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Average Technical Program Manager Salary in China for 2026

A technical program manager in China earns about 420,800 CNY a year. That's 20% 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 209,500 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 656,800 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 technical program manager make in China?

Average salary
420,800 CNY
35,066 CNY per month
Lowest reported
209,500 CNY
17,458 CNY per month
Highest reported
656,800 CNY
54,733 CNY per month

A typical technical program manager working in China brings home around 35,066 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 209,500 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 656,800 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 technical program 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 technical program 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 technical program managers in China earn less than 420,800 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 283,700 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 539,800 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of technical program managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 209,500 CNY. The highest stretch to 656,800 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.

209,500
Low
420,800
Median
656,800
High
283,700
25th
539,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Technical program manager pay by experience in China

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

  • 0-2 Years
    252,300 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    335,800 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    447,700 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    535,800 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    576,500 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    619,000 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a technical program 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.

Technical program manager pay by education in China

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

  • High School
    318,800 CNY
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +13% from previous
    361,500 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +36% from previous
    491,000 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +26% from previous
    619,000 CNY

Technical program 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 technical program managers in China earn an average of 431,300 CNY a year, while female technical program managers earn around 411,400 CNY. That works out to a 5% 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.

Technical Program Manager gender pay gap

5%

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

Men 431,300 CNY
Women 411,400 CNY

Pay raises for a technical program 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 11% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Technical program 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.

57%

57% of technical program managers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a technical program 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 43% of technical program 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

Technical program 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

Technical program manager salary by city and region in China

Technical program 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
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Shandong
  • Hangzhou
  • Wuhan
  • Hunan
  • Guangdong
  • Henan
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Chengdu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangzhouCity483,400 CNY483,400 CNY239,300-746,600 CNY
Chongqing (city)City472,100 CNY510,200 CNY217,900-751,700 CNY
ShandongRegion472,000 CNY445,100 CNY249,600-719,100 CNY
HangzhouCity464,900 CNY437,300 CNY246,200-707,600 CNY
WuhanCity460,500 CNY424,300 CNY247,800-694,700 CNY
HunanRegion460,500 CNY431,300 CNY245,300-701,400 CNY
GuangdongRegion459,700 CNY466,900 CNY225,700-714,300 CNY
HenanRegion459,300 CNY442,200 CNY238,900-702,800 CNY
Shanghai (city)City459,300 CNY420,800 CNY247,800-695,200 CNY
ChengduCity454,900 CNY448,500 CNY232,400-704,300 CNY
Beijing (city)City450,300 CNY415,900 CNY243,000-681,500 CNY
SichuanRegion447,300 CNY447,300 CNY221,500-692,500 CNY
HubeiRegion445,100 CNY460,500 CNY210,500-694,700 CNY
JiangsuRegion431,300 CNY440,200 CNY210,500-675,200 CNY
AnhuiRegion431,100 CNY420,100 CNY221,500-663,200 CNY
ShenyangCity430,000 CNY464,900 CNY197,600-683,800 CNY
JinanCity430,000 CNY437,900 CNY209,500-671,000 CNY
FujianRegion428,400 CNY445,100 CNY204,000-672,600 CNY
GuangxiRegion428,400 CNY392,300 CNY231,000-643,800 CNY
HebeiRegion426,700 CNY421,400 CNY217,900-659,200 CNY
ZhejiangRegion420,800 CNY437,900 CNY204,700-663,200 CNY
LiaoningRegion420,800 CNY457,300 CNY194,600-671,000 CNY
Xi anCity419,400 CNY450,300 CNY192,600-664,500 CNY
Tianjin (city)City419,400 CNY399,900 CNY216,800-639,100 CNY
ShenzhenCity417,100 CNY417,100 CNY208,600-650,800 CNY
HarbinCity413,900 CNY420,800 CNY204,700-645,800 CNY
NanjingCity411,400 CNY433,400 CNY191,600-646,600 CNY
SuzhouCity411,400 CNY428,400 CNY195,200-643,800 CNY
JiangxiRegion411,400 CNY377,200 CNY222,300-619,000 CNY
YunnanRegion404,600 CNY389,200 CNY209,500-620,300 CNY
ChangchunCity404,600 CNY372,600 CNY221,500-615,000 CNY
ShaanxiRegion401,300 CNY417,100 CNY191,600-633,100 CNY
GuizhouRegion398,300 CNY398,300 CNY197,600-615,300 CNY
ShantouCity398,300 CNY404,600 CNY196,800-619,800 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region394,800 CNY378,300 CNY204,000-602,700 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion389,200 CNY383,300 CNY197,600-597,800 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion388,100 CNY413,900 CNY183,700-615,300 CNY
WenzhouCity385,300 CNY369,300 CNY200,000-590,200 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region384,500 CNY392,300 CNY189,300-598,600 CNY
JilinRegion383,300 CNY383,300 CNY192,000-592,600 CNY
FoshanCity383,300 CNY352,000 CNY207,800-574,200 CNY
QingdaoCity383,300 CNY414,000 CNY174,000-606,400 CNY
DongguanCity378,300 CNY384,500 CNY185,100-589,400 CNY
ShanxiRegion378,300 CNY349,300 CNY205,700-572,200 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion372,600 CNY366,200 CNY192,000-575,100 CNY
ChangshaCity369,300 CNY384,500 CNY175,900-581,000 CNY
XiamenCity367,200 CNY388,100 CNY172,400-580,600 CNY
HainanRegion367,200 CNY396,300 CNY169,000-583,000 CNY
DalianCity366,200 CNY394,500 CNY169,000-582,700 CNY
QuanzhouCity362,200 CNY388,100 CNY168,100-575,100 CNY
Beijing (region)Region362,200 CNY384,200 CNY172,200-572,200 CNY
GansuRegion361,500 CNY340,400 CNY192,600-551,200 CNY
FuzhouCity361,500 CNY349,300 CNY189,300-553,400 CNY
KunmingCity359,900 CNY366,200 CNY174,000-558,300 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region357,700 CNY385,300 CNY163,800-566,900 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region354,000 CNY377,200 CNY168,100-562,200 CNY
WuxiCity341,900 CNY352,000 CNY167,100-535,800 CNY
ZhengzhouCity341,400 CNY313,700 CNY185,100-518,300 CNY
QinghaiRegion340,000 CNY325,600 CNY176,800-518,300 CNY
NingxiaRegion335,100 CNY354,000 CNY158,700-529,600 CNY

Technical Program Manager in China: FAQs

  • How much does a technical program manager make per month in China?

    A technical program manager in China earns about 35,066 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 420,800 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a technical program manager in China?

    Entry-level technical program managers in China start near 209,500 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 656,800 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 283,700 and 539,800 CNY.

  • Is the median technical program manager salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 420,800 CNY, higher than the average of 420,800 CNY. Half of technical program managers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for technical program managers in China?

    Men working as a technical program manager in China earn around 5% more than women on average (431,300 vs 411,400 CNY a year).

  • Do technical program managers in China get bonuses?

    About 57% of technical program managers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do technical program managers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

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

  • How often do technical program managers in China get a pay raise?

    A technical program manager in China sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.