What is the average Mandarin salary?

$161K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 96 open Mandarin postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $90K to $208K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Mandarin pay?

Astera Labs ($272K), OKX ($224K), NewsBreak ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a mandarin a high-paying job?

The median Mandarin posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a mandarin?

A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open Mandarin role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Mandarin salary per hour and per month?

The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $43 to $100 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Mandarin roles?

Postings that ask for Risk management (+$56K, 10 postings), Project management (+$0K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all Mandarin postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Mandarin Salary: $161K Average, $150K Median (Nov 2026)

Mandarin salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $214K, 18% more than senior roles ($180K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$180K	$142K–$222K	16
Lead and above	$214K	$189K–$266K	19
No level in the title	$135K	$90K–$170K	59

Mandarin salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$212K	23
🇺🇸California	$198K	35
🇺🇸United States	$150K	91

Skills that pay more for Mandarin roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Risk management	$206K	+$56K	10
Project management	$150K	+$0K	10

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Astera Labs	$272K	4
OKX	$224K	7
NewsBreak	$190K	7
Summit Therapeutics	$189K	5
Toast	$150K	28
Formic	$135K	3
Gotion	$90K	20

Highest-paying open Mandarin roles

All Mandarin jobs

Head of TalentBuild Ai · 🇨🇳Shenzhen$150K - $500KLead and above.NETEnglishMandarin6w
Threat Intel Manager, Model Exploitation & FraudAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$375K - $455KPythonSQLLLM4mo
Cloud AI Engineer (Legal & Compliance)Binance · 🇺🇸United States$186K - $347KLLMAIRAG4w
Staff Cloud Infrastructure EngineerOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$215K - $322KLead and aboveGoPythonSQL3w
Staff Engineer, Machine Learning & Data InfrastructureOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$215K - $322KLead and aboveGoPythonJava11d
Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Lead, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KLead and aboveMandarinFirmwareHardware interfaces5mo
Hardware Engineering Operations / Manufacturing, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KMandarinTest equipmentHardware interfaces5mo
General CounselGotion · 🇺🇸Fremont, California$200K - $300KMandarinM&ALaw degree12mo
Senior Director, Alliance ManagementKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$242K - $290KRemoteLead and aboveEnglishMandarinContract negotiation2w
Senior Project Development CounselKoBold Metals · Remote$250K - $290KRemoteSeniorMandarinFrenchLaw degree2d
Senior Director of Product, Performance - Unannounced TitleScopely · 🇺🇸US - Culver City, United States; US - United States$223K - $281KLead and aboveGoEnglishMandarin3mo
Senior Director, Regulatory CMCSummit Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Remote (US)$220K - $275KRemoteLead and aboveMandarinMicrosoft WordRegulatory compliance2mo
Director, China Research Center, and Distinguished Tang Chair in China ResearchRAND · 🇺🇸Washington, DC (DC Metro Area); Pittsburgh, PA; Santa Mon…$153K - $262KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceMandarinQuantitative analysis4w
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States; Washington, Distri…$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoPython7w
Global Supply Chain Manager- Contract ManufacturingDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$180K - $250KMandarinERPMechatronics4mo
Senior Director Sales & MarketingGotion · 🇺🇸Manteno, Illinois$200K - $250KLead and aboveMandarinPipeline managementProduct marketing7mo
Head of TalentNewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$165K - $250KLead and aboveLLMMandarinOKRs2mo
Head of Content & SupplyNewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$180K - $240KLead and aboveEnglishMandarinContent marketing4w
Bilingual Strategic Cuisines Account Executive (Mandarin) - Los Angeles EastToast · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$148K - $237KEnglishMandarinSolution selling5w
Bilingual Strategic Cuisines Account Executive (Mandarin ) - West CoastToast · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$115K - $237KEnglishMandarinSolution selling3mo

Questions about Mandarin pay

What is the average Mandarin salary?: $161K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 96 open Mandarin postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $90K to $208K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Mandarin pay?: Astera Labs ($272K), OKX ($224K), NewsBreak ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a mandarin a high-paying job?: The median Mandarin posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a mandarin?: A tenth of the postings offer $252K a year or more; the highest open Mandarin role advertises up to $500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Mandarin salary per hour and per month?: The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,500 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $43 to $100 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Mandarin roles?: Postings that ask for Risk management (+$56K, 10 postings), Project management (+$0K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all Mandarin postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Mandarin salary: $150K median