Beijing is by far the leader in terms of private sector salaries. Employees of private enterprises in the capital enjoyed an average annual salary of 52,902 yuan (US$8,523) last year. Guangdong Province ranked second and Chongqing Municipality came in third, with average annual salaries of 41,295 yuan (US$6,653) and 40,139 yuan (US$6,466) respectively.

Data from 11 regions of China – Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Shandong, Yunnan, Shanghai, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region – have not yet been disclosed.

The following are the top 10 Chinese regions with the highest private sector salaries in 2014.

 Hebei Province

Hebei Province [File photo]

Average annual salary (private sector): 31,459 yuan (US$5,068)