The monthly salary of frontline employees at Fat Donglai can reach up to 9,000 yuan. Who in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen is really heart - broken?

As a top - tier presence in the supermarket and retail industry, Fat Donglai's exceptional service leaves its peers far behind. What's even more astonishing this time is its salary level.

Just yesterday (June 11th), Yu Donglai, the founder of Fat Donglai, announced through his social media that this year, the average monthly income of more than 8,000 ordinary employees in the company can reach 9,000 yuan, with an annual salary of around 100,000 yuan. The average annual salary of management and technical staff can reach around 700,000 yuan.

Source: Screenshot from Yu Donglai's Douyin account

What does this mean? The average salary of private - enterprise employees in the entire Henan Province is only 4,070 yuan. In Xuchang, its home base, the per - capita disposable income of local urban residents in 2024 was 41,900 yuan, which is more than half lower than the income of ordinary Fat Donglai employees.

In first - tier cities, in 2024, the per - capita disposable income of urban residents in Beijing and Shanghai was about 93,000 yuan, and that in Guangzhou and Shenzhen was less than 90,000 yuan, both lower than the annual salary of ordinary Fat Donglai employees.

Source: Internet

In terms of specific months, from January to February this year, the average monthly salary of ordinary Fat Donglai employees reached 9,886 yuan, with the highest being nearly 13,000 yuan. This salary level is unattainable for many white - collar workers in Beijing, not to mention its peers in the supermarket industry. According to the recruitment notice of a national chain supermarket, the monthly salary of general workers such as cashiers and fresh - food employees in a Beijing store is basically around 6,500 yuan, and that in a Zhengzhou store is basically around 4,500 yuan.

Recruitment information of a chain supermarket (partial)

In addition, Yu Donglai also said that in the future, the working hours at Fat Donglai will not exceed 36 hours per week, and the annual leave will not be less than 40 days. Based on Fat Donglai's six - day workweek, employees will only work 6 hours a day. Currently, each employee has already achieved a vacation standard of 30 days of annual leave and 10 days of free leave.

According to previous public information, in addition to salary and annual leave, Fat Donglai also offers a grievance award, care benefits, holiday benefits, etc., which countless workers envy...

Relevant benefits of Fat Donglai (Source: Internet)

At the beginning of June just passed, Fat Donglai increased the amount of the "employee grievance award". It stipulates that when an employee's dignity is violated, such as being scolded, slandered, threatened, insulted, harassed, etc., causing mental harm, the compensation will be between 10,000 and 100,000 yuan. If the employee suffers physical harm such as being beaten or molested, the compensation will start from 100,000 yuan. At the same time, the company must call the police immediately to hold the infringer accountable for corresponding legal responsibilities.

Behind the high salary and respect, employees rarely choose to leave. In the first five months of this year, the staff turnover rate at Fat Donglai was 0.70%. Compared with the average turnover rate of 15% - 20% in the retail industry, this figure is almost negligible.

Interior design of a Fat Donglai store (Photo taken by the author)

Fat Donglai has stated that the company's dream is for employees and management to have more than 130 days of comprehensive annual leave and work no more than 6 hours a day, approaching the working state in Europe.

Undoubtedly, high income contributes a lot to creating employee well - being. According to the official website, as of June 10, 2025, the total sales of Fat Donglai Group were approximately 10.64 billion yuan. Regarding net profit, Yu Donglai estimated it to be 1.5 billion yuan, while it was around 800 million yuan last year. In March this year, Yu Donglai publicly stated at an event that Fat Donglai will try to control its sales within 20 billion yuan this year. However, judging from the current development situation, the 20 - billion - yuan mark seems easy to break.

Fat Donglai Angel City Store (Photo taken by the author)

After being established for 30 years and only having stores in Xuchang and Xinxiang, Fat Donglai decided to open a store in Zhengzhou in February this year. This is also the first time Fat Donglai has expanded outside since entering Xinxiang in 2007.

The new Zhengzhou store is located in the underground commercial square east of the east square of Zhengzhou East Station. It is expected to open around New Year's Day in 2026, with a total area of over 100,000 square meters, covering various business forms such as supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants, gift centers, and coffee shops.

Previously, there were online rumors that the store planned to recruit more than 5,000 people with an average salary of around 14,000 yuan. However, there has been no recruitment information published on the official recruitment channel, the "Fat Donglai Commerce and Trade Group WeChat public account". However, it is certain that even if the salary is the same as that of current ordinary employees, it will still be much higher than the average monthly salary of less than 5,000 yuan in Zhengzhou's private enterprises. When the recruitment starts in the future, it is bound to be a fierce competition.