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Average Preschool Education Coordinator Salary in China for 2026

A preschool education coordinator in China earns about 222,300 CNY a year. That's 37% below 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 104,040 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 351,200 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 preschool education coordinator make in China?

Average salary
222,300 CNY
18,525 CNY per month
Lowest reported
104,040 CNY
8,670 CNY per month
Highest reported
351,200 CNY
29,266 CNY per month

A typical preschool education coordinator working in China brings home around 18,525 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 104,040 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 351,200 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 preschool education coordinator 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 preschool education coordinator 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 preschool education coordinators in China earn less than 239,000 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 152,300 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 319,600 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of preschool education coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 104,040 CNY. The highest stretch to 351,200 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.

104,040
Low
239,000
Median
351,200
High
152,300
25th
319,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Preschool education coordinator pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a preschool education coordinator 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 preschool education coordinator salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    115,640 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    154,700 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +47% from previous
    228,000 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    279,400 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    305,600 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    330,700 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 47%. That is the point at which a preschool education coordinator 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.

Preschool education coordinator pay by education in China

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    136,100 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +92% from previous
    261,300 CNY

Preschool education coordinator gender pay gap in China

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and China is no exception. Male preschool education coordinators in China earn an average of 208,600 CNY a year, while female preschool education coordinators earn around 233,900 CNY. That works out to a 11% gap in favour of women, 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.

Preschool Education Coordinator gender pay gap

11%

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

Women 233,900 CNY
Men 208,600 CNY

Pay raises for a preschool education coordinator 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 15 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

Preschool education coordinator 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.

34%

34% of preschool education coordinators in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a preschool education coordinator a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 66% of preschool education coordinators 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

Preschool education coordinator: 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

Preschool education coordinator salary by city and region in China

Preschool education coordinator 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.

  • Jiangsu
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Sichuan
  • Beijing (city)
  • Guangzhou
  • Wuhan
  • Hangzhou
  • Hubei
  • Guangdong
  • Henan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
JiangsuRegion263,100 CNY282,300 CNY119,900-419,400 CNY
Chongqing (city)City263,100 CNY282,500 CNY119,900-419,400 CNY
SichuanRegion261,300 CNY281,500 CNY120,880-413,900 CNY
Beijing (city)City259,100 CNY279,400 CNY117,860-412,000 CNY
GuangzhouCity254,800 CNY275,800 CNY119,320-407,100 CNY
WuhanCity254,700 CNY273,000 CNY115,220-406,300 CNY
HangzhouCity253,400 CNY273,300 CNY117,520-399,900 CNY
HubeiRegion253,400 CNY272,800 CNY116,180-397,900 CNY
GuangdongRegion253,400 CNY273,300 CNY117,520-399,900 CNY
HenanRegion253,400 CNY273,300 CNY117,520-399,900 CNY
ShandongRegion251,500 CNY271,300 CNY113,560-396,300 CNY
HarbinCity246,500 CNY266,000 CNY112,600-392,300 CNY
JinanCity246,200 CNY265,000 CNY112,760-390,000 CNY
Shanghai (city)City245,300 CNY263,900 CNY111,240-389,200 CNY
AnhuiRegion245,300 CNY265,000 CNY112,000-388,100 CNY
YunnanRegion245,300 CNY263,900 CNY112,660-389,200 CNY
HunanRegion245,300 CNY263,900 CNY112,660-389,200 CNY
HebeiRegion243,000 CNY263,900 CNY111,000-386,400 CNY
GuangxiRegion240,500 CNY263,200 CNY110,500-384,500 CNY
ChengduCity240,500 CNY263,200 CNY112,280-384,500 CNY
Xi anCity239,000 CNY259,100 CNY109,460-381,800 CNY
ZhejiangRegion239,000 CNY258,400 CNY111,460-378,800 CNY
Tianjin (city)City237,400 CNY254,700 CNY108,800-376,800 CNY
LiaoningRegion232,900 CNY249,600 CNY106,760-367,200 CNY
JiangxiRegion232,400 CNY249,600 CNY105,940-369,900 CNY
NanjingCity232,400 CNY249,600 CNY105,940-369,900 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion228,000 CNY246,500 CNY104,060-363,000 CNY
ShaanxiRegion227,600 CNY246,200 CNY102,960-361,500 CNY
SuzhouCity225,700 CNY240,500 CNY103,840-357,700 CNY
ShenyangCity225,300 CNY243,000 CNY105,080-359,900 CNY
ShenzhenCity222,300 CNY238,900 CNY102,380-351,900 CNY
FujianRegion221,500 CNY239,000 CNY102,460-348,300 CNY
ChangchunCity218,900 CNY238,900 CNY102,240-351,900 CNY
QingdaoCity217,900 CNY237,400 CNY101,840-345,700 CNY
ShantouCity217,900 CNY233,900 CNY99,100-345,700 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region216,800 CNY233,600 CNY98,120-345,100 CNY
WenzhouCity215,100 CNY232,400 CNY98,540-341,900 CNY
FoshanCity215,100 CNY233,600 CNY99,280-345,100 CNY
ShanxiRegion212,500 CNY232,900 CNY97,300-340,400 CNY
GansuRegion212,500 CNY231,000 CNY99,080-340,400 CNY
DalianCity210,500 CNY228,000 CNY98,000-340,000 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion209,700 CNY227,600 CNY98,140-335,100 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region209,700 CNY228,500 CNY98,140-335,100 CNY
GuizhouRegion209,500 CNY227,600 CNY96,520-335,800 CNY
DongguanCity207,700 CNY225,700 CNY94,400-330,700 CNY
ChangshaCity205,700 CNY218,900 CNY95,760-325,600 CNY
JilinRegion204,700 CNY217,900 CNY92,500-320,500 CNY
HainanRegion201,100 CNY217,900 CNY92,500-320,500 CNY
WuxiCity201,100 CNY216,800 CNY91,520-317,700 CNY
KunmingCity201,100 CNY216,800 CNY91,520-319,600 CNY
FuzhouCity200,000 CNY215,100 CNY93,660-318,800 CNY
QuanzhouCity197,600 CNY215,100 CNY92,900-315,900 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion197,600 CNY214,000 CNY89,980-315,900 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region196,800 CNY209,500 CNY90,980-312,400 CNY
NingxiaRegion195,200 CNY210,500 CNY89,460-311,700 CNY
XiamenCity195,200 CNY210,500 CNY90,540-311,700 CNY
Beijing (region)Region192,600 CNY207,700 CNY87,760-307,400 CNY
ZhengzhouCity192,000 CNY204,000 CNY86,800-301,600 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region187,300 CNY204,700 CNY84,580-297,000 CNY
QinghaiRegion185,100 CNY200,000 CNY84,800-294,300 CNY

Preschool Education Coordinator in China: FAQs

  • How much does a preschool education coordinator make per month in China?

    A preschool education coordinator in China earns about 18,525 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 222,300 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a preschool education coordinator in China?

    Entry-level preschool education coordinators in China start near 104,040 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 351,200 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 152,300 and 319,600 CNY.

  • Is the median preschool education coordinator salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 239,000 CNY, higher than the average of 222,300 CNY. Half of preschool education coordinators in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for preschool education coordinators in China?

    Men working as a preschool education coordinator in China earn around 11% less than women on average (208,600 vs 233,900 CNY a year).

  • Do preschool education coordinators in China get bonuses?

    About 34% of preschool education coordinators in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do preschool education coordinators earn more in the public or private sector in China?

    In China, the public sector pays a preschool education coordinator about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do preschool education coordinators in China get a pay raise?

    A preschool education coordinator in China sees a raise of around 11% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.