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Average Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Salary in China for 2026

A diagnostic medical sonographer in China earns about 397,900 CNY a year. That's 13% 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 205,700 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 615,300 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 a diagnostic medical sonographer make in China?

Average salary
397,900 CNY
33,158 CNY per month
Lowest reported
205,700 CNY
17,141 CNY per month
Highest reported
615,300 CNY
51,275 CNY per month

A typical diagnostic medical sonographer working in China brings home around 33,158 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 205,700 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 615,300 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 diagnostic medical sonographer 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 diagnostic medical sonographer 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 diagnostic medical sonographers in China earn less than 392,300 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 268,900 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 492,700 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of diagnostic medical sonographers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 205,700 CNY. The highest stretch to 615,300 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.

205,700
Low
392,300
Median
615,300
High
268,900
25th
492,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Diagnostic medical sonographer pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a diagnostic medical sonographer 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 diagnostic medical sonographer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    228,000 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    297,000 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    417,100 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    501,400 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    545,300 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    589,400 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a diagnostic medical sonographer 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.

Diagnostic medical sonographer pay by education in China

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving diagnostic medical sonographer 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 diagnostic medical sonographer salary in China broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    283,400 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +76% from previous
    500,100 CNY

Diagnostic medical sonographer gender pay gap in China

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and China is no exception. Male diagnostic medical sonographers in China earn an average of 420,800 CNY a year, while female diagnostic medical sonographers earn around 378,800 CNY. That works out to a 11% 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.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 420,800 CNY
Women 378,800 CNY

Pay raises for a diagnostic medical sonographer 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 10% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Diagnostic medical sonographer 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.

56%

56% of diagnostic medical sonographers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a diagnostic medical sonographer a moderate-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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 44% of diagnostic medical sonographers 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

Diagnostic medical sonographer: 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

Diagnostic medical sonographer salary by city and region in China

Diagnostic medical sonographer 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.

  • Guangdong
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Henan
  • Shandong
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Hangzhou
  • Guangzhou
  • Anhui
  • Beijing (city)
  • Nanjing
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangdongRegion471,700 CNY450,300 CNY245,300-721,600 CNY
Chongqing (city)City464,400 CNY500,100 CNY212,500-735,200 CNY
HenanRegion454,900 CNY466,300 CNY221,500-712,100 CNY
ShandongRegion454,900 CNY472,100 CNY217,900-713,900 CNY
Shanghai (city)City450,300 CNY478,000 CNY210,500-714,600 CNY
HangzhouCity445,100 CNY462,300 CNY212,500-699,700 CNY
GuangzhouCity442,300 CNY433,400 CNY225,300-681,500 CNY
AnhuiRegion437,900 CNY437,900 CNY221,500-681,500 CNY
Beijing (city)City430,500 CNY459,700 CNY204,700-683,400 CNY
NanjingCity424,900 CNY390,000 CNY228,000-643,400 CNY
JiangxiRegion424,900 CNY450,300 CNY200,000-671,000 CNY
HubeiRegion424,300 CNY398,300 CNY225,700-643,800 CNY
HunanRegion424,300 CNY442,200 CNY204,700-664,500 CNY
ChengduCity421,400 CNY421,400 CNY209,700-649,700 CNY
JiangsuRegion420,800 CNY404,600 CNY221,500-648,200 CNY
SichuanRegion420,800 CNY413,900 CNY215,100-649,700 CNY
GuangxiRegion420,100 CNY447,300 CNY197,600-667,400 CNY
Xi anCity420,100 CNY455,400 CNY191,600-670,600 CNY
HebeiRegion417,200 CNY417,200 CNY208,600-645,800 CNY
JinanCity417,100 CNY401,300 CNY217,900-641,900 CNY
WuhanCity415,900 CNY437,900 CNY194,600-656,800 CNY
ShenyangCity413,900 CNY448,500 CNY192,000-658,300 CNY
Tianjin (city)City412,000 CNY421,400 CNY201,100-643,400 CNY
HarbinCity409,000 CNY392,300 CNY210,500-625,000 CNY
ShenzhenCity406,300 CNY394,500 CNY207,800-619,800 CNY
QingdaoCity406,300 CNY437,300 CNY187,500-642,800 CNY
LiaoningRegion404,600 CNY436,200 CNY187,300-645,800 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion403,100 CNY369,300 CNY216,800-607,400 CNY
ShaanxiRegion403,100 CNY378,800 CNY212,500-615,000 CNY
YunnanRegion401,300 CNY411,400 CNY195,200-628,000 CNY
ZhejiangRegion401,300 CNY378,300 CNY212,500-612,500 CNY
SuzhouCity394,800 CNY369,300 CNY208,600-597,800 CNY
FujianRegion389,200 CNY363,000 CNY204,000-590,200 CNY
ChangchunCity384,200 CNY404,600 CNY180,500-603,400 CNY
JilinRegion383,300 CNY372,600 CNY194,600-588,500 CNY
WenzhouCity378,800 CNY385,300 CNY187,500-592,600 CNY
GuizhouRegion378,300 CNY369,300 CNY191,600-581,000 CNY
DongguanCity376,800 CNY361,600 CNY196,800-573,500 CNY
ShantouCity376,800 CNY361,600 CNY196,800-575,100 CNY
ShanxiRegion372,600 CNY394,500 CNY174,000-589,400 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region371,100 CNY378,800 CNY183,600-580,600 CNY
DalianCity369,300 CNY399,900 CNY172,200-590,200 CNY
FuzhouCity367,900 CNY375,200 CNY180,500-571,300 CNY
FoshanCity365,400 CNY385,300 CNY172,200-574,200 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion362,200 CNY362,200 CNY181,600-559,000 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region361,600 CNY389,200 CNY164,200-571,300 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion359,900 CNY359,900 CNY180,500-556,000 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region357,300 CNY341,900 CNY187,500-545,300 CNY
ChangshaCity357,300 CNY335,100 CNY189,300-539,700 CNY
Beijing (region)Region354,000 CNY327,800 CNY192,600-537,300 CNY
QuanzhouCity353,600 CNY383,300 CNY161,600-563,000 CNY
GansuRegion352,000 CNY363,000 CNY167,100-551,200 CNY
KunmingCity345,700 CNY332,500 CNY180,500-529,600 CNY
ZhengzhouCity341,400 CNY361,500 CNY159,500-538,600 CNY
WuxiCity339,100 CNY325,800 CNY174,000-514,800 CNY
HainanRegion335,800 CNY365,400 CNY154,700-533,000 CNY
XiamenCity332,500 CNY307,400 CNY180,500-501,400 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region330,900 CNY305,600 CNY180,300-500,100 CNY
NingxiaRegion327,300 CNY301,600 CNY175,900-498,500 CNY
QinghaiRegion317,700 CNY325,600 CNY157,600-499,300 CNY

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer in China: FAQs

  • How much does a diagnostic medical sonographer make per month in China?

    A diagnostic medical sonographer in China earns about 33,158 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 397,900 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a diagnostic medical sonographer in China?

    Entry-level diagnostic medical sonographers in China start near 205,700 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 615,300 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 268,900 and 492,700 CNY.

  • Is the median diagnostic medical sonographer salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 392,300 CNY, lower than the average of 397,900 CNY. Half of diagnostic medical sonographers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for diagnostic medical sonographers in China?

    Men working as a diagnostic medical sonographer in China earn around 11% more than women on average (420,800 vs 378,800 CNY a year).

  • Do diagnostic medical sonographers in China get bonuses?

    About 56% of diagnostic medical sonographers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do diagnostic medical sonographers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

    In China, the public sector pays a diagnostic medical sonographer about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do diagnostic medical sonographers in China get a pay raise?

    A diagnostic medical sonographer in China sees a raise of around 10% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.