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Average Engineering Planning Manager Salary in China for 2026

An engineering planning manager in China earns about 425,100 CNY a year. That's 21% 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 200,000 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 674,100 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 engineering planning manager make in China?

Average salary
425,100 CNY
35,425 CNY per month
Lowest reported
200,000 CNY
16,666 CNY per month
Highest reported
674,100 CNY
56,175 CNY per month

A typical engineering planning manager working in China brings home around 35,425 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 200,000 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 674,100 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 engineering planning 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 engineering planning 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 engineering planning managers in China earn less than 453,200 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 294,300 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 595,300 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering planning managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 200,000 CNY. The highest stretch to 674,100 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.

200,000
Low
453,200
Median
674,100
High
294,300
25th
595,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Engineering planning manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    232,900 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    317,700 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    454,300 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    553,800 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    582,700 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    637,500 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a engineering planning 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.

Engineering planning manager pay by education in China

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    317,700 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +83% from previous
    582,700 CNY

Engineering planning 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 engineering planning managers in China earn an average of 447,700 CNY a year, while female engineering planning managers earn around 407,300 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.

Engineering Planning Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 447,700 CNY
Women 407,300 CNY

Pay raises for an engineering planning 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 12% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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

Engineering planning 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.

85%

85% of engineering planning managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering planning 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 15% of engineering planning 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

Engineering planning 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

Engineering planning manager salary by city and region in China

Engineering planning 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
  • Guangdong
  • Hunan
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Shandong
  • Hebei
  • Chengdu
  • Beijing (city)
  • Henan
  • Guangxi
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangzhouCity514,800 CNY548,800 CNY240,500-814,500 CNY
GuangdongRegion510,000 CNY519,300 CNY251,500-791,600 CNY
HunanRegion493,000 CNY493,000 CNY246,200-765,100 CNY
Shanghai (city)City493,000 CNY514,300 CNY237,400-773,400 CNY
ShandongRegion492,400 CNY492,400 CNY246,200-761,400 CNY
HebeiRegion492,400 CNY453,200 CNY265,000-743,100 CNY
ChengduCity489,600 CNY451,000 CNY263,900-737,000 CNY
Beijing (city)City485,300 CNY504,400 CNY232,400-759,300 CNY
HenanRegion483,800 CNY466,300 CNY253,400-741,500 CNY
GuangxiRegion478,100 CNY496,100 CNY228,000-747,400 CNY
SichuanRegion475,700 CNY504,400 CNY221,500-751,100 CNY
HubeiRegion472,100 CNY462,300 CNY239,000-724,000 CNY
JinanCity472,100 CNY480,300 CNY232,900-735,200 CNY
Chongqing (city)City467,100 CNY504,300 CNY214,000-744,700 CNY
ZhejiangRegion467,100 CNY459,300 CNY238,900-721,600 CNY
JiangsuRegion467,100 CNY478,100 CNY228,000-728,500 CNY
WuhanCity466,300 CNY483,800 CNY221,500-728,500 CNY
AnhuiRegion459,700 CNY420,800 CNY246,500-693,100 CNY
HangzhouCity459,300 CNY459,300 CNY228,000-712,100 CNY
ShantouCity450,300 CNY459,300 CNY218,900-704,300 CNY
HarbinCity450,300 CNY459,300 CNY218,900-704,300 CNY
JiangxiRegion447,300 CNY466,300 CNY214,000-701,400 CNY
YunnanRegion447,300 CNY431,100 CNY232,400-684,900 CNY
NanjingCity447,300 CNY421,400 CNY237,400-679,200 CNY
ShenyangCity445,100 CNY478,000 CNY205,700-706,200 CNY
Tianjin (city)City440,200 CNY424,300 CNY228,000-675,200 CNY
Xi anCity437,300 CNY472,100 CNY200,000-695,400 CNY
ShenzhenCity433,800 CNY462,300 CNY204,000-689,900 CNY
ChangchunCity433,400 CNY450,300 CNY208,600-681,500 CNY
QingdaoCity431,100 CNY466,300 CNY197,600-683,400 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region425,100 CNY409,000 CNY222,300-652,200 CNY
LiaoningRegion420,800 CNY454,900 CNY194,600-671,000 CNY
FujianRegion420,800 CNY414,000 CNY214,000-650,800 CNY
JilinRegion417,100 CNY445,100 CNY195,200-660,500 CNY
ShaanxiRegion415,900 CNY407,100 CNY209,500-639,900 CNY
SuzhouCity411,400 CNY401,300 CNY208,600-633,100 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion407,300 CNY384,200 CNY215,100-619,000 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion406,300 CNY371,100 CNY217,900-608,500 CNY
GuizhouRegion404,600 CNY430,000 CNY192,000-641,900 CNY
KunmingCity404,600 CNY413,900 CNY197,600-631,200 CNY
FoshanCity404,600 CNY420,100 CNY194,600-637,500 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region403,100 CNY412,000 CNY197,600-629,800 CNY
WenzhouCity403,100 CNY386,400 CNY209,700-615,300 CNY
DongguanCity398,300 CNY404,600 CNY196,800-619,800 CNY
ShanxiRegion397,900 CNY417,200 CNY192,600-628,000 CNY
GansuRegion397,900 CNY397,900 CNY200,000-619,000 CNY
FuzhouCity394,300 CNY378,300 CNY204,000-603,400 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion392,300 CNY362,200 CNY210,500-592,200 CNY
ChangshaCity392,300 CNY382,600 CNY200,000-603,400 CNY
Beijing (region)Region389,200 CNY363,000 CNY207,800-590,200 CNY
DalianCity386,400 CNY417,100 CNY180,300-615,300 CNY
XiamenCity385,300 CNY361,500 CNY205,700-588,500 CNY
WuxiCity385,300 CNY394,800 CNY190,500-602,700 CNY
QinghaiRegion384,200 CNY367,900 CNY197,600-585,900 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region382,600 CNY415,900 CNY176,800-612,500 CNY
HainanRegion378,300 CNY409,000 CNY172,200-600,000 CNY
NingxiaRegion377,200 CNY353,600 CNY200,000-573,500 CNY
QuanzhouCity372,600 CNY403,100 CNY172,200-592,600 CNY
ZhengzhouCity363,000 CNY378,800 CNY174,000-573,500 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region352,000 CNY330,700 CNY187,500-531,700 CNY

Engineering Planning Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does an engineering planning manager make per month in China?

    An engineering planning manager in China earns about 35,425 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 425,100 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for an engineering planning manager in China?

    Entry-level engineering planning managers in China start near 200,000 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 674,100 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 294,300 and 595,300 CNY.

  • Is the median engineering planning manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 453,200 CNY, higher than the average of 425,100 CNY. Half of engineering planning managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for engineering planning managers in China?

    Men working as an engineering planning manager in China earn around 10% more than women on average (447,700 vs 407,300 CNY a year).

  • Do engineering planning managers in China get bonuses?

    About 85% of engineering planning managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do engineering planning managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do engineering planning managers in China get a pay raise?

    An engineering planning manager in China sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.