMB from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2019, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75,661.000 RMB in 2019 and a record low of 10,780.000 RMB in 2004. Average Wage: Guangdong: Jiangmen: Kaiping data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GK: Average Wage: County Level Region.

Average Wage: Urban Non-private: On Duty: Hainan data was reported at 116,686.000 RMB in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 107,795.000 RMB for 2022. Average Wage: Urban Non-private: On Duty: Hainan data is updated yearly, averaging 45,573.000 RMB from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2023, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116,686.000 RMB in 2023 and a record low of 10,397.000 RMB in 2003. Average Wage: Urban Non-private: On Duty: Hainan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GC: Average Wage: On Duty.

Average Wage: On Duty: Guangdong: Chaozhou data was reported at 85,052.000 RMB in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 83,437.000 RMB for 2020. Average Wage: On Duty: Guangdong: Chaozhou data is updated yearly, averaging 20,600.985 RMB from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85,052.000 RMB in 2021 and a record low of 6,200.000 RMB in 1996. Average Wage: On Duty: Guangdong: Chaozhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Chaozhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GG: Average Wage: On Duty: Prefecture Level City.

This statistic shows the average yearly wages in the manufacturing sector in China from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, the average wages in manufacturing in China increased to approximately 97,500 yuan from 92,500 yuan in the previous year.

Average Wage: On Duty: Zhejiang: Ningbo data was reported at 127,011.000 RMB in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 111,286.000 RMB for 2020. Average Wage: On Duty: Zhejiang: Ningbo data is updated yearly, averaging 37,486.770 RMB from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 127,011.000 RMB in 2021 and a record low of 8,507.000 RMB in 1996. Average Wage: On Duty: Zhejiang: Ningbo data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GG: Average Wage: On Duty: Prefecture Level City.

This statistic shows the average yearly wage growth in China from 2010 to 2021. As of 2021, the average wages in China increased by 9.7 percent compared to the previous year.

Average Wage: On Duty: Liaoning: Shenyang data was reported at 107,648.000 RMB in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 101,554.000 RMB for 2021. Average Wage: On Duty: Liaoning: Shenyang data is updated yearly, averaging 38,576.860 RMB from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 107,648.000 RMB in 2022 and a record low of 5,198.000 RMB in 1996. Average Wage: On Duty: Liaoning: Shenyang data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GG: Average Wage: On Duty: Prefecture Level City.

This statistic shows the provincial capitals and cities in China with the highest average wage in 2022. At this time, the average wage in non-private companies in Beijing was around 215,100 yuan per annum.

China Average Wage: Professional Skill Worker data was reported at 83,148.000 RMB in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 76,325.000 RMB for 2016. China Average Wage: Professional Skill Worker data is updated yearly, averaging 70,981.000 RMB from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83,148.000 RMB in 2017 and a record low of 63,074.000 RMB in 2013. China Average Wage: Professional Skill Worker data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GC: Average Wage: by Industry.

In 2023, the average annual wage of employees in Beijing municipality in China amounted to approximately 188.4 thousand yuan. The average nominal wage more than doubled over the last decade.

Average Wage: Private Enterprise: Shanghai data was reported at 111,347.000 RMB in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 104,560.000 RMB for 2022. Average Wage: Private Enterprise: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 47,177.000 RMB from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2023, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111,347.000 RMB in 2023 and a record low of 21,497.000 RMB in 2009. Average Wage: Private Enterprise: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GC: Average Wage: Region.

Average Wage: On Duty: Heilongjiang: Heihe data was reported at 72,607.000 RMB in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 68,513.000 RMB for 2021. Average Wage: On Duty: Heilongjiang: Heihe data is updated yearly, averaging 18,761.770 RMB from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72,607.000 RMB in 2022 and a record low of 4,019.000 RMB in 1996. Average Wage: On Duty: Heilongjiang: Heihe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Heihe Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GG: Average Wage: On Duty: Prefecture Level City.