China trumps India in skilled pay

Project managers receive twice the pay in China as they do in India, a new survey reveals, reported the BBC. Software engineers, sales staff, financial analysts and factory workers all earn more in China than in India, according a Mercer Human Resource Consulting study. Mercer said average annual salary of Chinese project managers was US$21,112 against US$9,054 in India. Accountants earned US$8,111 in China compared to US$5,127 in India while Chinese sales reps are paid US$4,594 compared to US$4,274 in India.