2023 Blue-Collar Income Report (Manual Workers)

In 2023, the average monthly salary for white-collar workers was 8,388 yuan, while blue-collar workers earned 6,043 yuan. White-collar income was only 1.4 times that of blue-collar workers. Ten years ago, white-collar workers earned 6,212 yuan, and blue-collar workers earned 2,868 yuan.

Confinement nannies, truck drivers, and delivery riders earned even more. In 2023, confinement nannies had an average monthly income of 8,824 yuan, easily surpassing 100,000 yuan in annual earnings. Truck drivers and delivery riders made around 7,000 yuan per month. Security guards and cleaners earned comparatively less.

Barbers and construction workers earned about 6,500 yuan per month.

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