Salaries in China

The salary range of employees working in China is, by default, in the range of 607.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,896.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

607 - 1,896 EUR

10% earn less lthan 607 EUR

10% earns more than 1,896 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 871

median 815

10% 499

25% 631

75% 1,049

90% 1,312

25-34

Average 1,187

median 1,078

10% 585

25% 786

75% 1,467

90% 1,923

35-44

Average 1,338

median 1,199

10% 617

25% 851

75% 1,667

90% 2,226

45-54

Average 1,240

median 1,099

10% 542

25% 765

75% 1,556

90% 2,110

55+

Average 1,168

median 1,044

10% 534

25% 740

75% 1,457

90% 1,953

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,311 EUR

1,070 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

230,699.73 EUR

2. Sales Director Top Management

223,076.03 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

220,853.73 EUR

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

213,927.24 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

213,049.47 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

207,406.78 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

189,627.56 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

183,361.69 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

182,298.38 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

176,473.48 EUR

11. Managing Director Top Management

176,334.54 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

171,794.26 EUR

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

171,589.58 EUR

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

165,114.88 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

160,602.89 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

159,152.70 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

159,089.46 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

155,886.23 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

155,522.64 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

154,177.28 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

34,187.04 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

37,941.99 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,776.41 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

39,079.09 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

39,193.58 EUR

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

40,710.91 EUR

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

40,756.09 EUR

8. Cleaner General labour

41,083.32 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

41,353.31 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

42,228.67 EUR

11. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,236.16 EUR

12. Packer Production

42,490.42 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

42,719.47 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

42,752.17 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

42,964.91 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

43,120.33 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

43,185.73 EUR

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

43,382.08 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

43,571.95 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

43,652.07 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

5,105 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,668 CNY

Anually salary

61,260 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

4,532 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

32,550 CNY

Anually salary

54,384 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

2,553 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

18,333 CNY

Anually salary

30,636 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

12,833 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

92,167 CNY

Anually salary

153,996 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

5,709 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

41,000 CNY

Anually salary

68,508 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

2,785 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 CNY

Anually salary

33,420 USD

Anually salary

240,000 CNY

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

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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