Greater China · Salary · 2026
China salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | CN¥105,000 | CN¥150,000 | CN¥210,000 | $22,355 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | CN¥80,000 | CN¥112,000 | CN¥158,000 | $16,692 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | CN¥40,000 | CN¥55,000 | CN¥75,000 | $8,197 |
Plant director Manufacturing | CN¥50,000 | CN¥70,000 | CN¥100,000 | $10,432 |
Operations director Manufacturing | CN¥52,000 | CN¥72,000 | CN¥105,000 | $10,730 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | CN¥25,000 | CN¥33,000 | CN¥45,000 | $4,918 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | CN¥60,000 | CN¥85,000 | CN¥120,000 | $12,668 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | CN¥38,000 | CN¥50,000 | CN¥68,000 | $7,452 |
Government relations lead Government relations | CN¥40,000 | CN¥55,000 | CN¥80,000 | $8,197 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | CN¥65,000 | CN¥90,000 | CN¥130,000 | $13,413 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | CN¥63,000 | CN¥85,000 | CN¥125,000 | $12,668 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | CN¥24,500 | CN¥32,000 | CN¥48,000 | $4,769 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | CN¥22,000 | CN¥30,000 | CN¥42,000 | $4,471 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | CN¥18,000 | CN¥26,000 | CN¥36,000 | $3,875 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Shanghai | RMB 2,740 / month (from 1 July 2025) |
| Beijing | RMB 2,540 / month (from 1 September 2025) |
| Shenzhen | RMB 2,520 / month |
| Employer social charges | City-set pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, plus housing fund — on a capped base |
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