[photopress:it_employee.jpg,full,alignright]According to the Shanghai Statistics Bureau people working in the information technology industry on average last year earned more than employees in all other industries.
IT leads and then comes financial, electric power, gas and water, real estate and scientific research.
The average wage in the IT sector was 3.55 times the average salary for those in the service sector, the lowest paid group of workers.
According to the bureau from 2000 to 2006, wages for the manufacturing industry grew 13.3% annually, and wages for the service sector grew 14.6%.
The city’s average salary has grown at an annual rate of 10% in recent years, with yearly income reaching RMB26,820 in 2005.