What is the salary for engineers these days?

:):time: One must start as a technician and, through years of experience working on large-scale projects, talent become a qualified chemical engineer. Currently, engineers earn a moderate salary; in state-owned enterprises, it is around 2000 ； Around 3,000 in private enterprises ； Around 5,000 foreign companies. If the income is around 10,000, one has to become a project manager or chief engineer. That will take 15 to 20 years.

A qualified chemical engineer. Around 3000 ； Work as a project manager or chief engineer. That will take over 10 years.

It’s said quite realistically; that’s probably about it, unless one enters a chemical company with excellent profits or a monopoly position, in which case the salary might be higher

Oh, thank you, that’s way too little, wow!

My friend works as a process engineer at a design company abroad in Shanghai, with a monthly salary of 15,000. Another classmate works in cost control at a foreign-owned engineering company, earning a monthly salary of 28,000.

Why is the difference between abroad and at home so large? Is it this difference that exists between wealth created through work? Foreign bosses always want surplus value, right! Is there a bit too much surplus value left in the domestic market? I really can’t figure it out! Dizzy! ! !

The differences between domestic and international situations are really significant

It’s around 3,000, though it varies depending on the unit. There are more senior engineers. :lol :lol :lol

Working in the chemical industry, one won’t starve but won’t be well-off either; the salary for chemical engineers is average, unless they get promoted to middle management

1700 per month plus 5000 at the end of the year

Are all your classmates PhD graduates?

On the surface, there is a significant difference in revenue between design institutes (engineering companies) in foreign-owned and state-owned enterprises; for the same position, the difference can be three to four times (at least this is the case in Shanghai and Guangzhou; I’m not sure about other places, so I can’t make arbitrary claims). But in reality, foreign companies exert a lot of pressure and have a heavy workload; people are brought there to work, not to receive training. There’s no chance of finding a mentor to guide you or someone to help you. Perhaps in a few years, engineering companies owned by foreign firms will also face difficulties, as there will be fewer projects available; foreign investment in such projects is decreasing, and it’s hard to secure projects domestically. By then, the working conditions for employees of these foreign firms won’t be much better either.

Engineers from state-owned enterprises such as Sinopec and CNPC earn an average annual salary plus other benefits of over 40,000 yuan per year. There’s no problem with that. It cannot be calculated based on 2000

In Beijing, those who have just graduated earn around 3k, mainly relying on the year-end bonus. More projects mean a higher bonus. Shanghai needs to be a bit higher

In a factory, salary has little to do with professional title; it depends on the position. Even among engineers, some are ordinary clerks, some are workshop supervisors, and some are chief engineers or plant managers – the salaries vary greatly in these cases

It varies by region: 3,000–5,000 in provincial cities, 2,000–3,000 in ordinary cities, and 8,000–15,000 in Beijing and Shanghai

In foreign-owned engineering companies, it seems to me that the management functions play a more important role, serving as a link between the client and the design firms. If foreign companies do not invest in China, things will surely be difficult. Under the current circumstances, they only have 2 to 3 years of good times ahead.

Even among engineers, there are significant differences; variations exist between different regions and organizations, and differences also arise due to individual differences within the same organization.