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Average Transportation and Shipping Supervisor Salary in China for 2026

A transportation and shipping supervisor in China earns about 168,100 CNY a year. That's 52% 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 83,200 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 257,700 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 transportation and shipping supervisor make in China?

Average salary
168,100 CNY
14,008 CNY per month
Lowest reported
83,200 CNY
6,933 CNY per month
Highest reported
257,700 CNY
21,475 CNY per month

A typical transportation and shipping supervisor working in China brings home around 14,008 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 83,200 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 257,700 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 transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisors in China earn less than 168,100 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 112,660 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 210,500 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of transportation and shipping supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 83,200 CNY. The highest stretch to 257,700 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.

83,200
Low
168,100
Median
257,700
High
112,660
25th
210,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

Transportation and shipping supervisor pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisor salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    99,460 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    130,400 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +35% from previous
    175,900 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    209,500 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    227,600 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    245,300 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a transportation and shipping supervisor 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.

Transportation and shipping supervisor pay by education in China

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

  • High School
    124,400 CNY
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    143,200 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +34% from previous
    191,600 CNY
  • Master's Degree
    +28% from previous
    245,300 CNY

Transportation and shipping supervisor gender pay gap in China

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and China is no exception. Male transportation and shipping supervisors in China earn an average of 172,200 CNY a year, while female transportation and shipping supervisors earn around 161,300 CNY. That works out to a 7% 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.

Transportation and Shipping Supervisor gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 172,200 CNY
Women 161,300 CNY

Pay raises for a transportation and shipping supervisor 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 9% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor 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.

55%

55% of transportation and shipping supervisors in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a transportation and shipping supervisor 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 45% of transportation and shipping supervisors 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor: 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor salary by city and region in China

Transportation and shipping supervisor 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
  • Sichuan
  • Shanghai (city)
  • Henan
  • Hebei
  • Jiangsu
  • Guangdong
  • Hubei
  • Guangzhou
  • Jinan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
ShandongRegion192,000 CNY180,300 CNY99,220-290,800 CNY
SichuanRegion190,500 CNY190,500 CNY93,600-294,300 CNY
Shanghai (city)City190,500 CNY172,200 CNY102,720-283,700 CNY
HenanRegion187,500 CNY175,900 CNY96,680-282,300 CNY
HebeiRegion185,100 CNY181,600 CNY93,220-282,500 CNY
JiangsuRegion185,100 CNY189,300 CNY91,380-286,400 CNY
GuangdongRegion183,700 CNY187,300 CNY90,980-288,100 CNY
HubeiRegion183,600 CNY190,500 CNY87,880-283,700 CNY
GuangzhouCity183,600 CNY183,600 CNY93,120-282,300 CNY
JinanCity181,600 CNY185,100 CNY89,280-283,400 CNY
WuhanCity181,600 CNY168,100 CNY99,560-273,000 CNY
HangzhouCity180,500 CNY169,000 CNY96,980-275,200 CNY
Beijing (city)City176,800 CNY161,300 CNY94,400-266,000 CNY
ZhejiangRegion175,900 CNY185,100 CNY87,020-279,400 CNY
HunanRegion174,000 CNY163,800 CNY91,520-265,000 CNY
ChengduCity172,400 CNY169,000 CNY89,800-266,000 CNY
Tianjin (city)City172,200 CNY167,100 CNY91,520-267,100 CNY
ShantouCity172,200 CNY172,200 CNY85,460-266,000 CNY
Chongqing (city)City172,200 CNY189,300 CNY80,340-275,800 CNY
Xi anCity172,200 CNY189,300 CNY78,260-275,500 CNY
AnhuiRegion172,200 CNY172,200 CNY88,600-267,100 CNY
GuangxiRegion172,200 CNY159,400 CNY95,760-263,100 CNY
LiaoningRegion172,200 CNY187,500 CNY78,400-275,200 CNY
ShenzhenCity169,000 CNY169,000 CNY83,060-263,200 CNY
SuzhouCity168,100 CNY172,200 CNY78,260-263,200 CNY
YunnanRegion167,100 CNY159,500 CNY88,260-258,400 CNY
FujianRegion164,200 CNY172,200 CNY78,400-259,100 CNY
ShenyangCity164,200 CNY180,300 CNY74,560-263,100 CNY
HarbinCity161,300 CNY164,200 CNY80,580-252,300 CNY
ChangchunCity161,300 CNY150,000 CNY88,240-243,000 CNY
NanjingCity159,500 CNY172,200 CNY73,820-254,700 CNY
JiangxiRegion159,500 CNY148,300 CNY88,580-243,000 CNY
ShaanxiRegion159,400 CNY164,200 CNY77,640-251,500 CNY
ShanxiRegion159,100 CNY146,200 CNY84,740-238,900 CNY
GansuRegion158,700 CNY150,000 CNY84,040-239,000 CNY
FoshanCity158,700 CNY142,300 CNY83,100-237,400 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion154,700 CNY163,800 CNY73,820-245,300 CNY
QingdaoCity152,300 CNY164,200 CNY69,260-243,000 CNY
WenzhouCity152,300 CNY148,300 CNY80,580-233,600 CNY
DongguanCity152,000 CNY157,600 CNY75,260-239,000 CNY
JilinRegion152,000 CNY152,000 CNY77,620-237,400 CNY
GuizhouRegion151,800 CNY151,800 CNY75,260-232,900 CNY
QuanzhouCity151,800 CNY161,300 CNY70,940-238,900 CNY
FuzhouCity151,800 CNY142,300 CNY79,360-228,000 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region150,000 CNY142,300 CNY76,440-227,600 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion150,000 CNY148,300 CNY74,560-228,000 CNY
Beijing (region)Region150,000 CNY159,100 CNY69,060-233,900 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion148,300 CNY143,200 CNY73,800-225,700 CNY
KunmingCity148,300 CNY151,800 CNY71,660-227,600 CNY
ChangshaCity148,300 CNY152,300 CNY72,180-232,900 CNY
ZhengzhouCity146,200 CNY136,100 CNY77,100-221,500 CNY
DalianCity146,200 CNY158,700 CNY66,260-232,900 CNY
WuxiCity146,200 CNY148,300 CNY69,240-225,300 CNY
QinghaiRegion146,200 CNY138,200 CNY77,400-222,300 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region143,200 CNY146,200 CNY69,060-221,500 CNY
NingxiaRegion142,300 CNY151,800 CNY66,100-225,700 CNY
XiamenCity142,300 CNY152,000 CNY67,360-228,500 CNY
HainanRegion138,800 CNY152,000 CNY63,400-225,700 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region138,800 CNY152,100 CNY63,040-221,500 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region128,900 CNY139,100 CNY60,920-207,800 CNY

Transportation and Shipping Supervisor in China: FAQs

  • How much does a transportation and shipping supervisor make per month in China?

    A transportation and shipping supervisor in China earns about 14,008 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 168,100 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a transportation and shipping supervisor in China?

    Entry-level transportation and shipping supervisors in China start near 83,200 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 257,700 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 112,660 and 210,500 CNY.

  • Is the median transportation and shipping supervisor salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 168,100 CNY, higher than the average of 168,100 CNY. Half of transportation and shipping supervisors in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for transportation and shipping supervisors in China?

    Men working as a transportation and shipping supervisor in China earn around 7% more than women on average (172,200 vs 161,300 CNY a year).

  • Do transportation and shipping supervisors in China get bonuses?

    About 55% of transportation and shipping supervisors in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do transportation and shipping supervisors earn more in the public or private sector in China?

    In China, the public sector pays a transportation and shipping supervisor about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do transportation and shipping supervisors in China get a pay raise?

    A transportation and shipping supervisor in China sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.