Name: China Average Yearly Wages
Creator: TRADING ECONOMICS
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Wages in China increased to 129441 CNY/Year in 2025 from 124110 CNY/Year in 2024. Wages in China averaged 21333.46 CNY/Year from 1952 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 129441.00 CNY/Year in 2025 and a record low of 445.00 CNY/Year in 1952. source: National Bureau of Statistics of China

Wages in China is expected to reach 129000.00 CNY/Year by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Average Yearly Wages is projected to trend around 132000.00 CNY/Year in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	48.00	48.10	Hours	Apr 2026
Population	1405.00	1408.00	Million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	5.20	5.40	percent	Apr 2026
Wages	129441.00	124110.00	CNY/Year	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	113594.00	107987.00	CNY/Year	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.30	16.90	percent	Apr 2026

China Average Yearly Wages

In China, average wage refers to average wage in money terms per person during a certain period of time for staff and workers in enterprises, institutions, and government agencies, which reflects the general level of wage income during a certain period of time.