Massage Providers Top Service-Job Salaries in First-Tier Cities

Wang Bo, an independent massage provider, gives a massage to a client. Previously the manager of a massage parlor in Shandong province, Wang quit his job and became an independent massage provider in Beijing, taking orders through apps. Photo: Visual China

(Beijing) — Massage providers led a list of the highest-paid service jobs at nearly 18,000 yuan ($2,600) per month in China’s first-tier cities, according to a recent report.

In Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, gym trainers earned the second-highest monthly income at over 15,000 yuan, followed by nannies for newborns and auto mechanics, said 58.com Inc., an online marketplace, last week.