Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Peking University ranked in the top three on the salary index for higher education graduates in 2021, with an average monthly salary of 10,992 yuan ($1,699.66), 10,602 yuan and 10,690 yuan respectively, according to recent rankings from Xinchou.cn, a Chinese salary research institute.

根据薪酬研究机构中国薪酬网发布的最新排名，清华大学、上海交通大学和北京大学位列2021年高校毕业生薪酬指数排行榜前三，平均月薪分别为10992元、10602元和10690元。

The index, which includes 100 universities, is based on data from college graduates who had worked for their employers for one year. It was a calculation by a statistical model that includes the factors like wage levels, employment rates, talent and salary growth.

榜单包含100所高校，基于高校毕业生进入用人单位满一年的数据，按照工资水平、就业率、人才成长率、薪酬增长率等要素，通过统计学模型计算得出。

Here are top 10 Chinese universities by graduate salaries.

下面来看全国薪酬指数排名前10的院校。

No 10 Beijing Foreign Studies University

第十名 北京外国语大学

Salary index: 85.5

薪酬指数：85.5

Average monthly salary: 10,355 yuan

平均月薪：10355元

Founded in 1941, Beijing Foreign Studies University is China's first institution specializing in foreign language studies.

北京外国语大学成立于1941，是中国首个专门从事外语教学的大学机构。

No 9 Fudan University

第九名 复旦大学

Salary index: 85.6

薪酬指数：85.6

Average monthly salary: 10,508 yuan

平均月薪：10508元

Fudan University is one of the oldest and most selective universities in China. Founded in 1905, it now consists of 35 schools and departments, with 79 undergraduate disciplines.

复旦大学成立于1905年，是中国历史最悠久、最顶尖的大学之一。学校现有35个院系，79个本科专业。

No 8 Sun Yat-sen University

第八名 中山大学

Salary index: 86.1

薪酬指数：86.1

Average monthly salary: 10,048 yuan

平均月薪：10048元

No 7 Tongji University

第七名 同济大学

Salary index: 86.1

薪酬指数：86.1

Average monthly salary: 10,473 yuan

平均工资：10473元

Tongji University is one of the leading universities in China under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education. Founded in 1907, it’s a comprehensive university offering programs in science, engineering, medicine, philosophy, law, economics, management and education.

同济大学成立于1907年，是教育部直属高校之一，作为一所综合性大学，学校设立了自然科学、工程学、医学、哲学、法学、经济学、管理学和教育学等学科课程。

No 6 Beihang University

第六名 北京航空航天大学

Salary index: 86.2

薪酬指数：86.2

Average monthly salary: 10,179 yuan

平均月薪：10179元

No 5 Central University of Finance and Economics

第五名 中央财经大学

Salary index: 86.4

薪酬指数:86.4

Average monthly salary: 10,162 yuan

平均月薪：10162元

Founded in 1949, Central University of Finance and Economics is one of China’s top universities listed under the Project “Double First-Class” university and the Project 211.

中央财经大学始建于1949年，是入选“双一流”大学和211工程的中国顶尖高校之一。

No 4 University of International Business and Economics

第四名 对外经贸大学

Salary index: 86.4

薪酬指数：86.4

Average monthly salary: 11,032 yuan

平均月薪：11032元

The University of International Business and Economics, founded in 1951, is a multi-disciplinary and national key university with economics, management, law, literature and science as its core academic areas of expertise.

对外经济贸易大学创建于1951年，是一所以经济学、管理学、法学、文学和自然科学为重点学术领域的多学科国家重点大学。

No 3 Peking University

第三名 北京大学

Salary index: 87.1

薪酬指数：87.1

Average monthly salary: 10,690 yuan

平均月薪：10690元

Founded in 1898, Peking University was originally known as the Imperial University of Peking. It was the first national university covering comprehensive disciplines in China and has been a leading institution of higher education in China since its establishment.

北京大学始创建于1898年，前身为京师大学堂，是中国第一所综合性国立大学，自成立以来一直是中国高等教育一流学府。

No 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong University

第二名 上海交通大学

Salary index: 87.5

薪酬指数

Average monthly salary: 10,602 yuan

平均月薪：10602元

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Located in the municipality of Shanghai, it was established in 1896 under the name Nanyang Public School.

上海交通大学是中国历史最悠久、最负盛名的大学之一。学校位于上海市，前身为1896年创办的南洋公学。

No 1 Tsinghua University

清华大学

Salary index: 88.3

薪酬指数：88.3

Average monthly salary: 10,992 yuan

平均月薪：10992元

Tsinghua University has long been recognized as one of the top two universities in China. Located in the municipality of Beijing, it was founded in 1911 under the name Tsinghua Xuetang.

位于北京的清华大学是中国公认的两所顶尖大学之一，其前身为清华学堂，创办于1911年。