ENGINEER SALARY IN CHINA

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Average gross salary for Engineer GROSS SALARY
CNY 183,281
Average gorss salary (USD) for Engineer GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 28,797
Average net salary for Engineer NET SALARY
CNY 146,562
The most typical salary for Engineer MOST TYPICAL GROSS
CNY 95,488
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  Updated: 31 Oct 2019   Diff. gross vs. net: 20%
  Salary entries: 45

Engineer Earnings in China

Average salary for Engineer in China is CNY 183,281.

Average take home earning is CNY 146,562 (Net).

The most typical salary is CNY 95,488 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (45 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
7 % CNY 430,000
11 % CNY 344,000
22 % CNY 282,089
62 % CNY 161,866
93 % CNY 95,488
98 % CNY 20,000
100 % CNY 12,000
City Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Shanghai CNY 188,685 US$ 29,924 15
Beijing CNY 193,000 US$ 30,192 08
Suzhou CNY 156,466 US$ 23,557 03
Shenzhen CNY 197,000 US$ 30,348 02
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
85K US$ 81,914 CNY 510,000
01
75K US$ 77,025 CNY 500,000
01
65K US$ 69,065 CNY 430,000
01
55K US$ 54,779 CNY 344,000
02
45K US$ 44,739 CNY 282,089
05
35K US$ 35,809 CNY 229,666
06
25K US$ 25,101 CNY 161,866
12
15K US$ 15,033 CNY 95,488
14
4K US$ 3,169 CNY 20,000
02
2K US$ 1,749 CNY 12,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 30,507 CNY 193,957 38
Women US$ 26,922 CNY 171,825 04
N/A US$ 9,635 CNY 63,333 03

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 40,013 CNY 250,000 01
Masters Degree US$ 28,686 CNY 183,363 15
Bachelors Degree US$ 28,754 CNY 182,369 25
Some College US$ 27,311 CNY 172,666 03
High School US$ 24,782 CNY 170,000 01

Engineer workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in China. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses CNY 250,000. While Engineer workers with High School education earn the least, with an average gross income of CNY 170,000. This is 61.46% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 35,215 CNY 222,000 04
12-16 Years US$ 50,527 CNY 316,000 05
8-12 Years US$ 30,654 CNY 195,111 04
4-8 Years US$ 35,551 CNY 227,933 09
2-4 Years US$ 20,810 CNY 132,452 11
1-2 Years US$ 26,826 CNY 171,200 05
0-1 Year US$ 13,821 CNY 90,693 07

Engineer workers in China with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 12-16 Years of experience earn a gross average of CNY 316,000 compared to CNY 90,693 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 12-16 Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 265.58%.


  SALARY BY AGE   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
45-50 US$ 69,065 CNY 430,000 01
39-44 US$ 53,539 CNY 338,000 01
33-38 US$ 41,540 CNY 264,444 10
27-32 US$ 25,279 CNY 161,176 17
22-26 US$ 23,723 CNY 151,021 11
16-21 US$ 19,122 CNY 122,000 02
N/A US$ 9,635 CNY 63,333 03
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   ENGINEER   CHINA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 29,545 CNY 187,402 33
Contract US$ 27,709 CNY 178,490 11
Part Time US$ 16,062 CNY 100,000 01
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  SALARY BY CITY   ENGINEER   CHINA

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# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Shenzhen Engineer in Shenzhen US$ 30,348 CNY 197,000 02
2. Beijing Engineer in Beijing US$ 30,192 CNY 193,000 08
3. Shanghai Engineer in Shanghai US$ 29,924 CNY 188,685 15
4. Suzhou Engineer in Suzhou US$ 23,557 CNY 156,466 03

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    ENGINEER

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. United States United States Engineer US$ 80,583 US$ 80,583 237
2. Germany Germany Engineer in Germany US$ 67,712 EUR 55,823 97
3. United Kingdom United Kingdom Engineer in United Kingdom US$ 57,968 GBP 39,620 67
4. Russia Russia Engineer in Russia US$ 36,799 RUB 1,767,200 15
5. Mexico Mexico Engineer in Mexico US$ 30,118 MXN 512,427 21
6. China China US$ 28,797 CNY 183,281 45
7. Malaysia Malaysia Engineer in Malaysia US$ 22,127 MYR 80,892 257
8. Indonesia Indonesia Engineer in Indonesia US$ 21,794 IDR 278,664,516 31
9. India India Engineer in India US$ 14,539 INR 914,656 235

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(16/16)  COST ENGINEER


 Posted: 31 Oct 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Costing engineer of metal parts."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 179,400
US$ 27,637


(15/16)  CALIBRATION ENGINEER


 Posted: 09 Jul 2019

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Calibration marine instruments, such as CTDs, sound velocity profiler, etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 150,000
US$ 23,108


(14/16)  QUALITY ENGINEER


 Posted: 07 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Product, manufacturing quality."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 250,000
US$ 38,513


(13/16)  JUNIOR ENGINEER


 Posted: 27 May 2019

Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Engineering for companies."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 84,854
US$ 13,072


(12/16)  FLIGHT CONTROL ENGINEER


 Posted: 03 May 2019

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Knowledge or experience in flight dynamics modeling and simulation 3. Ability to abstract the actual control object into a mathematical model; 4. Ability to understand and implement new control or guidance algorithms through self-learning; 5. Experience with hardware-in-the-loop simulation or actual control; 6. Proficient in embedded development based on ARM (cortex-A M F 7 9 11 series), SOC, FPGA or DSP, can independently complete the design and development of the system;."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 120,000
US$ 18,486


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(11/16)  TEST ENGINEER


 Posted: 06 Mar 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "I have 5 year experience in automotive testing (Verification and validation )."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 240,000
US$ 36,972


(10/16)  ROBOTICS SOFTWARE ENGINEER


 Posted: 29 Nov 2018

Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Robotics Autonomous navigation."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 144,000
US$ 22,183


(9/16)  CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER


 Posted: 20 Nov 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Fixing and repairing medical devices like anesthesia machine, ventilator, ICU room machines, Operation lights and table etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 250,000
US$ 38,513


(8/16)  ASSEMBLY PROCESS ENGINEER


 Posted: 12 Nov 2018

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "5 years plus OEM experience in EOL testing."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 230,000
US$ 35,432


(7/16)  ENVIRONMENT


 Posted: 14 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Environmental management water and wastewater with solid waste management."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 130,000
US$ 20,027


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(6/16)  ELECTRICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 23 Jul 2018

Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "I am electrical engineer."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 150,000
US$ 23,108


(5/16)  SENIOR EMBEDDED ENGINEER


 Posted: 09 May 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Having a role of senior embedded engineer."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 500,000
US$ 77,025


(4/16)  SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEER


 Posted: 03 May 2018

Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Design the railway network."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 310,446
US$ 47,824


(3/16)  FIELD ENGINEER


 Posted: 11 Apr 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Field engineer Field engineer Field engineer."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 168,000
US$ 25,880


(2/16)  COST ENGINEER


 Posted: 05 Mar 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Cost engineer with solid background in product costing., manufacturing process."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 172,500
US$ 26,574


(1/16)  WEB DEVELOPER


 Posted: 23 Nov 2017

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "IT and engineering and simulation."
Individual GROSS salary:
CNY 100,000
US$ 14,577


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