Minimum Wage Standards

Monthly minimum wage: CNY 2740 (highest tier) / CNY 2740 (lowest tier)
Hourly minimum wage: CNY 25 (highest tier) / CNY 25 (lowest tier)
Tiers: Unified city-wide; excludes personal social insurance & housing fund
Effective from: 2025-07-01

Social insurance contribution base (上海)
Upper limit: CNY 37302 / Lower limit: CNY 7460
Applicable period: 2025.7.1–2026.6.30 (2026-cycle base not yet announced; previous values continue)
Note: Unified base for all five insurances (city-wide average wage 12,434 CNY/month)

Sources:
上海市政府(沪人社规〔2025〕10号):https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/gwk/search/content/t0035_1434097
SI·上海市税务局:http://shanghai.chinatax.gov.cn/tax/zcfw/rdwd/202606/t480637.html

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