On October 8, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security website published the minimum wage standards for all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government.
In terms of monthly minimum wage standards, Shanghai ranks first nationwide with a standard of 2,740 yuan, while in terms of hourly minimum wage standards, Beijing ranks first nationwide with a standard of 27.7 yuan.
Guangdong Province's monthly minimum wage standards are 2,680 yuan for the first tier, 2,300 yuan for the second tier, and 2,040 yuan for the third tier; the hourly minimum wage standards are 25.4 yuan for the first tier, 21.9 yuan for the second tier, and 20.2 yuan for the third tier.
Previously, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government issued the "Notice on Adjusting the Minimum Wage Standards of Our Province," which explicitly stated that starting from September 1, 2026, the monthly minimum wage standards for full-time employed workers and the hourly minimum wage standards for part-time employment across the province would be comprehensively raised.
At present, the province is divided into the following three salary tiers: Guangzhou and Shenzhen implement the first-tier standard, with Guangzhou at 2,680 yuan per month and Shenzhen at 2,700 yuan per month, with the corresponding part-time hourly minimum wage standard both at 25.4 yuan per hour; the second-tier standard is 2,300 yuan per month, applicable to Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, and Zhongshan, with the corresponding part-time hourly minimum wage standard at 21.9 yuan per hour; the third-tier standard is 2,040 yuan per month, applicable to Shantou, Shaoguan, Heyuan, Meizhou, Huizhou, Shanwei, Jiangmen, Yangjiang, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Chaozhou, Jieyang, and Yunfu, with the corresponding part-time hourly minimum wage standard at 20.2 yuan per hour.
On August 25, the Shenzhen Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau issued a notice on adjusting Shenzhen's minimum wage standards. The notice stated that starting from September 1, 2026, Shenzhen's monthly minimum wage standard and the hourly minimum wage standard for part-time workers would be adjusted. The adjusted standards are: the minimum wage standard for full-time employed workers is 2,700 yuan per month, and the minimum wage standard for part-time employed workers is 25.4 yuan per hour.
The Shenzhen Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau pointed out that according to the provisions of the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Employee Wage Payment Regulations," if an employer pays an employee wages below the minimum wage, the human resources competent department shall order correction within a specified period; if correction is not made within the time limit, a fine of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan may be imposed depending on the severity of the circumstances.
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