China's Highest Paying Industries and Jobs

China’s economy
Jobs with state banks were widely known as “gold rice bowls”, and with
good reason. For eight years, finance had been the top-paying industry, but
during 2016 the revenues and profits stagnation lead to 19,000 job cuts by
China’s four big state-owned banks. According to China’s National Bureau
of Statistics 2016, the banking, insurance and brokerage sector earned an
average annual income of 117,418 yuan while the average annual income
in China’s information, software and information technology fields reached
an impressive 122,478 yuan.
Technology Sector’s
The technology sector’s wage level
exceeded the finance industry since
industry-specific wage data was
made available in 2008. According to
Meng Canwen, the national statistics
agency’s head statistician, salaries
have increased in the tech industry
mainly because of consistent and
rapid growth.
Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishing Industry
The agriculture, forestry and fishing
industry had the lowest annual
incomes last year, 33,612 Yuan, or
roughly half the average annual salary
for all industries. Industries showing
promising income growth last year
were public administration, social
security and organization, education,
health and social work.