3 6 Ke·2025-04-19 13:37Core Viewpoint - The financial industry continues to showcase high salaries, with 15 out of 16 banks reporting executives earning over one million yuan annually, despite some banks advocating for cost-cutting measures [1][4][6]. Salary Overview - Among the 16 banks analyzed, only Hengfeng Bank did not report any executives earning over one million yuan, with the highest salary being 647,300 yuan for its chairman [4][6]. - The highest-paid executive is Ji Guangheng, the president of Ping An Bank, with a salary of 4.1587 million yuan, followed closely by the chairman, Xie Yonglin, at 4.0129 million yuan [4][6]. Performance vs. Compensation - Notably, Ping An Bank and Minsheng Bank, which have reported poor performance with revenue declines of 10.93% and 9.85% respectively, still have some of the highest executive salaries in the industry [7][8]. - The disparity between high executive salaries and poor bank performance has led to a reluctance among executives to discuss their compensation publicly [2][4]. Executive Salary Changes - Among the 16 banks, 12 disclosed chairman salaries, with 10 experiencing increases, while 13 disclosed president salaries, with 10 seeing decreases [10][14]. - The trend indicates that while chairman salaries are generally rising, president salaries are declining, reflecting a broader trend of cost-cutting in the banking sector [12][14]. Average Employee Salary - The average salary for employees across the 16 banks is approximately 300,000 yuan, with Citic Bank leading at 606,200 yuan per employee, while the lowest is at 296,100 yuan for Bank of Communications [18][19]. - Overall, 9 banks reported an increase in average employee salaries, while 7 reported a decrease, indicating a general trend of "more increases than decreases" compared to the previous year [19].