The city of Wuhan is one of the largest in China and a major economic, transportation, and research hub.
Today we’re breaking down multiple sources of public, local data to see what the average salary level really is in this megacity.
So let’s get to it! A dive into some 2024 Wuhan salary data…
💡 Why not use data from international sources, you ask? When it comes to salary figures in China, we’ve found a big discrepancy in the data provided by most outlets.
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Average Salary in Wuhan: Government Data
Wuhan Statistics Bureau
In June 2024, Wuhan’s Statistics Bureau[2] released its most recent data on salaries. The figures represent wage data collected throughout 2023.
Average annual salary: ¥110,134 RMB ($15,660 USD)
Average monthly salary: ¥9,178 RMB ($1,305 USD)
Data considerations
The report defines total wages:
Total wages refer to the total amount of labor remuneration directly paid to employees of the unit during the reporting period (quarter or year). It includes time wages, piece wages, bonuses, allowances and subsidies, overtime wages, and wages paid under special circumstances.
The total wage is the pre-tax wage, including personal income tax, social insurance funds, housing provident fund and other personal contributions.
and which companies, or ‘urban units’, are included here:
Urban units: refers to legal entities with 5 or more employees in urban areas, excluding individual businesses and self-employed professionals.
Wuhan’s Historic Salary Growth
In the 2023 bureau report (reflecting 2022 wages), the average annual salary in the public category was listed as ¥103,308 RMB ($14,689 USD), marking an annual increase of 6.61%.
If we look further back into the bureau’s reports, the average wage in Nanjing has risen nearly 90% since the 2015 report:
Average Salary in Wuhan: Local HR Data
Wuhan Salary Data (Zhilian Zhaopin)
Local HR giant Zhaopin regularly releases salary data for cities across China. The above photo shows the top 38 cities’ average and median salary levels in Q2 2024.
Wuhan came in at the #11 spot with an average monthly salary of ¥10,261 RMB ($1,459 USD)/month. Wuhan’s median salary here is ¥8,501 RMB ($1,208 USD)/month.
Compared to Other Top Cities
Shanghai took the first spot with an average monthly salary of ¥13,732 RMB ($1,933 USD)/month.
Beijing ranked second with an average monthly salary of ¥13,351 RMB ($1,874 USD)/month.
Shenzhen comes in at the #3 spot with an average monthly salary of ¥12,799 RMB ($1,796 USD)/month.
Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Suzhou, and Ningbo round out the top 8.
We also have median salary data here and can see the median of the top 3 cities – Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen – all exceeded ¥10,000 RMB ($1,393 USD)/month.
The median of the top 19 cities (including Wuhan) all exceeded ¥8,000 RMB ($1,137 USD)/month
It’s also interesting to note that there is a 59% difference in the median salary between the first (Shanghai) and last (Harbin) cities on this list.
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