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Average Investment Operations Manager Salary in China for 2026

An investment operations manager in China earns about 525,700 CNY a year. That's 49% 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 275,200 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 807,900 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 investment operations manager make in China?

Average salary
525,700 CNY
43,808 CNY per month
Lowest reported
275,200 CNY
22,933 CNY per month
Highest reported
807,900 CNY
67,325 CNY per month

A typical investment operations manager working in China brings home around 43,808 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 275,200 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 807,900 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 investment operations 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 investment operations 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 investment operations managers in China earn less than 504,500 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 351,900 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 629,800 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of investment operations managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 275,200 CNY. The highest stretch to 807,900 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.

275,200
Low
504,500
Median
807,900
High
351,900
25th
629,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Investment operations manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    312,400 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    419,400 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +29% from previous
    541,700 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    659,400 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    719,100 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    757,300 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a investment operations 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.

Investment operations manager pay by education in China

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    369,900 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +52% from previous
    562,200 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +41% from previous
    794,900 CNY

Investment operations 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 investment operations managers in China earn an average of 552,400 CNY a year, while female investment operations managers earn around 510,000 CNY. That works out to a 8% 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.

Investment Operations Manager gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 552,400 CNY
Women 510,000 CNY

Pay raises for an investment operations 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

Investment operations 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.

80%

80% of investment operations managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an investment operations 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 20% of investment operations 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

Investment operations 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

Investment operations manager salary by city and region in China

Investment operations 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.

  • Henan
  • Guangzhou
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Guangdong
  • Sichuan
  • Shandong
  • Beijing (city)
  • Hunan
  • Chengdu
  • Chongqing (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
HenanRegion649,700 CNY704,300 CNY297,000-1,035,500 CNY
GuangzhouCity645,800 CNY619,000 CNY335,800-986,700 CNY
Shanghai (city)City643,800 CNY659,400 CNY313,700-1,004,500 CNY
GuangdongRegion631,200 CNY684,900 CNY292,000-1,007,400 CNY
SichuanRegion627,900 CNY603,400 CNY325,900-962,900 CNY
ShandongRegion625,000 CNY598,600 CNY325,600-955,800 CNY
Beijing (city)City618,800 CNY629,800 CNY301,600-965,000 CNY
HunanRegion615,300 CNY592,600 CNY319,600-942,700 CNY
ChengduCity612,500 CNY623,200 CNY301,800-953,200 CNY
Chongqing (city)City610,100 CNY660,500 CNY283,400-974,600 CNY
WuhanCity605,700 CNY615,300 CNY296,000-942,700 CNY
GuangxiRegion600,000 CNY615,000 CNY294,700-938,700 CNY
JinanCity597,800 CNY648,200 CNY273,000-953,300 CNY
ZhejiangRegion596,800 CNY608,500 CNY294,700-932,800 CNY
JiangsuRegion592,600 CNY639,900 CNY273,300-939,600 CNY
AnhuiRegion592,600 CNY603,400 CNY290,800-922,300 CNY
HangzhouCity585,900 CNY563,000 CNY305,600-896,700 CNY
HebeiRegion582,700 CNY596,100 CNY283,700-909,300 CNY
HubeiRegion580,600 CNY592,200 CNY282,500-906,000 CNY
Tianjin (city)City574,200 CNY623,200 CNY265,000-917,700 CNY
NanjingCity571,300 CNY547,800 CNY299,500-874,900 CNY
JiangxiRegion571,300 CNY583,000 CNY281,500-894,500 CNY
FujianRegion565,100 CNY576,500 CNY275,500-882,400 CNY
QingdaoCity565,100 CNY612,500 CNY261,300-899,900 CNY
Xi anCity565,100 CNY610,100 CNY261,300-899,900 CNY
YunnanRegion563,000 CNY607,400 CNY259,100-893,500 CNY
ShantouCity558,300 CNY603,400 CNY258,400-888,400 CNY
ChangchunCity556,000 CNY566,900 CNY273,300-866,900 CNY
LiaoningRegion556,000 CNY600,000 CNY254,800-887,100 CNY
ShenzhenCity553,400 CNY533,100 CNY286,400-847,000 CNY
HarbinCity547,800 CNY592,200 CNY252,300-875,000 CNY
ShenyangCity545,300 CNY590,200 CNY249,600-868,400 CNY
JilinRegion544,800 CNY520,900 CNY282,300-830,500 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion541,700 CNY522,700 CNY283,400-829,000 CNY
SuzhouCity538,600 CNY551,200 CNY265,000-844,100 CNY
DongguanCity535,800 CNY578,500 CNY246,200-849,200 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion524,400 CNY533,000 CNY258,400-817,800 CNY
ShaanxiRegion522,700 CNY533,100 CNY254,800-814,100 CNY
ShanxiRegion520,900 CNY531,700 CNY254,800-814,500 CNY
GuizhouRegion519,300 CNY499,300 CNY271,300-791,600 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region518,900 CNY562,200 CNY238,900-825,900 CNY
DalianCity518,900 CNY559,000 CNY238,900-824,800 CNY
KunmingCity516,100 CNY556,000 CNY237,400-818,100 CNY
WenzhouCity510,300 CNY551,200 CNY233,600-810,200 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region510,200 CNY552,400 CNY233,900-814,100 CNY
Beijing (region)Region507,300 CNY487,600 CNY263,900-778,200 CNY
QuanzhouCity504,300 CNY545,300 CNY232,400-802,400 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion498,500 CNY504,500 CNY243,000-772,900 CNY
FoshanCity498,000 CNY510,300 CNY245,300-780,700 CNY
ChangshaCity498,000 CNY510,000 CNY245,300-778,500 CNY
FuzhouCity493,000 CNY531,700 CNY228,500-783,800 CNY
GansuRegion491,000 CNY472,100 CNY254,800-751,100 CNY
HainanRegion489,500 CNY528,600 CNY225,300-778,900 CNY
XiamenCity485,300 CNY464,900 CNY253,400-743,300 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region483,400 CNY464,400 CNY249,600-737,000 CNY
QinghaiRegion475,700 CNY513,300 CNY217,900-754,900 CNY
WuxiCity472,100 CNY510,000 CNY216,800-748,600 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region464,900 CNY501,400 CNY212,500-741,500 CNY
NingxiaRegion460,500 CNY442,300 CNY239,000-706,200 CNY
ZhengzhouCity459,300 CNY467,100 CNY225,700-718,000 CNY

Investment Operations Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does an investment operations manager make per month in China?

    An investment operations manager in China earns about 43,808 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 525,700 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for an investment operations manager in China?

    Entry-level investment operations managers in China start near 275,200 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 807,900 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 351,900 and 629,800 CNY.

  • Is the median investment operations manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 504,500 CNY, lower than the average of 525,700 CNY. Half of investment operations managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for investment operations managers in China?

    Men working as an investment operations manager in China earn around 8% more than women on average (552,400 vs 510,000 CNY a year).

  • Do investment operations managers in China get bonuses?

    About 80% of investment operations managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do investment operations managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do investment operations managers in China get a pay raise?

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