The statistic shows the average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private companies and organizations in China between 2013 and 2023, by geographic region. In 2023, the average income of an employee working at an urban unit in West China ranged at approximately 108,000 yuan per year.
Average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private* units in China from 2013 to 2023, by geographic region
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* 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).
According to the official Chinese definition, Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern China encompass the following provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions:
Eastern China refers to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong, and Hainan; Central China refers to Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, and Hunan; Western China refers to Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang; Northeastern China refers to Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.
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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 from 2013 to 2023, by geographic region (in yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306750/china-urban-area-public-enterprise-employee-annual-income-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private* units in China from 2013 to 2023, by geographic region (in yuan)." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306750/china-urban-area-public-enterprise-employee-annual-income-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2024). Average annual salary of employees working for urban non-private* units in China from 2013 to 2023, by geographic region (in yuan). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306750/china-urban-area-public-enterprise-employee-annual-income-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Average Annual Salary of Employees Working for Urban Non-private* Units in China from 2013 to 2023, by Geographic Region (in Yuan)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306750/china-urban-area-public-enterprise-employee-annual-income-by-region/
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