A report from online recruitment platform Zhaopin showed Shenzhen has the third-highest average monthly salary among Chinese mainland cities, at 12,400 yuan. The median salary in Shenzhen is 10,000 yuan.

According to the quarterly China Corporate Recruitment Salary Report released on Wednesday, Shanghai continues to lead, with an average salary of 13,544 yuan and a median of 11,000 yuan. Beijing ranks second, with an average of 13,119 yuan and a median of 10,500 yuan.

After Shenzhen, Hangzhou comes in fourth with an average salary of 11,622 yuan and a median of 9,500 yuan. With an average of 10,998 yuan and a median of 9,000 yuan, Guangzhou has moved up to fifth place.

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In terms of industries, the financial sector offers the highest salaries. Fund management, securities, futures, and investment companies have an average monthly salary of 13,353 yuan. Insurance sector salaries average 12,541 yuan, while banking sector salaries average 11,467 yuan.

For individual professions, AI engineers remain the highest paid, with an average monthly salary of 21,930 yuan. Other technology roles such as chip engineering, software development, hardware development, and mobile development all exceed 15,000 yuan on average. Senior management, investment and financing managers, product managers, and securities/fund brokers also enjoy high salaries.

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The article is translated from original report in Chinese as published on the official WeChat public account of Zhilian Research Institute, set up by Zhaopin