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Average Electrical Maintenance Manager Salary in China for 2026

An electrical maintenance manager in China earns about 437,300 CNY a year. That's 24% 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 217,900 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 677,100 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 electrical maintenance manager make in China?

Average salary
437,300 CNY
36,441 CNY per month
Lowest reported
217,900 CNY
18,158 CNY per month
Highest reported
677,100 CNY
56,425 CNY per month

A typical electrical maintenance manager working in China brings home around 36,441 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 217,900 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 677,100 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 electrical maintenance 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 electrical maintenance 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 electrical maintenance managers in China earn less than 437,300 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 294,700 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 556,000 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of electrical maintenance managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 217,900 CNY. The highest stretch to 677,100 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.

217,900
Low
437,300
Median
677,100
High
294,700
25th
556,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Electrical maintenance manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    263,200 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    345,700 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    464,400 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    553,800 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    595,300 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    641,900 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a electrical maintenance 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.

Electrical maintenance manager pay by education in China

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    375,200 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    590,200 CNY

Electrical maintenance 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 electrical maintenance managers in China earn an average of 448,500 CNY a year, while female electrical maintenance managers earn around 424,300 CNY. That works out to a 6% 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.

Electrical Maintenance Manager gender pay gap

5%

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

Men 448,500 CNY
Women 424,300 CNY

Pay raises for an electrical maintenance 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 11% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Electrical maintenance 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.

82%

82% of electrical maintenance managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an electrical maintenance 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 8% of base salary. The remaining 18% of electrical maintenance 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

Electrical maintenance 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

Electrical maintenance manager salary by city and region in China

Electrical maintenance 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
  • Henan
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Guangzhou
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Guangdong
  • Sichuan
  • Anhui
  • Jiangsu
  • Hunan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ShandongRegion543,200 CNY510,200 CNY286,400-828,400 CNY
HenanRegion539,800 CNY518,300 CNY281,500-823,400 CNY
Shanghai (city)City533,000 CNY491,000 CNY286,400-807,900 CNY
GuangzhouCity533,000 CNY533,000 CNY267,100-828,400 CNY
Chongqing (city)City531,700 CNY575,100 CNY245,300-848,200 CNY
GuangdongRegion524,700 CNY535,800 CNY258,400-816,900 CNY
SichuanRegion522,700 CNY522,700 CNY261,300-808,000 CNY
AnhuiRegion516,100 CNY504,400 CNY263,100-791,600 CNY
JiangsuRegion514,800 CNY524,300 CNY252,300-803,400 CNY
HunanRegion510,200 CNY480,600 CNY272,800-778,200 CNY
ChengduCity504,500 CNY496,100 CNY257,700-780,700 CNY
HubeiRegion504,500 CNY525,700 CNY240,500-792,900 CNY
WuhanCity502,200 CNY460,500 CNY271,300-757,300 CNY
Tianjin (city)City502,200 CNY483,400 CNY263,200-767,500 CNY
JinanCity496,100 CNY504,500 CNY243,000-772,900 CNY
Beijing (city)City485,200 CNY448,500 CNY263,100-735,500 CNY
HangzhouCity485,200 CNY454,900 CNY258,400-737,000 CNY
HebeiRegion483,800 CNY472,100 CNY246,200-744,700 CNY
ShenzhenCity483,400 CNY483,400 CNY239,300-746,600 CNY
ShenyangCity478,100 CNY514,300 CNY217,900-757,600 CNY
GuangxiRegion472,100 CNY437,300 CNY258,400-718,000 CNY
JiangxiRegion472,100 CNY437,300 CNY254,800-718,000 CNY
ZhejiangRegion472,100 CNY489,500 CNY225,300-741,500 CNY
NanjingCity472,100 CNY501,400 CNY221,500-748,600 CNY
Xi anCity467,700 CNY504,500 CNY215,100-745,000 CNY
FujianRegion467,700 CNY487,600 CNY225,300-736,700 CNY
YunnanRegion466,900 CNY448,500 CNY240,500-714,300 CNY
LiaoningRegion460,500 CNY499,300 CNY210,500-733,300 CNY
HarbinCity455,400 CNY466,300 CNY221,500-710,500 CNY
ShanxiRegion455,400 CNY417,100 CNY246,200-688,900 CNY
SuzhouCity448,500 CNY464,900 CNY214,000-704,300 CNY
QingdaoCity447,300 CNY483,400 CNY204,000-710,500 CNY
WenzhouCity445,100 CNY428,400 CNY232,900-681,900 CNY
DongguanCity445,100 CNY453,200 CNY216,800-693,100 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region444,300 CNY428,400 CNY232,900-681,900 CNY
ShantouCity442,200 CNY447,700 CNY215,100-687,100 CNY
ChangchunCity437,900 CNY406,300 CNY239,000-663,200 CNY
FoshanCity433,800 CNY399,900 CNY233,900-658,300 CNY
FuzhouCity431,100 CNY414,000 CNY221,500-659,400 CNY
JilinRegion431,100 CNY431,100 CNY214,000-664,500 CNY
GuizhouRegion431,100 CNY431,100 CNY214,000-667,400 CNY
ShaanxiRegion430,500 CNY447,700 CNY207,700-679,200 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region430,000 CNY437,900 CNY209,500-671,000 CNY
DalianCity430,000 CNY466,300 CNY197,600-684,900 CNY
KunmingCity428,400 CNY433,800 CNY208,600-667,400 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion428,400 CNY453,200 CNY200,000-675,100 CNY
GansuRegion426,700 CNY401,300 CNY228,500-649,700 CNY
Beijing (region)Region421,400 CNY444,300 CNY197,600-664,500 CNY
ChangshaCity414,000 CNY431,100 CNY197,600-650,800 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion414,000 CNY406,300 CNY209,700-633,300 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion412,000 CNY403,100 CNY209,700-632,400 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region404,600 CNY436,200 CNY187,300-645,800 CNY
QuanzhouCity398,300 CNY431,100 CNY183,700-631,200 CNY
WuxiCity390,000 CNY398,300 CNY192,600-608,500 CNY
HainanRegion385,300 CNY417,200 CNY175,900-615,000 CNY
XiamenCity383,300 CNY406,300 CNY180,500-603,400 CNY
NingxiaRegion383,300 CNY406,300 CNY180,500-603,400 CNY
ZhengzhouCity381,800 CNY352,000 CNY204,000-575,100 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region381,800 CNY403,100 CNY180,300-600,000 CNY
QinghaiRegion375,200 CNY359,900 CNY194,600-571,300 CNY

Electrical Maintenance Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does an electrical maintenance manager make per month in China?

    An electrical maintenance manager in China earns about 36,441 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 437,300 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for an electrical maintenance manager in China?

    Entry-level electrical maintenance managers in China start near 217,900 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 677,100 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 294,700 and 556,000 CNY.

  • Is the median electrical maintenance manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 437,300 CNY, higher than the average of 437,300 CNY. Half of electrical maintenance managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for electrical maintenance managers in China?

    Men working as an electrical maintenance manager in China earn around 6% more than women on average (448,500 vs 424,300 CNY a year).

  • Do electrical maintenance managers in China get bonuses?

    About 82% of electrical maintenance managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do electrical maintenance managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do electrical maintenance managers in China get a pay raise?

    An electrical maintenance manager in China sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.