Minimum wage in China
¥9.00–¥9.99
¥10.00–¥10.99
¥11.00–¥11.99
¥12.00–¥12.99
¥13.00–¥13.99
¥14.00–¥14.99
¥16.00–¥16.99
¥17.00
As different parts of China have very different standards of living, China does not set one minimum wage for the entire nation. Instead, the task of setting minimum wages is delegated to the local governments. Each province, municipality, or region sets its own minimum wage in accordance with its own local conditions. According to the country's Employment Promotion Plan minimum wages are supposed to increase in accordance with local living standards by at least 13 percent through 2015 and be no less than 40 percent of the average local wages. Minimum wages under such policies increased by an average 12.6 percent rate between 2008-2012.[1][2]
By June 2014, wages have been hiked in a total of eleven areas for the year: Beijing, Chongqing, Gansu, Guangdong (Shenzhen), Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Shanghai, Tianjin and Yunnan. If this trend continues through the rest of 2014, some 26 regions are on track to see increases to their minimum wage.[1]
Minimum wage levels by jurisdiction
The table below lists monthly and hourly minimum wages by province and wage districts. Provinces are divided into different wage districts: Guizhou, for instance, is divided up into Class A, B, and C, which each have their own minimum monthly and hourly wage. Note: these figures do not take into account deductions, such as pensions or social insurance.[1]
| Minimum Wages Across China[1] | ||||||||||||
| Region | Districts | Monthly Minimum Wages (RMB¥)[3] | Hourly Minimum Wages (RMB¥)[4] | Comments | ||||||||
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| Anhui | A B C D | 1260 1040 930 860 | 13 11 10 9 | |||||||||
| Beijing | 1720 | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| Chongqing | A B | 1250 1150 | 12.5 11.5 | |||||||||
| Fujian | A B C D | 1500 1350 1230 1130 | 16 14.3 13 12 | |||||||||
| Gansu | A B C D | 1470 1420 1370 1320 | 15.5 15 14.4 |
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| Guangdong | A B C D | 2030* 1895 1510 1350 1210 | 18.5* 18.3 14.4 13.3 12 | *Shenzhen independently sets its own minimum wage. | ||||||||
| Guangxi | A B C D | 1400 1210 1085 1000 | 13.5 11.5 10.5 9.5 | |||||||||
| Guizhou | A B C | 1600 1500 1400 | 17
16 15 |
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| Hainan | A B C | 1270 1170 1120 | 11.2 10.3 9.9 | |||||||||
| Hebei | A B C D | 1480 1420 1310 1210 | 15 14 13 12 | |||||||||
| Heilongjiang | A B C D | 1160 1050 900 850 | 11 9 8.5 8 | |||||||||
| Henan | A B C | 1600 1450 1300 | 15 13.5 12 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong (see Minimum wage in Hong Kong) | 32.50 HKD (about 27-28 CNY) | |||||||||||
| Hubei | A B C | 1300 1020 900 | 14 11 9.5 | |||||||||
| Hunan | A B C D | 1390 1250 1130 1030 | 13.5 11.9 11.4 10.7 | |||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | A B C D | 1640 1540 1440 1340 | 13.3 12.5 11.7 10.9 | |||||||||
| Jiangsu | A B C | 1630 1460 1270 | 14.5 12.5 11 | |||||||||
| Jiangxi | A B C D | 1530 1430 1340 1180 | 15.3 14.3 13.4 11.8 | |||||||||
| Jilin | A B C | 1320 1220 1120 | 11.5 10.5 9.5 | |||||||||
| Liaoning | A B C | 1300 1050 900 | 13 9.8 8.6 | |||||||||
| Ningxia | A B C | 1480 1390 1320 | 14 11.5 12 | |||||||||
| Qinghai | A B C | 1270 1260 1250 | 12.9 12.8 12.7 | |||||||||
| Shaanxi | A B C D | 1480 1370 1260 1190 | 14.8 13.7 12.6 11.9 | |||||||||
| Shandong | A B C | 1600 1450 1300 | 16 14.5 13 | |||||||||
| Shanghai | 2020 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Shanxi | A B C D | 1480 1370 1260 1190 | 14.8 13.7 12.6 |
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| Sichuan | A B C | 1500 1380 1260 | 15.7 14.4 13.2 | |||||||||
| Taiwan (see Minimum wage in Taiwan) | 22,008 TWD (about 4300-4350 CNY) | 120 TWD (about 23-24 CNY) | ||||||||||
| Tianjin | 1850 | 18.5 | ||||||||||
| Tibet | 1400 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Xinjiang | A B C D | 1670 1470 1390 1310 | 16.7 14.7 13.9 13.1 | |||||||||
| Yunnan | A B C | 1570 1400 1180 | 14 13 12 | |||||||||
| Zhejiang | A B C D | 1860 1660 1530 1380 | 17 15.2 13.8 12.5 | |||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rainy Yao, Edoardo Rosettani (26 May 2015). "A Complete Guide to Minimum Wage Levels Across China 2015". China Briefing. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "China promises rise in minimum wage to close income gap". BBC. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部". www.mohrss.gov.cn. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部". www.mohrss.gov.cn. Retrieved 2016-01-18.