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Average Assistant Business Development Manager Salary in China for 2026

An assistant business development manager in China earns about 489,500 CNY a year. That's 39% 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 259,100 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 744,600 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 business development manager make in China?

Average salary
489,500 CNY
40,791 CNY per month
Lowest reported
259,100 CNY
21,591 CNY per month
Highest reported
744,600 CNY
62,050 CNY per month

A typical assistant business development manager working in China brings home around 40,791 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 259,100 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 744,600 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 business development 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 business development 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 business development managers in China earn less than 460,500 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 325,800 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 565,100 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant business development managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 259,100 CNY. The highest stretch to 744,600 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.

259,100
Low
460,500
Median
744,600
High
325,800
25th
565,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Assistant business development manager pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an assistant business development 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 business development manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    297,000 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    366,200 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    518,900 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    605,700 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    665,300 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    706,200 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a assistant business development 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 business development manager pay by education in China

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving assistant business development 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 business development manager salary in China broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    362,200 CNY
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    411,400 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +31% from previous
    537,300 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +31% from previous
    706,200 CNY

Assistant business development 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 business development managers in China earn an average of 510,000 CNY a year, while female assistant business development managers earn around 462,300 CNY. That works out to a 10% 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 Business Development Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 510,000 CNY
Women 462,300 CNY

Pay raises for an assistant business development 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 14% every 14 months, which works out to roughly 12% 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 business development 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.

79%

79% of assistant business development managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant business development 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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 21% of assistant business development 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 business development 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 business development manager salary by city and region in China

Assistant business development 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.

  • Shandong
  • Guangzhou
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Sichuan
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Wuhan
  • Hunan
  • Chengdu
  • Guangdong
  • Hebei
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ShandongRegion551,200 CNY583,000 CNY259,100-869,400 CNY
GuangzhouCity548,800 CNY516,100 CNY288,700-832,000 CNY
Chongqing (city)City544,800 CNY588,500 CNY251,500-862,400 CNY
SichuanRegion541,700 CNY510,300 CNY286,400-823,400 CNY
Shanghai (city)City539,800 CNY528,500 CNY273,000-829,000 CNY
WuhanCity533,000 CNY524,400 CNY273,300-823,900 CNY
HunanRegion524,400 CNY555,800 CNY246,200-828,400 CNY
ChengduCity519,300 CNY538,600 CNY251,500-814,500 CNY
GuangdongRegion514,300 CNY524,700 CNY253,400-800,200 CNY
HebeiRegion510,300 CNY529,600 CNY245,300-799,300 CNY
HenanRegion507,300 CNY487,600 CNY263,900-773,400 CNY
HangzhouCity507,300 CNY539,800 CNY238,900-802,400 CNY
Tianjin (city)City502,200 CNY480,300 CNY261,300-767,400 CNY
Beijing (city)City501,400 CNY493,000 CNY258,400-773,400 CNY
ZhejiangRegion499,300 CNY459,700 CNY268,900-751,700 CNY
AnhuiRegion499,300 CNY518,300 CNY238,900-780,600 CNY
HubeiRegion498,500 CNY457,300 CNY268,900-751,100 CNY
JiangsuRegion498,000 CNY510,000 CNY245,300-778,900 CNY
ShenzhenCity489,600 CNY459,700 CNY259,100-743,300 CNY
JinanCity485,200 CNY496,100 CNY239,000-757,600 CNY
GuangxiRegion485,200 CNY478,100 CNY246,500-747,400 CNY
HarbinCity483,800 CNY492,700 CNY239,000-754,900 CNY
NanjingCity480,600 CNY480,600 CNY239,000-743,100 CNY
JiangxiRegion480,600 CNY471,700 CNY245,300-737,000 CNY
Xi anCity478,000 CNY518,300 CNY218,900-761,400 CNY
YunnanRegion472,000 CNY454,300 CNY246,200-722,100 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion471,700 CNY471,700 CNY233,900-727,100 CNY
FujianRegion466,900 CNY431,100 CNY253,400-705,500 CNY
WenzhouCity464,900 CNY447,300 CNY240,500-712,100 CNY
ShaanxiRegion464,400 CNY425,100 CNY251,500-699,700 CNY
LiaoningRegion459,300 CNY498,500 CNY209,500-732,400 CNY
GuizhouRegion459,300 CNY430,500 CNY243,000-699,700 CNY
ShenyangCity457,300 CNY493,000 CNY209,700-727,400 CNY
ShanxiRegion455,400 CNY444,300 CNY232,900-698,200 CNY
JilinRegion453,200 CNY425,100 CNY239,000-688,900 CNY
QingdaoCity451,000 CNY485,200 CNY207,800-713,900 CNY
ShantouCity450,300 CNY460,500 CNY218,900-705,500 CNY
SuzhouCity447,300 CNY411,400 CNY239,300-674,100 CNY
GansuRegion445,100 CNY471,700 CNY208,600-702,800 CNY
FuzhouCity444,300 CNY428,400 CNY232,900-681,900 CNY
ChangchunCity437,900 CNY431,100 CNY225,700-675,200 CNY
QuanzhouCity437,300 CNY472,100 CNY200,000-695,400 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion431,100 CNY447,300 CNY207,800-674,100 CNY
KunmingCity428,400 CNY433,800 CNY209,700-665,300 CNY
FoshanCity428,400 CNY417,100 CNY217,900-658,300 CNY
WuxiCity424,900 CNY431,300 CNY207,700-663,200 CNY
Beijing (region)Region424,900 CNY424,900 CNY210,500-659,400 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region424,300 CNY407,100 CNY218,900-646,600 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion420,800 CNY437,900 CNY204,700-663,100 CNY
ChangshaCity420,800 CNY389,200 CNY227,600-639,100 CNY
DongguanCity419,400 CNY425,100 CNY205,700-649,700 CNY
ZhengzhouCity417,200 CNY407,300 CNY210,500-641,900 CNY
DalianCity417,100 CNY450,300 CNY192,600-664,500 CNY
NingxiaRegion415,900 CNY415,900 CNY207,700-642,800 CNY
XiamenCity413,900 CNY413,900 CNY207,800-643,400 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region412,000 CNY421,400 CNY201,100-643,400 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region407,300 CNY407,300 CNY205,700-633,100 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region398,300 CNY430,000 CNY183,700-633,300 CNY
HainanRegion388,100 CNY420,100 CNY180,300-619,000 CNY
QinghaiRegion382,600 CNY367,200 CNY197,600-588,500 CNY

Assistant Business Development Manager in China: FAQs

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

    An assistant business development manager in China earns about 40,791 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 489,500 CNY.

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

    Entry-level assistant business development managers in China start near 259,100 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 744,600 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 325,800 and 565,100 CNY.

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

    The median is 460,500 CNY, lower than the average of 489,500 CNY. Half of assistant business development managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant business development manager in China earn around 10% more than women on average (510,000 vs 462,300 CNY a year).

  • Do assistant business development managers in China get bonuses?

    About 79% of assistant business development managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

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

    In China, the public sector pays an assistant business development 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 business development managers in China get a pay raise?

    An assistant business development manager in China sees a raise of around 14% every 14 months, equivalent to roughly 12% a year.