Engineering Salaries in Asia

The following is a list of estimated salary range for engineering job positions that are available in Asia in 2015-2016.

 

China

Position Qualification Experience Annual Salary Range (RMB$)
Sales Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 8 years 130,000 – 220,000
Project Engineer Degree 3 – 10 years 100,000 – 300,000
Product Engineer Degree 3 – 6 years 100,000 – 250,000
Electrical Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 10 years 100,000 – 200,000
Mechanical Engineer Degree 3 – 6 years 120,000 – 250,000
Civil & Structural Engineer Degree 7 – 12 years 200,000 – 500,000
Software Development Engineer Degree 3 – 10 years 180,000 – 500,000
Engineering Manager Degree 8 – 15 years 300,000 – 450,000

Source: BRecruit Salary Watch (China) 2015

Hong Kong

Position Experience Annual Salary Range (HKD$)
Sales Engineer 3 – 10 years 250,000 – 500,000
Quality Engineer 5 – 10 years 300,000 – 600,000
Project Engineer 2 – 10 years 250,000 – 500,000
Construction Project Engineer 3 – 6 years 414,000 – 621,000
Application Engineer 3 years and above 226,800 – 277,200
Systems & Network Engineer 1 – 3 years 216,000 – 420,000
Manufacturing Process Engineer 1 – 3 years 113,000 – 200,000

Source: Adecco Salary Guide (Hong Kong) 2015 & Kelly Services Salary Guide (Hong Kong) 2015

India

Position Qualification Experience Annual Salary Range (IND$)
Service Engineer Diploma / Degree 4 – 10 years 880,000 – 2,200,000
Electrical Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 6 years 440,000 – 770,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer Degree 5 – 7 years 3,500 – 6,000
Mechanical Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 7 years 440,000 – 770,000
Civil & Structural Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 6 years 495,000 – 770,000
Network Engineer Degree 4 – 8 years 275,000 – 960,000

Source: Kelly Services Salary Guide (India) 2015/16

Indonesia

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary

Range (IDR$)

Service Engineer Degree (S1) 10 years and above 30,000,000 – 50,000,000
Field Engineer Degree (S1) 5 – 10 years 10,000,000 – 15,000,000
Electrical Engineer Degree (S1) 5 – 8 years 15,000,000 – 35,000,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer Degree (S1) 5 – 8 years 15,000,000 – 26,000,000
Mechanical Design Engineer Degree (S1) 3 – 5 years 7,000,000 – 15,000,000
Civil & Structural Engineer Degree (S1) 5 – 8 years 15,000,000 – 35,000,000
Software Engineer Degree (S1) 2 – 6 years 5,000,000 – 15,000,000
Engineering Manager Degree (S1) 10 years and above 50,000,000 – 85,000,000

Source: Kelly Services Employment Outlook & Salary Guide (Indonesia) 2016

Japan

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary Range (JPY$)
Senior Sales Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 years and above 450,000 – 600,000
Research & Development Engineer (Electrical) Diploma / Degree 7 years and above 500,000 – 800,000
Senior Electrical Design Engineer Degree 7 years and above 500,000 – 800,000
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Degree 10 years and above 550,000 – 800,000
Security Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 – 8 years 450,000 – 700,000
Systems Engineer Diploma / Degree 7 years and above 450,000 – 650,000

Source: Spring Professional Asia 2015 Salary Guide

Malaysia

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary Range (MYR$)
Sales Engineer Diploma / Degree 2 – 5 years 2,600 – 4,200
Service Engineer Diploma / Degree 2 – 5 years 2,600 – 4,200
Field Applications Engineer Diploma / Degree 2 – 5 years 2,600 – 4,000
Electrical / Electronics Design Engineer Degree 2 – 5 years 2,800 – 5,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer Degree 5 – 7 years 3,500 – 6,000
Mechanical Engineer / Designer Degree 2 – 5 years 2,600 – 4,200
Civil & Structural Engineer Degree 5 – 10 years 7,000 – 14,000
Network Engineer Degree 5 – 8 years 5,000 – 10,000
Systems Engineer Degree 5 – 7 years 3,500 – 7,000
Software Engineer Degree 3 – 5 years 4,000 – 7,000

Source: Adecco Salary Guide (Malaysia) 2015

 

Singapore

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary Range (SGD$)
Sales Engineer Diploma / Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,500 – 7,000
Service Engineer Diploma / Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,500 – 7,000
Field Applications Engineer Diploma / Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,500 – 7,000
Electrical / Electronics Design Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years 3,500 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,500 – 7,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years 3,500 – 4,500
5 years and above 5,000 – 7,000
Mechanical Engineer / Designer Diploma / Degree 0 – 5 years 3,500 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,500 – 7,000
Civil & Structural Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 5,000
5 years and above 5,000 – 8,000
Network Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years N.A – 3,000
5 years and above 6,000 – 8,000
Systems Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 4,500
5 years and above 5,000 – 6,500
Software Engineer Degree 0 – 5 years 3,000 – 5,500
5 years and above 5,500 – 6,500
Engineering Manager Degree 0 – 5 years N/A
5 years and above 7,500 – 14,000

Source: Adecco Salary Guide (Singapore) 2015

South Korea

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary Range (KRW$)
Senior Sales Engineer Degree 4 years and above 4,381,000 – 6,521,600
Industrial Engineer Degree 4 years and above 4,381,000 – 6,521,600
Field Applications Engineer Diploma / Degree 5 years and above 6,011,300 – 9,272,000
Product Engineer Diploma 3 years and above 4,381,000 – 6,521,600
Network Engineer Degree 4 years and above 3,158,900 – 4,483,600
Systems Engineer Manager Degree 5 years and above 6,317,800 – 7,642,500
Engineering Manager Degree 5 years and above 6,011,300 – 9,272,000

Source: Spring Professional Asia 2015 Salary Guide

Thailand

Position Experience Monthly Salary Range (THB$)
Sales Engineer 0 – 5 years 15,000 – 35,000
5 years and above 40,000 – 90,000
Service Engineer 0 – 5 years N /A
5 years and above 30,000 – 35,000
Electrical / Electronics Design Engineer 0 – 5 years 40,000 – 60,000
5 years and above 60,000 – 140,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer 0 – 5 years 30,000 – 45,000
5 years and above 45,000 – 60,000
Mechanical Engineer / Designer 0 – 5 years 50,000 – 80,000
5 years and above 80,000 – 120,000
Civil & Structural Engineer 0 – 5 years 30,000 – 50,000
5 years and above 50,000 – 70,000
Network Engineer 0 – 5 years 15,000 – 30,000
5 years and above 40,000 – 60,000
Systems Engineer 0 – 5 years N/A
5 years and above 70,000 – 90,000
Software Engineer 0 – 5 years 25,000 – 50,000
5 years and above 50,000 – 100,000
Engineering Manager 0 – 5 years N/A
5 years and above 80,000 – 200,000

Source: Adecco Salary Guide (Thailand) 2016

Vietnam

Position Qualification Experience Monthly Salary

Range (VND$)

Service Engineer Degree 2 – 5 years 9,000,000 – 15,000,000
Environment Health & Safety Engineer Degree 5 – 7 years 40,000,000 – 50,000,000
Bridge Software Engineer Degree 1 – 3 years 14,000,000 – 20,000,000
Engineering Manager Degree 7 – 10 years 70,000,000 – 90,000,000

Source: Adecco Salary Guide (Vietnam) 2015