Danwei.com did a blog post on a recent J.M. Gemini salary survey of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The salary survey is extensive in that it consists of about 25 pages of salary estimates for a whole slew of different jobs in these three cities. The survey itself points out that the salaries listed are just ranges and that they are “intended to give approximate salary ranges for the positions as described and
specific skills or experience requirements can mean that a premium may need to be paid.” I would add that you can generally expect salaries in second tier cities to be lower than those listed in the survey. Despite all these provisos, I found this salary survey to be quite helpful and the next time someone asks me what I think salaries are for a particular position, I will immediately refer them to this.
Danwei pulled the following jobs/monthly wages in RMB from the survey as representative:
Junior secretary: 2,500 – 3,500
Executive secretary / PA: 13,000 – 21,000
Accountant: 10,000 – 15,000+
Finance director: 65,000+
Quality control manager: 14,000 – 24,000
HR manager: 20,000 – 35,000+
Translator: 8,000 – 18,000+
News editor: 5,000 – 8,500
Web editor: 6,000 – 19,000+
IT Programmer: 5,000 – 9,000
CEO advertising agency: 70,000 – 100,000
Regional sales manager: 26,000 – 36,000+
Mechanical engineer: 10,000 – 16,000
Senior architect: 25,000 – 45,000
What do you think? Are the survey numbers in line with what you are seeing? Are you aware of any other recent salary surveys available on the Internet?
