Zhejiang Province Minimum Wage Standards 2022

The minimum wage standards in Zhejiang in 2022 are as follows:

1. First level. Hangzhou City, Yuhang District, Ningbo City, Wenzhou City. The minimum monthly wage standard is 1,470 yuan, and for part-time employees who are paid on an hourly basis, the minimum hourly wage standard is 12 yuan;

2. Second level. Xiaoshan District, Fuyang City, Yuyao City, Cixi City, Fenghua City, Ninghai County, Xiangshan County, Yueqing City, Ruian City, Huzhou City, Shaoxing City, Zhuji City, Shangyu City, Shengzhou City, Shaoxing County, Xinchang County, Jinhua City, Yiwu City, Yongkang City, Dongyang City, Taizhou City, Linhai City, Wenling City, Yuhuan County. The minimum monthly wage standard is 1,310 yuan, and for part-time employees who are paid on an hourly basis, the minimum hourly wage standard is 10.7 yuan;

3. Third level. Chun'an County, Lin'an City, Jiande City, Yongjia County, Dongtou County, Deqing County, Changxing County, Anji County, Lanxi County, Pujiang County, Wuyi County, Zhoushan City Urban Area, Daishan County, Shengsi County, Tiantai County, Xianju County, Sanmen County, Quzhou City, Jiangshan City, Longyou County, Changshan County, Kaihua County, Lishui City, Qingtian County, Jinyun County. The minimum monthly wage standard is 1,200 yuan, and for part-time employees who are paid on an hourly basis, the minimum hourly wage standard is 9.7 yuan;

4. The fourth level. Pingyang County, Cangnan County, Wencheng County, Taishun County, Pan'an County, Longquan City, Yunhe County, Jingning County, Songyang County, Suichang County, Qingyuan County, Jiaxing City, Haining City, Pinghu City, Tongxiang City , Jiashan County, Haiyan County. The minimum monthly wage standard is 1,080 yuan, and for part-time employees who are paid on an hourly basis, the minimum hourly wage standard is 8.7 yuan.

In some cases, the employer can pay workers a wage level lower than the minimum wage standard, as follows:

1. Sick leave pay. If a worker is sick or injured not due to work, during the sick leave period, the employer can pay sick leave wages lower than the minimum wage;

2. Waiting wages. If the employer fails to arrange work for the employee due to financial difficulties or reaches an agreement with the employee, it may pay the employee a waiting wage or basic living expenses below the minimum wage standard;

3. For personal leave or absence from work, After deduction of days, it can be lower than the minimum wage. If the employee is on personal leave or is absent from work without any reason, the employer can deduct the corresponding number of days' wages, and the wages paid can be lower than the minimum wage; in principle, enterprises with normal production and operation and continuous growth of economic benefits should pay higher than the minimum wage. Standard wages are paid to workers for their labor during legal working hours; if it is really necessary to pay all workers or workers in some positions at the minimum wage standard due to difficulties in production and operation, it should be determined through collective wage consultation or discussed and approved by the workers' congress;

4. Other special circumstances. Some special workers, such as sales staff, may have a monthly income lower than the minimum wage or even zero.