Youths are the witnesses，beneficiaries of economic and social development and the participants and promoters of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Under the current social background of “difficult recruitment” and “difficult employment”，taking an deeper research on the employment structure and salary level of young people is the working basis and objective requirement to promote more sufficient and higher quality employment. Based on big data resources such as employment registration and social security payment in Shanghai，this report studies the employment structure and salary level of young people aged 16-35 in Shanghai. According to the study，Shanghai’s young workers take a half of the work force in the labor market. Their overall quality improves consistently，the gender ratio tends to balance，the concept of “white-collar” employment becomes popular，their monthly salary is relatively high and its growth is fast，and their job satisfaction is high too. From the perspective of the future development trend，it is still necessary to establish and improve the regular monitoring institution of youth employment structure and salary level，continue to improve the youth income regulation mechanism，and guide and regulate the employment concept of young people correctly.