had been offered a job in Beijing

Hi Galy and welcome to Expat.com!

Hope that other members will soon give some tips to you.

Wish you all the best,
Harmonie.

It's very low, even with the free accommodation taken into consideration.... Whoever is telling you it's "more than middle" is flat out lying.  The free accommodation is certainly a good thing but at some point you may decide you don't like living in a hotel room and would rather move out and live with roommate(s). Just a roommate situation alone would likely cost you anywhere from 1500 - 3000 per month depending on where in Beijing you lived, and what level of quality.  Rents have gone up a lot over the last several years.  It's almost certain that if you did decide to move out, your employer wouldn't raise the salary to compensate.  So then you would be stuck.  Honestly if it was me I would probably look for something that pays a little more.
Nathan

Thank you. And what is the salary I need to aim ?

Hi,galy,nice to meet you there.
Sorry I dont know about your current abilities and conditions.But I don't think it's a fair wage.
I'm a beijinger.2500 is too low for a comfortable life in beijing.For me everyday I cost almost 30 yuan to eat.added it to a month,maybe need 1000yuan to support your daily foods need.
If any question just email me at sar818@yahoo.com.cn.It's my pleasure.

Thank you all for the time spended on my questions. They say they also provide meals, however, I have very delicate stomach, so I am very carefully choosing food, which costs me more than regular food spendings.

Sorry, I can't give you a solid answer on your specific field - but I can give you a range of salary expectations for different types of jobs to give you a better indication of how low they're paying you.

3000-5000 yuan/month is entry level Chinese salary. Think low-level service industry or fresh out of university students.

7000 yuan/month for an IT internship. I work for a French company. The interns sometimes complained about how it was hard to make ends meet. This is also a decent salary for an office worker with a few years experience

15,000 yuan/month - Entry level IT (foreigner). You'll live comfortably as long as you don't go out too often. Low level Chinese managers about this much.

So even if they're covering food & accomodation, they are undercutting you.

Thank you all, I will search better propositions then.

Wish you good luck and many smiley days.

Galy hi

I am not sure that I agree with the above answers.

You are talking about an internship. An internship is normally for people who are looking for an opportunity to get into a specific industry, or want something that looks good on their CV so that they have a better chance of getting on the right ladder.

I know of a number of interns who not only do NOT get paid but pay an intern placement company to help them find an internship in China.

So, if this is a 3 - 6 month internship and includes room & board & 2500RMB (Yuan) then it is okay.

The question in not whether 2500RMB is enough but whether this inernship will help you open the right doors.

it is more than enough, i did that and if they take care of everything it`s enough

Having in mind that they provide you with accommodations, 2500 should be enough. You can easily live on that, go out (not to expensive clubs/bars though). A gym might pe expensive unless you enroll for a year so you can get a discount. Can't help you with the haridresser and other basic girl needs problem . Hairdressers are everywhere, but, being a guy, I don't really know the prices.
Even if the internship doesn't open any doors for you, living in Beijing for a while is a nice and memorable experience.

Hi Galy ... Beijing is nice place and the salary in there is not too bad before I work in Fitness Industry and get around 10000RMB per month

frendyhoras wrote:

Hi Galy ... Beijing is nice place and the salary in there is not too bad before I work in Fitness Industry and get around 10000RMB per month

as an intern?

@anlin

No no .. I work as proffesional Yoga and Pilates Instructor

frendyhoras wrote:

@Manlin

No no .. I work as proffesional Yoga and Pilates Instructor

So the information about your salary, albeit interesting, is irrelevant to the OP who was asking about the going rate for an internship.

BTW - if anyone needs an intern for free then contact the Spanish government. They have an intern programme that pays graduates to do a 7 month foreign internship. I assume that this is becasue there is a problem for fresh graduates in Spain to find work.


I have one of these interns due to arrive mid January.

Most interns in the hospitality industry will make 800 - 1000 yuan. 2500 is alright for the experience portion of it. I had several friends who have interned at various 4 and 5 star properties, some liked it and stayed and got offered a real job, some took it as a learning experience and moved on.

That's about the middle ground for expat interns in the hospitality industry. You get a nice hotel room and western food from the hotel, so it's basically a 2500 yuan take home amount.

It's an excellent opportunity to try a new culture and new country...if you think you can hack it!

Thank you so much for the honest opinions that you shared with me.

Most probably, I will be moving there from March till September.

So I will see you soon, with a lot of questions.