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Average User Experience UX Designer Salary in China for 2026

A user experience UX designer in China earns about 246,200 CNY a year. That's 30% 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 116,420 CNY a year, while the very top stretches to 386,400 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 user experience UX designer make in China?

Average salary
246,200 CNY
20,516 CNY per month
Lowest reported
116,420 CNY
9,701 CNY per month
Highest reported
386,400 CNY
32,200 CNY per month

A typical user experience UX designer working in China brings home around 20,516 CNY a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 116,420 CNY, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 386,400 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 user experience UX designer 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 user experience UX designer 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 user experience UX designers in China earn less than 261,300 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 169,000 CNY (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 341,900 CNY (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of user experience UX designers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 116,420 CNY. The highest stretch to 386,400 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.

116,420
Low
261,300
Median
386,400
High
169,000
25th
341,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in CNY

User experience UX designer pay by experience in China

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a user experience UX designer 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 user experience UX designer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    134,600 CNY
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    183,700 CNY
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    263,200 CNY
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    318,800 CNY
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    335,800 CNY
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    366,200 CNY

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a user experience UX designer 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.

User experience UX designer pay by education in China

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

  • High School
    159,100 CNY
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +50% from previous
    239,300 CNY
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +51% from previous
    361,600 CNY

User experience UX designer gender pay gap in China

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and China is no exception. Male user experience UX designers in China earn an average of 257,700 CNY a year, while female user experience UX designers earn around 233,900 CNY. That works out to a 10% 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.

User Experience UX Designer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 257,700 CNY
Women 233,900 CNY

Pay raises for a user experience UX designer 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

User experience UX designer 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 user experience UX designers in China reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a user experience UX designer 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 user experience UX designers 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

User experience UX designer: 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

User experience UX designer salary by city and region in China

User experience UX designer 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
  • Henan
  • Jiangsu
  • Chongqing (city)
  • Beijing (city)
  • Sichuan
  • Shandong
  • Hunan
  • Guangdong
  • Chengdu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GuangzhouCity283,700 CNY301,600 CNY136,100-450,300 CNY
HenanRegion279,400 CNY268,900 CNY146,200-428,400 CNY
JiangsuRegion279,400 CNY283,700 CNY137,400-433,800 CNY
Chongqing (city)City275,500 CNY301,800 CNY125,700-440,200 CNY
Beijing (city)City273,300 CNY282,300 CNY128,900-428,400 CNY
SichuanRegion273,300 CNY290,800 CNY129,000-430,000 CNY
ShandongRegion273,300 CNY273,300 CNY137,400-420,800 CNY
HunanRegion273,300 CNY273,300 CNY137,400-420,800 CNY
GuangdongRegion273,000 CNY279,400 CNY136,100-426,700 CNY
ChengduCity271,300 CNY247,800 CNY148,300-407,300 CNY
HebeiRegion268,900 CNY246,500 CNY146,200-404,600 CNY
WuhanCity267,100 CNY277,400 CNY129,000-421,400 CNY
HubeiRegion266,000 CNY261,300 CNY136,200-411,400 CNY
ZhejiangRegion266,000 CNY261,300 CNY136,200-409,000 CNY
Shanghai (city)City263,100 CNY275,200 CNY127,700-414,000 CNY
HarbinCity263,100 CNY268,900 CNY128,500-411,400 CNY
JiangxiRegion261,300 CNY272,800 CNY124,400-409,000 CNY
NanjingCity261,300 CNY245,300 CNY139,100-394,500 CNY
Tianjin (city)City259,100 CNY247,800 CNY136,100-394,500 CNY
HangzhouCity259,100 CNY259,100 CNY128,500-401,300 CNY
YunnanRegion259,100 CNY247,800 CNY136,100-396,300 CNY
JinanCity258,400 CNY263,100 CNY127,700-399,900 CNY
GuangxiRegion253,400 CNY263,100 CNY119,900-394,500 CNY
AnhuiRegion251,500 CNY231,000 CNY136,100-377,200 CNY
ShenyangCity247,800 CNY267,100 CNY114,900-394,800 CNY
Xi anCity246,200 CNY265,000 CNY113,220-388,100 CNY
QingdaoCity240,500 CNY263,200 CNY112,460-384,500 CNY
ShenzhenCity239,300 CNY254,800 CNY114,820-383,300 CNY
HeilongjiangRegion239,300 CNY228,500 CNY125,700-366,200 CNY
FujianRegion239,000 CNY232,400 CNY119,900-367,900 CNY
WenzhouCity238,900 CNY228,000 CNY125,100-363,000 CNY
ShantouCity237,400 CNY239,300 CNY114,000-367,200 CNY
LiaoningRegion237,400 CNY254,800 CNY110,340-376,800 CNY
ShaanxiRegion233,900 CNY231,000 CNY119,700-361,500 CNY
ShanxiRegion233,900 CNY245,300 CNY113,280-367,200 CNY
GuizhouRegion232,900 CNY246,200 CNY107,860-366,200 CNY
DongguanCity231,000 CNY233,900 CNY112,000-359,900 CNY
ChangchunCity228,000 CNY239,000 CNY107,900-359,900 CNY
SuzhouCity228,000 CNY225,700 CNY115,220-353,600 CNY
FoshanCity228,000 CNY239,000 CNY109,520-361,600 CNY
QuanzhouCity222,300 CNY239,000 CNY104,040-353,600 CNY
Xinjiang UygurRegion222,300 CNY205,700 CNY119,860-335,100 CNY
XiamenCity221,500 CNY207,800 CNY115,620-332,100 CNY
KunmingCity221,500 CNY227,600 CNY111,460-348,300 CNY
Chongqing (region)Region221,500 CNY212,500 CNY114,000-340,400 CNY
FuzhouCity221,500 CNY209,500 CNY113,420-335,800 CNY
GansuRegion218,900 CNY218,900 CNY110,380-341,400 CNY
ChangshaCity217,900 CNY212,500 CNY112,280-335,800 CNY
Shanghai (region)Region217,900 CNY221,500 CNY107,380-341,400 CNY
JilinRegion216,800 CNY228,000 CNY102,460-341,400 CNY
DalianCity215,100 CNY233,600 CNY99,280-341,900 CNY
Tianjin (region)Region215,100 CNY232,400 CNY101,020-341,900 CNY
Nei MonggolRegion214,000 CNY197,600 CNY117,520-325,800 CNY
ZhengzhouCity209,700 CNY217,900 CNY98,960-327,300 CNY
HainanRegion209,500 CNY227,600 CNY96,520-335,800 CNY
Xizang [Tibet]Region208,600 CNY196,800 CNY111,900-315,900 CNY
WuxiCity207,800 CNY209,500 CNY102,380-322,600 CNY
Beijing (region)Region207,700 CNY194,600 CNY107,900-313,700 CNY
NingxiaRegion201,100 CNY190,500 CNY105,940-308,900 CNY
QinghaiRegion200,000 CNY191,600 CNY104,900-308,900 CNY

User Experience UX Designer in China: FAQs

  • How much does a user experience UX designer make per month in China?

    A user experience UX designer in China earns about 20,516 CNY a month before tax, based on an annual average of 246,200 CNY.

  • What's the salary range for a user experience UX designer in China?

    Entry-level user experience UX designers in China start near 116,420 CNY. Top-end pay reaches around 386,400 CNY. The middle 50% of earners sit between 169,000 and 341,900 CNY.

  • Is the median user experience UX designer salary in China higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 261,300 CNY, higher than the average of 246,200 CNY. Half of user experience UX designers in China earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for user experience UX designers in China?

    Men working as a user experience UX designer in China earn around 10% more than women on average (257,700 vs 233,900 CNY a year).

  • Do user experience UX designers in China get bonuses?

    About 34% of user experience UX designers in China reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do user experience UX designers earn more in the public or private sector in China?

    In China, the public sector pays a user experience UX designer about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do user experience UX designers in China get a pay raise?

    A user experience UX designer in China sees a raise of around 11% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.