Software developers in China earn nearly 30 percent more than their counterparts in India, according to the results of a survey conducted by Mercer Human Resources Consulting LLC. According to the survey, the average base pay of a software development engineer in Beijing is US$13,400 per year. By comparison, the average base pay for a software development engineer in India is US$10,300, it said. Mercer concluded that multinationals that set up shop in China face higher wage costs than they would in India, noting that in 95 percent of the 42 job roles surveyed the average base pay was higher in China than in India. At lower levels, the salary differences between India and China are not that great but increase rapidly with seniority. Mercer found that some senior managers in China earn more than double the salary paid to their counterparts in India. Looking ahead, the salary differences between India and China may decrease as demand rises in India for skilled workers and executives. Indian salaries increased an average of 11.5 percent per year during the last five years, Mercer said. During the same period, salaries rose by an average of 7.5 percent per year in China, it said. Mercer noted that Beijing salaries are not indicative of wages paid throughout the rest of the country. Salaries in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are around 20 percent higher than in other Chinese cities, Mercer said, adding that this difference is greater still when compared with China’s rural areas. By Sumner Lemon – IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau) Related content brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud brandpost Survey: Marketers embrace AI at expense of metaverse investments Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has quickly rocked the world of marketing. Sitecore polled B2B marketers on their perceptions of GAI. Here’s what they said. By Dave O’Flanagan, Sitecore Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence news Zendesk to lay off another 8% of its staff, cites macroeconomic issues The new tranche of layoffs comes just six months after the company let go of 300 staffers and hired a new CEO in order to navigate its operations through macroeconomic distress. By Anirban Ghoshal Jun 01, 2023 3 mins CRM Systems IT Jobs Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe