IZA Journal of Labor & Development

Table 1 Minimum wages by province, 2004 and 2012

From: Regional variation of the minimum wages in China

	2004					2012
Province	Average	Max	Min	# of mw	Max/min	Average	Max	Min	# of mw	Max/min
Anhui	312	410	290	10	1.52	712	1010	680	7	1.49
Beijing	495	495	495	1	1.00	1260	1260	1260	1	1.00
Fujian	324	480	280	7	1.71	897	1200	830	4	1.45
Gansu	304	340	300	3	1.13	839	980	860	4	1.14
Guangdong	369	684	330	14	2.07	925	1500	850	6	1.76
Guangxi	330	460	320	4	1.44	819	1000	690	4	1.45
Guizhou	309	400	320	3	1.25	801	930	740	3	1.26
Hainan	358	500	350	3	1.43	788	1050	900	3	1.17
Hebei	376	520	420	3	1.24	1058	1320	1040	4	1.27
Henan	257	380	240	3	1.58	913	1080	820	3	1.32
Heilongjiang	288	390	235	7	1.66	677	1160	850	4	1.36
Hubei	277	400	240	5	1.67	827	1100	750	3	1.47
Hunan	346	460	320	7	1.44	885	1160	870	4	1.33
Jilin	323	360	300	3	1.20	919	1150	950	3	1.21
Jiangsu	425	620	360	4	1.72	997	1320	950	3	1.39
Jiangxi	253	360	270	4	1.33	715	870	610	5	1.43
Liaoning	288	440	230	11	1.91	891	1100	780	5	1.41
Inner Mongolia	344	420	380	3	1.11	962	1200	900	4	1.33
Ningxia	342	380	320	3	1.19	960	1100	950	3	1.16
Qinghai	264	370	330	4	1.12	924	1070	1050	3	1.02
Shandong	356	410	290	5	1.41	1044	1240	950	3	1.31
Shanxi	355	520	400	4	1.30	906	1125	855	4	1.32
Shaanxi	275	320	245	4	1.31	881	1000	790	4	1.27
Shanghai	603	635	635	1	1.00	1408	1450	1450	1	1.00
Sichuan	270	450	230	7	1.96	891	1050	800	4	1.31
Tianjin	501	530	510	2	1.04	1273	1310	1310	1	1.00
Tibet	306	495	445	3	1.11	1171	1200	1150	2	1.04
Xinjiang	325	480	300	9	1.60	949	1340	980	4	1.37
Yunnan	304	470	350	3	1.34	949	1100	830	3	1.33
Zhejiang	491	620	440	4	1.41	1170	1310	950	4	1.38
Chongqing	342	400	330	4	1.21	931	1050	950	2	1.11
Average				4.81	1.40				3.48	1.28

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