Jilin Province Minimum Wage Standards Released

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security website recently published the minimum wage standards for all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country, as of October 1, 2026.

Jilin Province's first-tier monthly minimum wage standard is set at 2,230 yuan, and the first-tier hourly minimum wage standard is 22 yuan.

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1. What is a minimum wage standard?

The minimum wage standard refers to the minimum labor remuneration that an employer is legally required to pay when a worker has provided normal labor within the statutory working hours or the working hours stipulated in a legally signed labor contract. It generally takes two forms: a monthly minimum wage standard and an hourly minimum wage standard.

If a worker has provided normal labor within the statutory working hours or the working hours stipulated in a legally signed labor contract, and the employer pays the worker a wage below the locally published minimum wage standard, this constitutes a violation of the law.

If a worker fails to provide normal labor during the statutory working hours or the working hours stipulated in a legally signed labor contract due to personal reasons, then the minimum wage standard payment provisions do not apply to their wages.

2. Does the minimum wage standard include social insurance premiums and overtime pay?

According to the Provisions on Minimum Wages, when a worker provides normal labor, the wages payable by the employer to the worker, after excluding the following items, must not be lower than the local minimum wage standard: (1) wages for extended working hours; (2) allowances for special working environments and conditions such as middle shifts, night shifts, high temperatures, low temperatures, underground work, and toxic or hazardous conditions; (3) welfare benefits for workers as stipulated by laws, regulations, and national provisions.

Many regions stipulate that the minimum wage standard includes expenses paid by the worker personally for basic pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, and housing provident fund contributions.

3. How can workers defend their rights if an employer violates the regulations?

If an employer violates the minimum wage standard payment regulations, workers may report and complain to the local human resources and social security department, or apply for mediation, arbitration, or file a lawsuit in accordance with the law.