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Average Assistant Accounting Manager Salary in China for 2026

An assistant accounting manager in China earns about 462,300 CNY a year. That's 31% above the national average of 351,900 CNY.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in China sit around 222,300 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 727,400 CNY. Everything on this page is in Chinese yuan (CNY, symbol ¥), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in China, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does an assistant accounting manager make in China?

Average salary
462,300 CNY
38,525 CNY per month
Lowest reported
222,300 CNY
18,525 CNY per month
Highest reported
727,400 CNY
60,616 CNY per month

A typical assistant accounting manager working in China brings home around 38,525 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 222,300 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 727,400 CNY for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior assistant accounting manager working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How assistant accounting manager pay ranges in China

A good way to think about salary in China is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all assistant accounting managers in China earn less than 480,300 CNY a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 313,700 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 628,000 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant accounting managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 222,300 CNY. The highest stretch to 727,400 CNY, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

222,300
Low
480,300
Median
727,400
High
313,700
25th
628,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Assistant accounting manager pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an assistant accounting manager in China, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical assistant accounting manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    259,100 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    367,200 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    483,800 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    596,100 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    631,200 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    693,100 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a assistant accounting manager typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Assistant accounting manager pay by education in China

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving assistant accounting manager pay in China. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average assistant accounting manager salary in China broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    322,600 CNY
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    372,600 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +46% from previous
    543,200 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +23% from previous
    670,600 CNY

Assistant accounting manager gender pay gap in China

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and China is no exception. Male assistant accounting managers in China earn an average of 483,400 CNY a year, while female assistant accounting managers earn around 450,300 CNY. That works out to a 7% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Assistant Accounting Manager gender pay gap

7%

Men earn this much more than women on average in China.

Men 483,400 CNY
Women 450,300 CNY

Pay raises for an assistant accounting manager in China

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in China sees a raise of about 13% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 10% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in China, the national average raise is around 9% every 15 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in China:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education
    2%

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Assistant accounting manager bonus rates in China

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

84%

84% of assistant accounting managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant accounting manager a high-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 16% of assistant accounting managers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in China

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Assistant accounting manager: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in China is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

6%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in China on average.

Public sector 362,200 CNY
Private sector 341,400 CNY

Assistant accounting manager salary by city and region in China

Assistant accounting manager pay is not even across China. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Guangzhou
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Sichuan
  • Shandong
  • Guangdong
  • Hunan
  • Hangzhou
  • Chengdu
  • Guangxi
  • Jiangsu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangzhouCity548,500 CNY568,500 CNY263,100-861,300 CNY
Shanghai (city)City539,700 CNY539,700 CNY271,300-838,100 CNY
SichuanRegion538,600 CNY562,200 CNY259,100-847,000 CNY
ShandongRegion537,300 CNY493,000 CNY290,800-810,200 CNY
GuangdongRegion533,000 CNY513,300 CNY275,500-817,800 CNY
HunanRegion524,700 CNY483,400 CNY282,300-791,200 CNY
HangzhouCity519,300 CNY476,600 CNY279,400-782,500 CNY
ChengduCity518,900 CNY489,600 CNY273,000-790,300 CNY
GuangxiRegion507,300 CNY507,300 CNY254,700-788,000 CNY
JiangsuRegion504,400 CNY483,800 CNY263,200-769,500 CNY
WuhanCity504,400 CNY504,400 CNY253,400-780,600 CNY
Beijing (city)City504,300 CNY504,500 CNY252,300-782,500 CNY
Chongqing (city)City502,200 CNY541,700 CNY231,000-798,900 CNY
JinanCity499,300 CNY476,600 CNY259,100-761,400 CNY
HenanRegion498,000 CNY510,000 CNY245,300-778,900 CNY
AnhuiRegion496,100 CNY466,900 CNY263,100-752,600 CNY
Tianjin (city)City496,100 CNY504,300 CNY240,500-774,200 CNY
HubeiRegion493,000 CNY524,400 CNY232,900-780,700 CNY
HebeiRegion492,700 CNY466,300 CNY263,200-751,100 CNY
HarbinCity492,400 CNY472,000 CNY254,800-752,600 CNY
NanjingCity487,600 CNY476,600 CNY247,800-751,100 CNY
JiangxiRegion487,600 CNY487,600 CNY243,000-757,300 CNY
YunnanRegion485,200 CNY496,100 CNY238,900-756,700 CNY
ShenyangCity485,200 CNY524,700 CNY221,500-772,700 CNY
FujianRegion478,100 CNY504,300 CNY221,500-751,700 CNY
ShantouCity476,600 CNY459,700 CNY247,800-732,400 CNY
ShenzhenCity475,700 CNY492,700 CNY227,600-745,000 CNY
LiaoningRegion475,700 CNY514,300 CNY217,900-757,300 CNY
QingdaoCity472,100 CNY510,300 CNY216,800-748,600 CNY
Xi anCity467,100 CNY504,300 CNY214,000-744,700 CNY
ZhejiangRegion466,900 CNY496,100 CNY221,500-737,000 CNY
SuzhouCity460,500 CNY489,600 CNY216,800-727,100 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion459,300 CNY451,000 CNY233,600-707,600 CNY
WenzhouCity455,400 CNY464,400 CNY221,500-709,600 CNY
ShanxiRegion447,700 CNY447,700 CNY225,700-694,700 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion447,300 CNY421,400 CNY237,400-680,100 CNY
ShaanxiRegion447,300 CNY472,000 CNY209,700-706,200 CNY
ChangchunCity437,900 CNY437,900 CNY221,500-681,900 CNY
GuizhouRegion436,200 CNY454,900 CNY209,700-688,900 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region431,100 CNY436,200 CNY209,700-670,600 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion428,400 CNY401,300 CNY228,500-649,700 CNY
Beijing (region)Region425,100 CNY419,400 CNY216,800-658,300 CNY
FoshanCity424,900 CNY424,900 CNY210,500-659,400 CNY
JilinRegion421,400 CNY437,300 CNY201,100-658,300 CNY
QuanzhouCity420,800 CNY454,900 CNY194,600-672,600 CNY
ChangshaCity419,400 CNY442,300 CNY195,200-659,200 CNY
ZhengzhouCity415,900 CNY415,900 CNY207,700-642,800 CNY
GansuRegion413,900 CNY381,800 CNY221,500-623,700 CNY
HainanRegion413,900 CNY448,500 CNY192,000-658,300 CNY
DalianCity413,900 CNY447,300 CNY192,000-659,400 CNY
DongguanCity411,400 CNY394,300 CNY212,500-627,900 CNY
KunmingCity409,000 CNY392,300 CNY210,500-626,800 CNY
FuzhouCity409,000 CNY419,400 CNY200,000-639,100 CNY
QinghaiRegion407,100 CNY413,900 CNY197,600-632,400 CNY
XiamenCity404,600 CNY398,300 CNY207,700-625,000 CNY
WuxiCity403,100 CNY386,400 CNY209,700-615,300 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region403,100 CNY386,400 CNY209,700-618,800 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region399,900 CNY431,300 CNY185,100-638,700 CNY
NingxiaRegion394,300 CNY385,300 CNY201,100-606,400 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region377,200 CNY369,900 CNY192,600-581,300 CNY

Assistant Accounting Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant accounting manager make per month in China?

    An assistant accounting manager in China earns about 38,525 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 462,300 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant accounting manager in China?

    Entry-level assistant accounting managers in China start near 222,300 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 727,400 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 313,700 and 628,000 CNY.

  • Is the median assistant accounting manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 480,300 CNY, higher than the average of 462,300 CNY. Half of assistant accounting managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant accounting managers in China?

    Men working as an assistant accounting manager in China earn around 7% more than women on average (483,400 vs 450,300 CNY a year).

  • Do assistant accounting managers in China get bonuses?

    About 84% of assistant accounting managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do assistant accounting managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

    In China, the public sector pays an assistant accounting manager about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do assistant accounting managers in China get a pay raise?

    An assistant accounting manager in China sees a raise of around 13% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.