2023 Average Salary Data Revealed: Which Industry Has the Most "Profitable"

Source: Yangcheng Evening News

Information transmission, software, and information technology services have considerable revenues Xinhua News Agency

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics released the average wage data of employed persons in urban units in 2023. According to the release, in 2023, the average annual wage of employees in urban non-private units will be 120698 yuan, and the average annual salary of employees in urban private units will be 68,340 yuan. The average wages of information transmission, software and information technology services in urban non-private units and private units are still the highest, reaching 231,810 yuan and 129215 yuan respectively.

Average wages continue to grow in most industries

In 2023, with the economic recovery, social development and stable social development, and the increase in the number of employed persons, the average annual wage of employees in urban units will continue to grow overall, and the average annual wage of employees in urban non-private units will be 120698 yuan, an increase of 6,669 yuan over the previous year, a nominal increase of 5.8%, and a real increase of 5.5% after deducting price factors; The average annual wage of employees in urban private units was 68,340 yuan, an increase of 3,103 yuan over the previous year, a nominal increase of 4.8 percent, and a real increase of 4.5 percent after deducting price factors. The actual growth rate was higher than that of the previous year.

In all sectors, whether urban non-private or private, the average wages of employed persons in most industries continued to increase.

The average salary in the information transmission, software and information technology services industry ranks first among all industries. Among them, in urban non-private units, the top three industries with average wages are information transmission, software and information technology services, finance, scientific research and technical services, which are 231,810 yuan, 197663 yuan and 171447 yuan respectively, and in private units, the top three average wages are also the above three industries, of which information transmission, software and information technology services have reached 129215 yuan. and the financial industry (124812 yuan), which followed, became the only two industries with an average annual salary of more than 100,000 yuan.

From the perspective of growth rate, in 2023, the average wage growth rate of the financial industry will be the highest, with the average wage growth rate of 13.4% and 13.2% in urban non-private units and private units respectively. It has also pushed up the average wage level of the entire financial industry.

It is worth noting that after the financial sector, the average wage growth rate in the mining sector also exceeded 10%, and the average wage growth rate in the urban non-private sector and the private sector was 11.1% and 10.4%, respectively. "This is mainly affected by factors such as the continuous improvement of the mining market in 2023, the stable and rising supply of major mineral products, and the acceleration of green and low-carbon energy transformation. Wang Pingping said.

In addition, the growth rate of wages in the contact service industry has rebounded significantly. With the support of the steady growth policy, the service industry has maintained a strong recovery momentum, and the number of employees in most enterprises has increased significantly, and the wage level has been raised. For example, in the accommodation and catering industries, the average wages of non-private and private units in urban areas increased by 7.6 percent and 8.5 percent respectively, with the growth rate both increasing by 6.9 percentage points over the previous year; the average wages of residential services, repairs, and other services increased by 5.3 percent and 4.5 percent respectively, with the growth rate increasing by 4.8 and 3.3 percentage points respectively. The average wages of the two types of units in the wholesale and retail trade maintained a relatively rapid growth, with growth rates of 7.8 percent and 5.1 percent respectively, both up 0.7 percentage points over the previous year.

The wage gap between regions has narrowed

In 2023, the wage gap between regions is narrowing. The wage levels of urban non-private units and private units are in the same order by region, from the highest to the lowest, in the eastern, western, central and northeastern regions. Based on the average wage in the eastern region in 20231, the ratio of the average wage in the eastern, central, western and northeastern regions is 1:0.69:0.78:0.69 in urban non-private units, and 1:0.68:0.76:0.68 in 2022, indicating that the wage gap between the eastern region and other regions is narrowing. This ratio is 1:0.74:0.78:0.68 in urban private units, and 1:0.73:0.76:0.68 in 2022.

The wage gap between jobs is also narrowing. In enterprises above designated size, the average annual salary of middle-level and above managers is the highest, which is 198285 yuan; It was followed by 140935 yuan for professional and technical personnel, 89,502 yuan for clerks and related personnel, 75,463 yuan for manufacturing and related personnel, and 75,216 yuan for social production services and life service personnel. The ranking of wages among posts remained the same as in the previous year, but the ratio of maximum and minimum wages narrowed to 2.64 from 2.69 in the previous year.

Every year, the average salary of employed persons in urban units is released, and many people feel that their income is "averaged".

"The average wage is an important statistical indicator that reflects the overall wage situation and changes of a country, region or industry and position, and in most cases does not match the salary or income of individuals, and there is a wage gap between different industries and different positions. Due to the different industries, regions, positions, different units and individual specific situations, and even different salary payment times, it is inevitable that there will be a large difference between the individual salary level and the overall or group average, and the average salary data needs to be analyzed and treated rationally when using the average wage data. Wang Pingping reminded. (Reporter Chen Zeyun)

The average annual wage and growth rate of employed persons in urban non-private units by region in 2023

(Unit: RMB, %)

Region 2023 2022 Growth rate

Total 120698 114029 5.8

Eastern Region 139213 132802 4.8

Central Region 96626 90452 6.8

Western Region 107975 100759 7.2

Northeast 96265 89941 7.0