Chinese construction workers average wage
6,000 Yuan/1,000 USD
US$1,000 per month is not too bad, considering the purchasing power of one dollar in China for the daily food/goods.
But construction work is pretty hard.
Also, the construction workers are mostly ex peasants from rural area’s.
In big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, construction workers make around 9621 Yuan ($1,400) per month.
实拍北京“中国尊”建筑工人，月薪6000却不舍得吃9元盒饭
盒饭里面基本会有4个简单的菜，小商贩多了竞争也多了起来，有的就开始买盒饭另
赠一瓶水，价钱从10元一份降到9元一份。建筑工人一般是按天计算，二三百到一千
不等。月工资一般在6000左右，很多北京的建筑工人以平均月工资9621元领跑一众
白领，省吃俭用却不舍得吃9元盒饭。
建筑业是国民经济的支柱产业之一，然而，5000万建筑工人则是建筑行业的主力军，
两个工人买了路边的盒饭后坐在了马路边边聊边吃。