Salaries in China

The salary range of employees working in China is, by default, in the range of 611.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,909.00 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:

611 - 1,909 EUR

10% earn less lthan 611 EUR

10% earns more than 1,909 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 877

median 820

10% 502

25% 635

75% 1,056

90% 1,321

25-34

Average 1,195

median 1,086

10% 589

25% 792

75% 1,477

90% 1,936

35-44

Average 1,347

median 1,207

10% 621

25% 857

75% 1,679

90% 2,241

45-54

Average 1,249

median 1,106

10% 546

25% 771

75% 1,567

90% 2,125

55+

Average 1,176

median 1,052

10% 538

25% 745

75% 1,467

90% 1,966

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,320 EUR

1,078 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

227,688.47 EUR

2. Sales Director Top Management

220,164.27 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

217,970.98 EUR

4. Country Manager/Director Top Management

211,134.91 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

210,268.60 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

204,699.56 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

187,152.40 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

180,968.32 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

179,918.89 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

174,170.02 EUR

11. Managing Director Top Management

174,032.89 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

169,551.87 EUR

13. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

169,349.87 EUR

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

162,959.68 EUR

15. Technical Director Top Management

158,506.58 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

157,075.32 EUR

17. IT Manager Management

157,012.91 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

153,851.49 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

153,492.64 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

152,164.84 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

33,740.81 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

37,446.74 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,270.27 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

38,569.00 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

38,682.00 EUR

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

40,179.53 EUR

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

40,224.11 EUR

8. Cleaner General labour

40,547.07 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

40,813.54 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

41,677.47 EUR

11. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

41,684.86 EUR

12. Packer Production

41,935.80 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

42,161.86 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

42,194.14 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

42,404.10 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

42,557.49 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

42,622.04 EUR

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

42,815.83 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

43,003.21 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

43,082.29 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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