Minimum Wage in China

China sets no single national minimum; provincial monthly floors range roughly from 1,500 to 2,700 yuan, with Shanghai highest.

Overview

Provinces and major cities set their own monthly and hourly minimums under national guidance, adjusted periodically. Enforcement concentrates in the formal urban sector, while a large informal and migrant workforce relies more on market rates and labor supply dynamics. Minimums rose steadily through the 2010s as policy chased income growth, with slower increases more recently. The floors interact with the household registration system that shapes migrant workers' access to urban jobs. Figures are approximate recent provincial notices.