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
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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).
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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 May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278351/average-wage-of-employed-persons-in-urban-units-in-china/
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