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Average Organizational Development Manager Salary in China for 2026

An organizational development manager in China earns about 459,300 CNY a year. That's 31% 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 233,600 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 707,700 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 an organizational development manager make in China?

Average salary
459,300 CNY
38,275 CNY per month
Lowest reported
233,600 CNY
19,466 CNY per month
Highest reported
707,700 CNY
58,975 CNY per month

A typical organizational development manager working in China brings home around 38,275 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 233,600 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 707,700 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 organizational development 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 organizational development 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 organizational development managers in China earn less than 451,000 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 309,800 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 566,900 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of organizational development managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 233,600 CNY. The highest stretch to 707,700 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.

233,600
Low
451,000
Median
707,700
High
309,800
25th
566,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Organizational development manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    263,100 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    341,900 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    480,600 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    576,500 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    628,000 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    677,100 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a organizational development 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.

Organizational development manager pay by education in China

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    325,800 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +77% from previous
    575,100 CNY

Organizational development 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 organizational development managers in China earn an average of 485,300 CNY a year, while female organizational development managers earn around 433,800 CNY. That works out to a 12% 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.

Organizational Development Manager gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 485,300 CNY
Women 433,800 CNY

Pay raises for an organizational development 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

Organizational development 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.

56%

56% of organizational development managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an organizational development manager 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 organizational development 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

Organizational development 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

Organizational development manager salary by city and region in China

Organizational development 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
  • Shandong
  • Henan
  • Hangzhou
  • Guangdong
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Wuhan
  • Hunan
  • Hebei
  • Chengdu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangzhouCity551,200 CNY538,600 CNY281,500-847,000 CNY
ShandongRegion548,500 CNY568,500 CNY263,100-861,300 CNY
HenanRegion538,600 CNY551,200 CNY265,000-844,100 CNY
HangzhouCity533,100 CNY553,800 CNY254,800-832,300 CNY
GuangdongRegion533,000 CNY513,300 CNY275,500-816,000 CNY
Chongqing (city)City528,500 CNY568,500 CNY240,500-838,100 CNY
WuhanCity525,700 CNY559,000 CNY246,500-830,500 CNY
HunanRegion525,700 CNY548,800 CNY252,300-825,900 CNY
HebeiRegion522,700 CNY522,700 CNY261,300-808,000 CNY
ChengduCity520,900 CNY520,900 CNY261,300-810,400 CNY
Beijing (city)City519,300 CNY548,500 CNY243,000-816,900 CNY
Tianjin (city)City518,900 CNY529,600 CNY254,700-810,200 CNY
SichuanRegion518,900 CNY510,300 CNY265,000-799,300 CNY
GuangxiRegion516,100 CNY545,300 CNY240,500-812,900 CNY
AnhuiRegion514,300 CNY514,300 CNY258,400-795,700 CNY
Shanghai (city)City514,300 CNY543,200 CNY239,300-810,500 CNY
JiangsuRegion513,300 CNY492,400 CNY266,000-783,800 CNY
JinanCity507,300 CNY487,600 CNY263,900-773,400 CNY
NanjingCity501,400 CNY462,300 CNY272,800-756,700 CNY
LiaoningRegion501,400 CNY541,700 CNY232,900-800,500 CNY
JiangxiRegion501,400 CNY531,700 CNY237,400-792,900 CNY
YunnanRegion492,400 CNY501,400 CNY239,300-767,500 CNY
HubeiRegion489,500 CNY459,300 CNY259,100-743,100 CNY
SuzhouCity487,600 CNY459,700 CNY257,700-743,300 CNY
Xi anCity487,600 CNY525,700 CNY225,700-773,400 CNY
ShenzhenCity485,200 CNY478,100 CNY246,500-746,600 CNY
HarbinCity483,400 CNY464,400 CNY249,600-737,000 CNY
ZhejiangRegion480,600 CNY450,300 CNY254,700-727,100 CNY
ShenyangCity480,300 CNY518,900 CNY218,900-765,100 CNY
ShantouCity478,100 CNY457,300 CNY246,500-727,100 CNY
ShanxiRegion471,700 CNY498,000 CNY218,900-744,700 CNY
FujianRegion466,300 CNY433,800 CNY246,200-706,200 CNY
WenzhouCity462,300 CNY471,700 CNY228,500-721,600 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region457,300 CNY464,900 CNY221,500-714,600 CNY
QingdaoCity453,200 CNY489,600 CNY207,700-721,600 CNY
ChangchunCity453,200 CNY480,600 CNY210,500-713,900 CNY
ShaanxiRegion451,000 CNY424,300 CNY238,900-684,900 CNY
GuizhouRegion451,000 CNY440,200 CNY228,000-695,200 CNY
GansuRegion450,300 CNY467,700 CNY216,800-709,600 CNY
DongguanCity444,300 CNY428,400 CNY232,900-681,900 CNY
DalianCity444,300 CNY480,300 CNY204,000-707,700 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion442,300 CNY407,300 CNY238,900-670,600 CNY
JilinRegion436,200 CNY431,100 CNY221,500-675,200 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion431,300 CNY431,300 CNY216,800-671,000 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region430,000 CNY464,900 CNY197,600-687,100 CNY
HainanRegion430,000 CNY464,900 CNY197,600-683,800 CNY
ChangshaCity428,400 CNY401,300 CNY228,500-650,800 CNY
ZhengzhouCity421,400 CNY444,300 CNY195,200-663,200 CNY
FoshanCity421,400 CNY444,300 CNY197,600-664,500 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion420,800 CNY420,800 CNY209,500-653,200 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region419,400 CNY399,900 CNY216,800-639,900 CNY
KunmingCity419,400 CNY399,900 CNY216,800-639,900 CNY
QuanzhouCity415,900 CNY447,700 CNY192,000-659,200 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region415,900 CNY384,200 CNY225,700-628,000 CNY
FuzhouCity412,000 CNY421,400 CNY201,100-643,400 CNY
XiamenCity411,400 CNY377,200 CNY218,900-619,000 CNY
Beijing (region)Region406,300 CNY371,100 CNY217,900-612,500 CNY
QinghaiRegion406,300 CNY414,000 CNY197,600-633,100 CNY
WuxiCity394,500 CNY381,800 CNY207,800-605,700 CNY
NingxiaRegion385,300 CNY357,300 CNY208,600-583,000 CNY

Organizational Development Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does an organizational development manager make per month in China?

    An organizational development manager in China earns about 38,275 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 459,300 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for an organizational development manager in China?

    Entry-level organizational development managers in China start near 233,600 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 707,700 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 309,800 and 566,900 CNY.

  • Is the median organizational development manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 451,000 CNY, lower than the average of 459,300 CNY. Half of organizational development managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for organizational development managers in China?

    Men working as an organizational development manager in China earn around 12% more than women on average (485,300 vs 433,800 CNY a year).

  • Do organizational development managers in China get bonuses?

    About 56% of organizational development managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do organizational development managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do organizational development managers in China get a pay raise?

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