This statistic shows the average annual salary of employees in not privately held companies and organizations in urban China in 2023, by sector. In 2023, the average annual wage of a construction worker in urban China was around 85,800 yuan, compared to 78,300 in the previous year. IT, research, and financial services are sectors where the average income is the highest.
Average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private units* in China in 2023, by sector
(in yuan)
Characteristic
Average annual salary in yuan
Information transmission, computer services and software
231,810
Financial intermediation
197,663
Scientific research, technical service and geologic prospecting
171,447
Health, social security and social welfare
143,818
Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
143,594
Mining
135,025
Culture, sports and entertainment
127,334
Wholesale and retail trades
124,362
Education
124,067
Traffic, transport, storage and post
122,705
Average
120,698
Public management and social organization
117,108
Leasing and business services
109,264
Manufacturing
103,932
Real estate
91,932
Construction
85,804
Services to households and other services
68,919
Management of water conservancy, environment
68,656
Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery
* Non-private units mainly include state-owned units, collective-owned units, cooperative units, joint ownership units, limited liability corporations, share-holding corporations, units funded from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and foreign funded units.
Employees of urban companies that are owned or controlled by natural persons, as well as self-employed people are not included in the figures.
One yuan equals approximately 0.14 U.S. dollars and 0.13 euros (as of May 2024).
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (May 17, 2024). Average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private units* in China in 2023, by sector (in yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278351/average-wage-of-employed-persons-in-urban-units-in-china/
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