Minimum Wage Standards

Monthly minimum wage: CNY 2400 (highest tier) / CNY 2020 (lowest tier)
Hourly minimum wage: CNY 24 (highest tier) / CNY 20 (lowest tier)
Tiers: Three tiers: 2400/2210/2020; hourly 24/22/20
Effective from: 2025-10-01

Social insurance contribution base (青岛)
Upper limit: CNY 22518 / Lower limit: CNY 4504
Applicable period: 2025 cycle (2026 cycle temporarily unchanged)
Note: Province-wide unified (Lu Ren She Zi [2025] No.91); contribution base per the province-wide average monthly wage of 7,506 CNY

Sources:
山东省人社厅(鲁政字〔2025〕140号):http://hrss.shandong.gov.cn/articles/ch03767/202510/4b8b92a6-a1b8-4f1c-8a74-ca4d6ef4741c.shtml
SI·山东省人社厅:http://hrss.shandong.gov.cn/articles/ch07004/202509/cc0f03c9-05d8-4639-b4a5-f4206fe4d96c.shtml

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