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Average Medical Records Coding Manager Salary in China for 2026

A medical records coding manager in China earns about 407,300 CNY a year. That's 16% 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 210,500 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 623,700 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 medical records coding manager make in China?

Average salary
407,300 CNY
33,941 CNY per month
Lowest reported
210,500 CNY
17,541 CNY per month
Highest reported
623,700 CNY
51,975 CNY per month

A typical medical records coding manager working in China brings home around 33,941 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 210,500 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 623,700 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 medical records coding 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 medical records coding 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 medical records coding managers in China earn less than 390,000 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 272,800 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 487,600 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of medical records coding managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 210,500 CNY. The highest stretch to 623,700 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.

210,500
Low
390,000
Median
623,700
High
272,800
25th
487,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Medical records coding manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    239,300 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    325,800 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +29% from previous
    421,400 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    510,000 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    556,000 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    585,900 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 36%. That is the point at which a medical records coding 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.

Medical records coding manager pay by education in China

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    312,400 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +23% from previous
    384,500 CNY
  • PhD
    +60% from previous
    615,700 CNY

Medical records coding 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 medical records coding managers in China earn an average of 428,400 CNY a year, while female medical records coding managers earn around 394,300 CNY. That works out to a 9% 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.

Medical Records Coding Manager gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 428,400 CNY
Women 394,300 CNY

Pay raises for a medical records coding 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 14 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

Medical records coding 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 medical records coding managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a medical records coding 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 medical records coding 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

Medical records coding 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

Medical records coding manager salary by city and region in China

Medical records coding 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
  • Wuhan
  • Jiangsu
  • Hangzhou
  • Jinan
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Tianjin (city)
  • Guangzhou
  • Guangdong
  • Zhejiang
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ShandongRegion478,000 CNY459,300 CNY247,800-731,700 CNY
WuhanCity466,900 CNY478,100 CNY228,000-727,100 CNY
JiangsuRegion462,300 CNY498,000 CNY210,500-736,700 CNY
HangzhouCity454,300 CNY433,800 CNY233,900-695,200 CNY
JinanCity454,300 CNY489,500 CNY208,600-721,600 CNY
Chongqing (city)City451,000 CNY485,200 CNY207,700-713,900 CNY
Tianjin (city)City451,000 CNY485,200 CNY207,700-713,900 CNY
GuangzhouCity450,300 CNY431,300 CNY233,600-691,200 CNY
GuangdongRegion450,300 CNY487,600 CNY207,700-717,900 CNY
ZhejiangRegion447,700 CNY457,300 CNY221,500-698,200 CNY
SichuanRegion447,700 CNY430,000 CNY232,400-687,100 CNY
Xi anCity447,300 CNY483,400 CNY204,000-710,500 CNY
HenanRegion447,300 CNY483,400 CNY204,000-709,600 CNY
AnhuiRegion445,100 CNY453,200 CNY216,800-693,100 CNY
HubeiRegion444,300 CNY454,300 CNY217,900-695,200 CNY
Beijing (city)City444,300 CNY454,300 CNY217,900-695,400 CNY
Shanghai (city)City440,200 CNY451,000 CNY215,100-689,900 CNY
GuangxiRegion433,400 CNY442,300 CNY210,500-677,100 CNY
HarbinCity431,300 CNY467,100 CNY197,600-691,200 CNY
HebeiRegion431,300 CNY440,200 CNY210,500-675,200 CNY
HunanRegion430,000 CNY413,900 CNY225,700-659,200 CNY
ChengduCity428,400 CNY433,800 CNY209,700-665,300 CNY
ShenzhenCity424,300 CNY407,100 CNY218,900-650,800 CNY
YunnanRegion417,100 CNY453,200 CNY192,600-664,500 CNY
ShantouCity417,100 CNY453,200 CNY191,600-667,400 CNY
ChangchunCity409,000 CNY419,400 CNY200,000-639,100 CNY
JiangxiRegion407,300 CNY417,200 CNY200,000-638,700 CNY
NanjingCity407,300 CNY392,300 CNY210,500-625,000 CNY
ShanxiRegion407,300 CNY417,200 CNY200,000-638,700 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion407,100 CNY388,100 CNY209,500-623,200 CNY
LiaoningRegion404,600 CNY436,200 CNY187,500-643,800 CNY
ShenyangCity401,300 CNY431,300 CNY185,100-639,100 CNY
QingdaoCity399,900 CNY430,500 CNY183,700-637,500 CNY
SuzhouCity394,800 CNY399,900 CNY191,600-615,000 CNY
FujianRegion394,500 CNY403,100 CNY191,600-615,300 CNY
ShaanxiRegion394,300 CNY403,100 CNY191,600-615,700 CNY
JilinRegion392,300 CNY377,200 CNY205,700-598,600 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region390,000 CNY420,800 CNY180,500-619,800 CNY
DalianCity385,300 CNY417,200 CNY175,900-615,000 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion384,500 CNY392,300 CNY189,300-598,600 CNY
WenzhouCity384,200 CNY414,000 CNY176,800-607,400 CNY
FoshanCity384,200 CNY388,100 CNY187,300-595,300 CNY
GansuRegion382,600 CNY367,200 CNY197,600-588,500 CNY
GuizhouRegion378,300 CNY361,500 CNY195,200-576,500 CNY
FuzhouCity369,900 CNY397,900 CNY172,200-587,800 CNY
ChangshaCity369,300 CNY378,300 CNY181,600-578,500 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region369,300 CNY399,900 CNY172,200-590,200 CNY
DongguanCity367,900 CNY396,300 CNY169,000-583,000 CNY
KunmingCity367,200 CNY396,300 CNY169,000-585,900 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region365,400 CNY392,300 CNY168,100-578,500 CNY
QuanzhouCity363,000 CNY394,800 CNY167,100-581,300 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion362,200 CNY367,200 CNY175,900-562,600 CNY
HainanRegion361,600 CNY389,200 CNY164,200-571,300 CNY
ZhengzhouCity361,500 CNY369,900 CNY175,900-563,300 CNY
XiamenCity357,300 CNY341,400 CNY187,500-545,300 CNY
QinghaiRegion357,300 CNY384,500 CNY163,800-565,100 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region354,000 CNY340,400 CNY185,100-541,700 CNY
WuxiCity352,000 CNY378,300 CNY159,500-556,000 CNY
Beijing (region)Region349,300 CNY332,100 CNY181,600-533,100 CNY
NingxiaRegion341,400 CNY327,300 CNY175,900-524,700 CNY

Medical Records Coding Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does a medical records coding manager make per month in China?

    A medical records coding manager in China earns about 33,941 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 407,300 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a medical records coding manager in China?

    Entry-level medical records coding managers in China start near 210,500 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 623,700 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 272,800 and 487,600 CNY.

  • Is the median medical records coding manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 390,000 CNY, lower than the average of 407,300 CNY. Half of medical records coding managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for medical records coding managers in China?

    Men working as a medical records coding manager in China earn around 9% more than women on average (428,400 vs 394,300 CNY a year).

  • Do medical records coding managers in China get bonuses?

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

  • Do medical records coding managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do medical records coding managers in China get a pay raise?

    A medical records coding manager in China sees a raise of around 12% every 14 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.