China: wage of staff and workers in major cities

In 2019, employed staff and workers in Beijing earned the highest wages of all cities major in China, reaching about 173,200 yuan per year. The total number of employed staff and workers in Beijing amounted to around 7.29 million people that year. Staff and workers employed in Dongguan only earned around 74,000 yuan on average that year.

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

China

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

One yuan equals approximately 0.16 U.S. dollars and 0.14 euros (as of April 2022).

Figures apply to the administrative area of the respective city and - depending on the size of the city's administrative area - may include people living in distant suburbs not connected to the contiguous built-up area of the city.
The selection of cities follows the definition of first and new first tier cities by Yicai Media Group.

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