China Labor Watch

Wage/Unemployment Standards in selected Provinces/Municipalities/Cities

China Labor Watch

August, 2007

Chart below listed the 2007 Minimum wage standards in selected provinces/municipalities/cities in China. Provinces and cities usually have multiple levels of minimum wage standards based upon different geographic regions and industries. In these stats, the levels of wage standards are called tiers, Tier 1 being the highest. Some regions, however, still use the 2006 standards

Province

City

Minimum

Tier1

Tier2

Tier3

Tier4

Tier5

Tier6

SEZ

Outside SEZ

Hebei

Tianjing

740/$97.75

Beijing

730/$96.43

Shanxi

550/$72.66

510/$67.37

470/$62.09

430/$56.80

Liaoning

590/$77.94

480/$63.41

420/$55.48

Jilin

Changchun

650/$85.87

Heilongjiang

Harbin

590/$77.94

Jiangsu

Nanjing

690/$91.15

Shanghai

750/$99.08

Zhejiang

750/$99.08

670/$88.51

620/$81.90

540/$71.33

Anhui

520/$68.69

500/$66.05

460/$60.77

430/$56.80

Fujian

650/$85.87

570/$75.30

480/$63.41

Jiangxi

590/$77.94

550/$72.66

510/$67.37

470/$62.09

430/$56.80

Shandong

610/$80.58

540/$71.33

480/$63.41

430/$56.80

390/$51.52

2006 Henan

480/$63.41

400/$52.84

320/$42.27

Hubei

580/$76.62

500/$66.05

460/$60.77

420/$55.48

380/$50.20

Hunan

635/$83.88

530/$70.01

500/$66.05

480/$63.41

460/$60.77

440/$58.12

2006 Guangdong

780/$103.04

Dongguan

690/$91.15

Zhuhai

Zhongshan

Foshan

Shangtou

600/$79.26

Huizhou

Jiangmen

Shaoguan

500/$66.05

Heyuan

Meizhou

Shanwei

Yanjiang

Province

City

Minimum

Tier1

Tier2

Tier3

Tier4

Tier5

Tier6

SEZ

Outside SEZ

Zhanjiang

Maoming

Zhaoqing

Qingyuan

Chaozhou

Jieyang

Yunfu

450/$59.45

Shenzhen

810/$107.00

Baoan

700/$92.47

Lungan

Hainan

580/$76.62

480/$63.41

430/$56.80

Sichuan

580/$76.62

500/$66.05

460/$60.77

420/$55.48

2006 Guizhou

550/$72.66

500/$66.05

450/$59.45

Yunnan

540/$71.33

2006

Shaanxi

490/$64.72

460/$60.77

430/$56.80

400/$52.84

Guangxi

Nanning

500/$66.05

435/$57.46

390/$51.52

345/$45.57

2006Gansu

340/$44.91

320/$42.27

300/$39.63

Qinghai

460/$60.77

450/$59.45

440/$58.12

460/$60.77

450/$59.45

Tibet

495/$65.39

470/$62.09

445/$58.78

2006 Xinjiang

670/$88.51

Mongolia

560/$73.98

520/$68.69

460/$60.77

400/$52.84

Click Here for the PDF version of the minimum wage standards

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The following chart is the 2006 average annual wage and unemployment insurance rate in the selected region.

Province

City

2006 average annual wage

(excluding migrant workers)

Unemployment Insurance

Hebei

16590/$2191.55

75 - 90% of the local minimum monthly salary

Tianjin

28434/$3756.14

1st year: 333($43.99), 2nd year: 300($39.63)

Beijing

36097/$4768.43

70 - 90% of the local minimum monthly salary

Shangxi

18300/$2417.44

70% of the minimum monthly salary

Liaonin

19624/2592.34

70 - 80% of the local minimum monthly salary

Jilin

16583/$2190.62

120 - 150% of the local minimum insurance policy

Changchun

19955/$2636.06

Heilongjiang

16505/$2180.32

70% of the local minimum monthly salary

Harbin

18565/$2452.44

Jiangsu

23748/$3137.12

338-421($44.65-55.61)

Nanjing

32459/$4287.85

Shanghai

29569/$3906.08

1styear:294($38.84),10 year:324($42.80),15year:351($46.37),20th year:378($49.93),25year:405($53.50),over 30 years:432($57.07)

Zhejiang

27567/$3641.61

194-280 ($25.63-36.99)

Hangzhou

32440/$4285.34

Anhui

17949/$2371.07

60% of the local minimum monthly salary

Hefei

21905/$2893.66

Fujiang

19318/$2551.92

1st-10th year: 85% of the local minimum monthly salary,10th-20th year: 90% of the minimum monthly salary, Over 20 years: 95% of the minimum monthly salary

Xiamen

25544/$3374.37

Jiangxi

15590/$2059.45

75% of the local minimum monthly salary

Nanchang

20286/$2679.79

Shangdong

18114/$2392.87

70 - 75% of the local minimum monthly salary

Jinan

15932/$2104.62

Henan

16981/$2243.20

70% of the minimum salary

Zhenzhou

18861/$2491.55

Hubei

15172/$2004.23

322/$42.54

Wuhan

21839/$2884.94

Hunan

17850/$2357.99

368/$48.61

Changsha

24615/$3251.65

Province

City

2006 average annual wage

(excluding migrant workers)

Unemployment Insurance

2005 Hainan

14417/$1904.49

Sichuan

17856/$2358.78

70% of the local minimum monthly salary +10RMB($1.32) aid

Chengdu

17852/$2358.26

Guizhou

16815/$2221.27

224-280($29.59-36.99)

Guiyang

17988/$2376.22

Yunnan

245-329($32.36-43.46)

Kunming

20811/$2749.14

Shaanxi

16918/$2234.87

300-367($39.63-48.48)

Xian

20475/$2704.76

Guangdong

26186/$3459.18

172-395($22.72-52.18)

Guangzhou

33839/$4470.15

Shenzhen

32476/$4290.09

Guangxi

18064/$2386.26

60-70% of the local minimum monthly salary

20411/$2696.30

Gansu

17264/$2280.58

205/$27.08

Lanzhou

19090/$2521.80

Qinghai

22679/$2995.90

220-250($29.06-33.03)

Xinin

20984/$2771.99

Tibet

22407/$2959.97

N/A

Xinjiang

17820/$2354.03

1st year: 60% of the local minimum salary, 2nd year: 50% of the local minimum salary

Mongolia

18469/$2439.76

N/A

Click Here for the PDF version of the average annual wage standards.

Note:

1. As of August 1st 2007, the exchange rate of USD to RMB is approximately: 1.00 USD to 7.5695 RMB.

2. SEZ is the Special Economic Zone established by former chairman Deng Xiao Ping in the late 70s. The purpose is the allow foreign investors gain easier access to invest in China.

3. According to China's National Bureau of Statistics in 2006, the average annual wage in China (excluding migrant workers) is 21,001 RMB, with daily average wage being 83.66 RMB.

4. The wages posted in the columns are listed by RMB/USD.

5. Click here for the source of the wage standards.

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