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Source: China Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) minimum wage standards (as of 1 Jan 2026), via L&E Global; corroborated by Shanghai Bendibao official notice · effective Jul 1, 2025
China Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) minimum wage standards (as of 1 Jan 2026), via L&E Global; corroborated by Shanghai Bendibao official noticeChina has NO national statutory minimum wage. Each province, autonomous region, and municipality sets its own legally binding minimum wage in four regional tiers, periodically reviewed by local governments. Reported figure is the highest provincial full-time MONTHLY standard: Shanghai at CNY 2,740/month (effective 1 July 2025, raised from CNY 2,690; unchanged in MOHRSS's nationwide release as of 1 Jan 2026), the top rate nationwide and a common national reference. Other top-tier monthly rates: Jiangsu/Zhejiang CNY 2,660, Beijing CNY 2,540, Tianjin CNY 2,510, Guangdong CNY 2,500 (Shenzhen CNY 2,520). The monthly standard applies to full-time workers; a separate HOURLY minimum applies only to non-full-time/part-time workers (Shanghai CNY 25/hr; Beijing tops hourly at CNY 27.7). The Shanghai monthly figure excludes the worker's own social insurance and housing-fund contributions, overtime, and various allowances. weekly_hours_used=40 reflects China's standard statutory work week (no hourly conversion performed; full-time rate is published monthly).
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