There is news that a courier boy has earned millions in three years, sparking heated discussion.
html On January 18, according to JD.com’s official public account “JD Blackboard News”, there are currently nearly 100 JD.com express delivery guys who have earned over one million in three years. In the Chaoshan area of Guangdong, there are even guys who have earned over RMB 200 in three years. Ten thousand.In this regard, a JD.com insider explained to The Paper reporter that the above-mentioned income of all comes from JD.com’s work income and does not include any spare time income. JD.com has no upper limit on the income of couriers. The more you work, the more you will get.
How does the courier boy achieve such a "high salary"? Is this an extremely rare case in the express delivery industry? What is the salary level of front-line express delivery?
Many people in the express delivery industry told reporters from The Paper that express delivery boys have earned more than one million yuan in three years, which means a monthly salary of about 30,000 yuan. "It is almost impossible, and even if they do, they are very few."
An insider from Tongda Courier Company pointed out that in Shanghai, for example, if a courier does a good job, he can earn up to 15,000 yuan in one month (note: without paying five insurances and one housing fund), and his monthly income in peak season is about 20,000 yuan. Yuan, about 180,000 to 200,000 yuan a year. "It is a minority in the industry that has reached this level, and it is also based on factors such as the brother's hard work and fewer complaints."
A JD Logistics insider told The Paper that over three years, there are more than one million, or even more than 2 million, as pre-tax income. There are courier boys whose salary reaches this level. income mainly comes from the collection business , "service The market is also one of the most important women's clothing wholesale markets in the country. Through his hard work, communication skills and quality service, he has won many customers for himself. Due to the large number of customers, he also hired two people to help and serve the stalls together. customers." The above-mentioned person also pointed out that Hangzhou is also the first city in the country where JD Logistics has piloted "operating areas". It provides customers with customized services in a more flexible way and also provides opportunities for little brothers to generate income. Larger space, this guy ran out in this mode.
However, this person also said frankly that if did not have a collection business and relied purely on express delivery, its monthly income would generally only reach a maximum of more than 10,000 yuan, which is still far behind the million yuan income of .
In other words, the scope of work of a courier boy who is engaged in delivery work is different from what the outside world generally understands.
Even so, a courier boy who earns one million yuan in three years is a rare person in JD Logistics’ salary system.
According to JD Logistics’ 2023 semi-annual report, as of the first half of 2023, employee compensation and welfare expenses for employees involved in operations such as warehousing management, sorting, picking, packaging, transportation, distribution and customer service were 26 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.1% . The number of operating personnel exceeds 410,000, accounting for over 95%. Among them, JD Logistics has more than 300,000 of its own delivery personnel. According to a rough estimate based on the above data of , the average salary and benefits of individual JD logistics operation employees in the first half of 2023 will exceed 63,400 yuan.
Number of employees of JD Logistics in the first half of 2023
According to JD Logistics’ 2022 annual report, employee salary and welfare expenses for operating employees increased by 24.8% year-on-year to 44.6 billion yuan, and the number of operating employees exceeded 370,000, accounting for over 95%, of which JD.com It has more than 290,000 in-house delivery personnel. Based on a rough estimate of the above data, the average salary and benefits of individual JD Logistics operation employees in 2022 will exceed 120,000 yuan.
Number of employees of JD Logistics in 2022
According to The Paper, JD.com and SF Express, two companies with direct operation models, will pay five insurances and one housing fund for their own couriers. As for the franchised "Tongda series" express companies, namely Zhongtong, YTO, STO, Yunda, and Jitu, which "entered the market" in the later period, only a few pay social security for couriers, and the entry threshold is relatively lower. Overall income is lower and employee turnover is higher.
The Paper reporter calculated the number of JD.com couriers who have earned over one million in three years in the above news as 100 people. The couriers who reach this salary level are only JD.com’s own delivery personnel (calculated based on the number of people in the first half of 2023) Two out of ten thousand.
SF Express, which also has a direct express delivery business model, did not mention the salary details of front-line employees in its financial report.
Specifically, according to the 2022 annual report, the total number of people receiving salaries at SF Express (categorized into operational, professional and management categories) is 162,823, and the total employee compensation is 31.446 billion yuan. According to calculations by reporters, the average salary and benefits of SF Express employees in 2022 will be 193,100 yuan. In
franchise express delivery, most of the front-line workers are outsourced personnel, and their salaries are not included in the financial report. Looking specifically at the 2022 financial report, the total number of STO Express employees receiving salaries (categorized into production, sales, technology, finance, and administration) is 18,263, and the employee salary in the express delivery business is 3.122 billion yuan. According to calculations by reporters, Yunda’s average employee salary and benefits in 2022 will exceed 170,000 yuan.
Some insiders of the Tongda express delivery company pointed out that based on pure piece-rate wages, it is almost impossible for a courier boy to achieve a salary level of over one million in three years, or to be supported by other sources of income. For example, in addition to being a courier, you are also the owner of an outlet, or you may undertake the business of a certain area yourself.
The person in charge of a province or region with Tongda Express told The Paper that the salary of couriers in his province is basically around 10,000 yuan, and it is difficult for basic employees to reach the level of over one million yuan in three years. Many small employees have expressed this problem. Brother agreed. Another person in charge of the Tongda branch pointed out that the express delivery industry is currently reducing delivery fees, and the brother's income is on a downward trend.
"Whether it is a direct operation model or a franchise model, nationwide, the average monthly salary of couriers in a single business is about 6,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan." Express delivery expert Zhao Xiaomin told The Paper that the income structure of couriers is as follows Basic salary plus various commissions, including collection fees, delivery fees and some subsidies. Most couriers of direct-operated express delivery also have social security, while the franchised couriers of Tongda Department mainly rely on commissions from collecting and delivering packages.
"Generally, couriers have relatively high incomes. Most of them have a few very large, stable, and continuous customers, and their annual income may be considerable. This situation occurs in every express company, but it is a very rare situation. ." Zhao Xiaomin also introduced that there are also couriers with commercial operations. As the person in charge of the site (outlet), the salary is higher than that of a simple courier. It also depends on the scale of the site and the cooperation model. If you are at the end, both a courier and a self-employed person, with business in the contracting area, then the courier's income structure relies more on business commissions.
