Salaries in China

The salary range of employees working in China is, by default, in the range of 7,284 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 22,752 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:

7,284 - 22,752 EUR

10% earn less lthan 7,284 EUR

10% earns more than 22,752 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 10,452

median 9,780

10% 5,988

25% 7,572

75% 12,588

90% 15,744

25-34

Average 14,244

median 12,936

10% 7,020

25% 9,432

75% 17,604

90% 23,076

35-44

Average 16,056

median 14,388

10% 7,404

25% 10,212

75% 20,004

90% 26,712

45-54

Average 14,880

median 13,188

10% 6,504

25% 9,180

75% 18,672

90% 25,320

55+

Average 14,016

median 12,528

10% 6,408

25% 8,880

75% 17,484

90% 23,436

Salaries by gender

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

Men

15,732 EUR

12,840 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

33,220,762 EUR

2. Sales Director Top Management

32,122,948 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

31,802,937 EUR

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

30,805,523 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

30,679,124 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

29,866,576 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

27,306,369 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

26,404,084 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

26,250,967 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

25,412,181 EUR

11. Managing Director Top Management

25,392,173 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

24,738,373 EUR

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

24,708,900 EUR

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

23,776,543 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

23,126,816 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

22,917,988 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

22,908,883 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

22,447,616 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

22,395,260 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

22,201,528 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

4,922,934 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

5,463,646 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

5,583,803 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

5,627,389 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

5,643,875 EUR

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

5,862,372 EUR

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

5,868,877 EUR

8. Cleaner General labour

5,915,998 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

5,954,877 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

6,080,928 EUR

11. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,082,006 EUR

12. Packer Production

6,118,620 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,151,604 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,156,312 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,186,948 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

6,209,328 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,218,745 EUR

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

6,247,020 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,274,360 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

6,285,898 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

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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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