According to the report, Meituan delivery people who work in major cities and meet the company’s minimum work time requirement took home an average monthly pay of 11,000 yuan (US$1,550) in June. Those who work less than the minimum time made 7,354 yuan on average.
Both numbers were higher than Beijing’s per-capita monthly disposable income of 7,180 yuan in the first half of the year.
Amid China’s ongoing economic challenges, more people have turned to flexible employment in the food delivery and ride-hailing sectors to support themselves while looking for full-time jobs.
In the first six months of the year, the number of delivery workers in Beijing soared 50 per cent year on year to 17,000, while the unemployment rate edged down slightly to 4.1 per cent, according to the municipal statistics bureau.
