15 provinces or cities have recently raised their minimum wage, and Shanghai enjoys the highest monthly minimum wage and hourly minimum wage, 1,820 yuan and 17 yuan respectively, according to a report from Chinanews.com.

The minimum wage of the class-A regions of eastern China's Jiangxi Province stands at 1,390 yuan, an increase of 160 yuan from last year. The minimum wage in Southwestern Guizhou Province is 1,250 yuan, and in northern Inner Mongolia 1,500 yuan.

The 15 provinces or cities include Sichuan Province, Chongqing Municipality, Shannxi Province, Shandong Province and Shenzhen city.

According to figures released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, in 2011 24 provinces raised the minimum wage, with an average increase of 22 percent, in 2012 25 provinces raised minimum wage by an average of 20.2 percent, and in 2013 27 provinces or cities raised the minimum wage by an average of 17 percent.

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The article is edited and translated from《15地区公布2014年最低工资标准 上海全国最高》, source: chinanews.com, author: Li Jinlei