Urban workers saw salaries rise in 2022

The employed in urban areas saw their annual salaries increase in 2022, and those in positions requiring higher technical skills and knowledge earned the top salaries, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

The figures are based on research and surveys of over 1.38 million companies with annual sales revenue above 20 million yuan ($2.9 million) and 721,000 businesses under this revenue standard.

Positions requiring skills such as information transmission and software, finance and scientific research and technical services offered the highest average annual pay, according to the NBS.