The minimum wages in China continue to rise. We offer a guide to minimum wages in the Chinese Mainland and discuss how labour costs are affected by changes to the minimum wage levels.

The minimum wages in China continue to rise. Most recently, Guangdong, Shanxi, and Xinjiang updated their minimum wage standards.

As of August 2026, Shanghai has the highest monthly minimum wage among 31 provinces (RMB 2,740/US$378 per month), and Beijing has the highest hourly minimum wage (RMB 27.7/US$3.7 per hour).

31 regions – Anhui, Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong (including Shenzhen), Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang – have surpassed the RMB 2,000 (US$275) mark in their monthly minimum wage standards.

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What is the minimum wage in China?

According to China’s Provisions on Minimum Wage, the legal minimum wage refers to the minimum labour remuneration that shall be paid by employers to employees under the condition that the employee has provided normal labour within the promissory working hours or the working hours prescribed in the labour contracts.

The minimum wage standards are determined by provincial governments by taking into consideration factors such...

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