According to a report on the salaries of Chinese by Taihe Consulting, executives of high-tech enterprises in Beijing earn an average annual income of 600 thousand yuan, about 100 thousand yuan more than their counterparts in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

With the fast development of the high-tech industry, the salaries of those who work in the high-tech industry rise by about 9.3% every year, particularly those who work in the software industry (12%). In fact, software produced in Beijing takes up 33% of total software export from China.

However, ordinary staff members of high-tech enterprises in Beijing earn somewhat less than their counterparts in Shanghai and Guangzhou.