Shanghai Tops Table for Highest Minimum Wage in China at 1820 RMB per Month

Shanghai Tops Table for Highest Minimum Wage in China at 1820 RMB per Month
Jul 11, 2014 By eChinacities.com

Rankings revealing minimum wage standards across the country were released earlier this month, comparing 15 different regions in China who have recently raised their legal minimum wages.

Shanghai came out on top with the highest minimum salary of 1820 RMB per month, or 17 RMB per hour. Shenzhen came in a close second at 1808 RMB per month, followed by Tianjin and Beijing at 1680 RMB and 1560 RMB respectively. Chongqing and Guizhou were joint last at 1250 RMB per month.

Here’s the full table:

Minimum Wage Standards By Region 2014

Region

Minimum Wage per Month (RMB)

Minimum Wage per Hour (RMB)

Date of minimum wage raise

Shanghai

1820

17

April 1 2014

Shenzhen

1808

16.5

February 1 2014

Tianjin

1680

16.8

April 1 2014

Beijing

1560

16.9

February 1 2014

Shandong

1500

15

March 1 2014

Inner Mongolia

1500

12.2

July 1 2014

Shanxi

1450

16

April 1 2014

Yunnan

1420

12

May 1 2014

Sichuan

1400

14.6

July 1 2014

Jiangxi

1390

13.9

July 1 2014

Gansu

1350

13.7

April 1 2014

Shaanxi

1280

12.8

February 1 2014

Qinghai

1270

12.9

May 1 2014

Chongqing

1250

12.5

January 1 2014

Guizhou

1250

13

July 1 2014

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Guest655508

1. minimum wage, although based on city-names, requires being born in that city in order to apply. shanghai ayi's, generally weren't born in shanghai... 2. besides birth right, workers themselves are of course free to work for any amount they like. someone who doesn't feel confident in his/her background/education/skills, or simply lacks all of them, and thus prefers to lift bricks, clean floors or wash dishes may very well be okay with a lower salary. this is up to a worker's own discretion

Jul 14, 2014 09:45 Report Abuse

Guest922618

this is not how a minimum wage works. the government usually would forbid to pay lower than this even though people are willing to work for less. but since this is china and the government gives a shit about their own people, this isnt enforced obviously

Jul 16, 2014 19:57 Report Abuse