Salaries in China

The salary range of employees working in China is, by default, in the range of 7,332 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 22,908 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in China is

80% of people earn:

7,332 - 22,908 EUR

10% earn less lthan 7,332 EUR

10% earns more than 22,908 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in China into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in China by age in EUR.

<24

Average 10,524

median 9,840

10% 6,024

25% 7,620

75% 12,672

90% 15,852

25-34

Average 14,340

median 13,032

10% 7,068

25% 9,504

75% 17,724

90% 23,232

35-44

Average 16,164

median 14,484

10% 7,452

25% 10,284

75% 20,148

90% 26,892

45-54

Average 14,988

median 13,272

10% 6,552

25% 9,252

75% 18,804

90% 25,500

55+

Average 14,112

median 12,624

10% 6,456

25% 8,940

75% 17,604

90% 23,592

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in China (EUR).

Men

15,840 EUR

12,936 EUR

Women

In general, in China, men earn 22.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in China

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in China (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

32,718,463 EUR

2. Sales Director Top Management

31,637,248 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

31,322,076 EUR

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

30,339,743 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

30,215,255 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

29,414,993 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

26,893,496 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

26,004,854 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

25,854,052 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

25,027,949 EUR

11. Managing Director Top Management

25,008,243 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

24,364,329 EUR

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

24,335,301 EUR

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

23,417,041 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

22,777,138 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

22,571,468 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

22,562,500 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

22,108,208 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

22,056,643 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

21,865,841 EUR

The worst paid positions in China

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in China (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

4,848,499 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

5,381,036 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

5,499,376 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

5,542,303 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

5,558,540 EUR

6. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

5,773,733 EUR

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

5,780,140 EUR

8. Cleaner General labour

5,826,548 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

5,864,839 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

5,988,984 EUR

11. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

5,990,046 EUR

12. Packer Production

6,026,107 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,058,591 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,063,229 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,093,401 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

6,115,443 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,124,717 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,152,565 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,179,492 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

6,190,855 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

China

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

557 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 CNY

Anually salary

6,684 USD

Anually salary

48,000 CNY

Posted: 2025-06-11 04:01:53

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

China

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,262 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,067 CNY

Anually salary

15,144 USD

Anually salary

108,804 CNY

Posted: 2025-06-09 07:50:47

Welder
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

China

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,263 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,072 CNY

Anually salary

15,156 USD

Anually salary

108,864 CNY

Posted: 2025-06-07 15:55:38

Business Development Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

China

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

5,104 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,668 CNY

Anually salary

61,248 USD

Anually salary

440,016 CNY

Posted: 2025-05-16 09:22:53

Miner
Mining, Metallurgy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

China

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,559 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

11,200 CNY

Anually salary

18,708 USD

Anually salary

134,400 CNY

Posted: 2025-04-20 22:25:34

iOS Developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

China

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

4,530 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

32,550 CNY

Anually salary

54,360 USD

Anually salary

390,600 CNY

Posted: 2025-04-06 10:22:43

Career advisor
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

China

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,552 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

18,333 CNY

Anually salary

30,624 USD

Anually salary

219,996 CNY

Posted: 2025-04-01 08:34:58

Sales Director
Top Management

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

China

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

12,828 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

92,167 CNY

Anually salary

153,936 USD

Anually salary

1,106,004 CNY

Posted: 2025-03-31 09:31:35

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

China

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,706 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

41,000 CNY

Anually salary

68,472 USD

Anually salary

492,000 CNY

Posted: 2025-03-31 05:31:49

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

China

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,784 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 CNY

Anually salary

33,408 USD

Anually salary

240,000 CNY

Posted: 2025-03-01 13:00:13

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in China

The worst paid positions in China

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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